04 Wrath of the Blue Lady by Forgotten Realms

Author:Forgotten Realms [Realms, Forgotten]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-04-10T16:07:26.944000+00:00

Shang-Li didn't answer. No matter what he said, she would only turn it against him. Do you see your friends ? Are you even awake ? Hesitantly, Shang-Li hung in the water. He didn't know if he was awake, or what had happened to the others or the salvage. There is someone I'd like you to meet. He is my guest "Prisoner, you mean?" and I expect you to treat him with respect once I introduce you. If you harm him, I will kill everyone that is there with you. Shang-Li didn't have a response for that. "Who is the guest?" You will know him. He will test you, your knowledge, and see if you are the one I need. If not, I will kill you and let my pets have you. But at least it will go more quickly. Anxiety twisted Shang-Li's guts but he kept his focus and forced himself to be calm. They were running out of time. "When is he coming?" Soon. Pain flooded Shang-Li's temples as her power filled him. Then she was gone, and the sorrow of her leaving left him almost shattered him. He breathed through the feeling and it quickly went away. When he blinked again, he found Iados glancing in direction. "Are you all right, Shang-Li?" Iados had him by the shoulder. "Yes. I... what happened?' As he looked around, Shang-Li saw they'd spilled the canvas with him. "I don't know. It was like you were in a trance." Shang-Li shook his head and it felt heavy and slow. "It was the Blue Lady." "She's able to contact you while you're awake?" Thava sounded more concerned. "Her power over you is obviously growing," Iados said. "That's something we hadn't considered." Shang-Li had, but he hadn't wanted to bring it up. Even now, he didn't know what to say, or how to tell them exactly when they would no longer be able to trust him. > Since no one could tell by the horizon or by the eventual fall of darkness how much time passed, the hours were marked by candles that burned in the canvas bubble. After everyone had six hours sleep, interrupted by a two-hour guard shift in the middle or at either end of the cycle, Captain Chiang roused his crew and the "day" began anew. The schedule was hard to keep because there was no way to mark time while away from Swallow. Shang-Li, Iados, and Thava once more headed up the salvage party. They didn't return to Bokhan's Pearl. An infestation of sea shambles in the area nearby had been enough to dissuade them of that. "I hate the way they watch us." Iados stared bleakly at the inhuman things that stayed mostly hidden in the treeline. "I don't know if they're waiting on us to catch us unaware, or if they're spies for the Blue Lady." Shang-Li shook his head and regretted it. For the last couple of days, he'd been plagued by ferocious headaches. His sleep and even an increasing number of his waking hours were interrupted by nightmares.

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