Alynon's Tear by Rick Brown

Author:Rick Brown [Brown, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

(Lee)

Even though the dwarves had flattened out paths through the caverns centuries ago, it still took hours of pulling and begging to lead the horses through the cavern and towards the exit. As I watched Jacob lead them down the side of the mountain, I was glad to see them go. “Alright, Orlik. Let’s get that crystal.”

Orlik led us down another passage. It was tough to see just by torchlight, I hoped this crystal trick works. I raised my hand above my head to avoid any low ceilings. “Just a little further,” the dwarf called out.

After a few minutes he led us into a room that had obviously been carved out of the rock. On one side sat a few blankets piled on the floor. On the other side were piles of gold and gems.

Whilhoit let out a long whistle as Barad just stopped in the doorway and gawked. “It’s a fortune!” Barad finally managed to say.

“What? That,” The dwarf asked as he scratched at his nose. “That ain’t nothing. Just some fun money.”

“Fun money that could buy a lordship,” Ryan calculated.

“Aye, that could be fun,” Orlik replied smiling. “So, what sort of gem do you be needing?”

I thought for a moment. “I really don’t know. I haven’t tried it before. Is there a stone that’s not valuable?”

“Pffft. If it ain’t valuable I just toss it back. Here, try this,” he stated as he pulled out an emerald.

I took the stone, pushing a trickle of energy into its center. Immediately a green glow filled the room.”

“Bah,” Orlik complained as he took the stone back. “That color will drive me crazy to be looking at all day. Here, try this opal,” He stated as he handed me an opal the size of my fist.

I took the stone and again released magic into it. This time it let off a warm white light.

“There we go!” The dwarf exclaimed as he clapped his hands. “That’ll do nicely.”

I looked at the glowing rock, feeling very pleased with myself. I held it up and it easily lit the entire room we were standing in. I tried adding more energy and the stone brightened to the point I had to close my eyes.

“Lee!” Brianna exclaimed. “You’re blinding me!”

“Sorry!” I said as I dimmed the light.

“Here,” said Orlik as he walked across the room and grabbed a broken axe handle and some leather. “Let’s tie it onto this. That way, you can hold’er up like a torch.”

I started fumbling with the leather and opal, trying to secure it to the axe handle. “Here,” Abigail said, as she took them from me and sat on Orlik’s blankets. “It’s obvious you’ve never had any training as a lady. Sewing and needlepoint are required lessons,” She said as she started wrapping the leather around the handle, then looping over the opal, and back around the handle again.

“There. Try that,” She stated as she handed it back to me.

I took that axe handle and swung it a couple of time to make sure the opal didn’t fly off.

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