Adventure Hunters by Cody L. Martin

Author:Cody L. Martin [Martin, Cody L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cody L. Martin

Chapter Nine

They arrived at the edge of the cone of darkness. Looking at it, Regina saw it wasn’t a gradual darkening but more like a stark black hard-edged shadow. She and Artorius stepped in without stopping, but Lisa paused. They turned to watch her.

“Are you okay?” Regina asked.

Even though Regina felt ten times worse than she had an hour ago, she was concerned for her friend. She could see Lisa was spooked, and hoped it wouldn’t be a problem for them as the traveled deeper into the forest. She was grateful for the brief stop, she was exhausted, as if she had just run a marathon. Lisa stuck her arm through the border, half in shadow, half in light. It was as different, quite literally, as night and day. Taking a deep breath, as if gathering her courage before she could change her mind, Lisa walked into the darkness and looked back to the light. “Just spooked is all.” Artorius put his arm around her wide shoulders and they continued on. He looked at her and she looked back, unsmiling, apprehensive. He grabbed her hand and put it on his head, shaking it so she ruffled his unkept hair. She smiled and giggled and they walked deeper into the woods.

As the day wore on Regina’s condition worsened. She fell behind the other two, her steps getting heavier and slower, and her breathing was becoming more shallow. Her feet shuffled across the dirt and foliage. She stumped on a small stone sticking out of the ground, and went to one knee. She was grateful when Artorius told her to sit down. She watched as Lisa broke off a tree branch. She ripped the smaller branches off it and Artorius used his sword to make it smoother. He handed the newly-made walking stick to her. She used it to haul herself to her feet.

As they walked, she found herself leaning more and more on the stick. Despite the warm weather, she was sweating and felt cold. Her head was a mass of pain atop of her shoulders and she could barely keep her eyes open. Her eyelids felt as heavy as carriage wheels. After a couple of hours of walking she asked, “How about a break?”

“Okay,” Artorius said. They each found a comfortable place on the ground to sit and brought out snacks.

“It’s just this headache…” Regina said, rubbing her head under her headband. She lied down and stared at the sky. “You can even see the stars,” she said.

Lisa and Artorius looked up. It was true, in this cone of darkness it was exactly like night. The stars shone, twinkling from their sky-high perch. There was no moon, but everything else was the same; the sounds of small animals scurrying in the dark, the rustle of branches as night birds flew looking for their meal. In the soft silence, Regina fell asleep.

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