Accidental Archaeologist (Half-Wizard Thordric Book 2) by Kathryn Wells

Author:Kathryn Wells [Wells, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Creativia
Published: 2018-02-01T07:00:00+00:00

Morweena brought them both two steaming plates of meat and vegetables but, as she set them down on the table, she misjudged her strength and sent peas rolling about in every direction. Tome smiled warmly at her, but Thordric sighed and swept them all up with a small gesture of his hand.

'It's nice having a guest round for dinner, isn't it Thordric?' she asked, as though he'd been living with her for decades. He grunted a reply and went to get the knives and forks that she had forgotten to put on the table. As he sat down, he saw that she and Tome were still mooning at each other so, wanting to eat his meal without gagging, he coughed loudly.

Morweena jumped as if suddenly remembering he was there and turned to him. 'Oh yes,' she said. 'What is all this mysterious talk about that dig site out in the Valley Flats? What's going on there?'

'That's what I'm going to find out,' said Thordric, stabbing mercilessly at his meat.

She watched him for a moment and then looked at Tome for an explanation.

Tome cleared his throat impressively. 'Those guests staying at the hotel disappeared there, as did one of my friends and, we think, a young boy from around here. Thordric's friend also left for the dig site the same day he arrived here, but—'

'I haven't heard any news of him, so I'm not even certain if he got there,' Thordric interrupted, taking a great gulp of tea. 'And you still haven't told me what Yim was doing there.'

'Oh yes,' Tome said, scratching at the short grey beard of his disguise. He pushed his plate back and folded his arms across the table in thought. 'Last thing I heard, he went out for supplies for his, er, project,' he said, looking awkwardly at Morweena.

She swooned back at him, her hands clasped together by her face with her elbows resting in the gravy boat, having no idea that he was talking about the potion that had made Thordric so ill the morning after he'd taken it.

'Some of the things he needed were located by that special cave I told you about, boy. As it turns out, it's not very far from where the dig site is and, being the curious sort, he went to investigate. When he didn't come back, I was called out to have a look, but when I got there, there was no dig site at all. It just looked like some strange jungle or forest had sprouted in the middle of the Valley Flats. It had such a strange feel to it that I didn't want to get too close.'

Thordric put his fork down. Tome's story matched with what Grale had told him. 'I'm going there tomorrow. I have to.'

'Well, that's your choice, boy. But I'd be careful around there,' Tome said.

'You should go with him, Tome. A young man like him might need the help of someone dependable like you,' Morweena said, leaning in towards him.

Thordric thought he might be sick.

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