Austerley & Kirgordon Adventures Box Set by G R Jordan

Author:G R Jordan [Jordan, G R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912153428
Publisher: Carpetless Publishing
Published: 2019-05-17T22:00:00+00:00

Only a Foot

Okay, huddle up everyone, it’s time to make a plan.” Kirkgordon had reconvened his meeting in the lounge and this time he was determined to leave with a plan of action. “Austerley, lay down the situation for us as you see it. Everyone else shut up. We need to get moving soon, so we can’t be doing with interruptions.” Austerley nodded and Kirkgordon’s stare swept around the room to declare that any disobedience would be swiftly dealt with.

“Right then. Sorry for earlier,” said Austerley. “As I said before, this is all subterfuge. Dillingham is still where it always has been. The GPS signal told me so. The fire in the sky is an illusion. Something is protecting the town from the outside world, but I don’t know what. If there were no shield or blockage then Havers’ people would be here by now.

“The ghosts are not an illusion but neither are they spirits of the dead. Rather, they have been summoned by someone, namely Tania, the care home worker, who is also a witch. She comes from a long line of witches, according to Miss Goodritch’s museum records, and is very powerful, especially for one so young. However, I understand her magic now and there are several defences I can use against it.

“I realized her deception when I saw the drawings at the museum. The ghosts, including Captain Smith, look exactly like those drawings, but they weren’t created until two hundred years after the event. There should be differences between the drawings and the real thing, but there aren’t any differences with our ghosts. Also, they show no surprise at modern technology, none at all. Therefore, they must have been conjured from a modern mind. The creatures are another matter. They seem to have been created by fusing different animals together. They are real and can be struck without requiring spiritual weapons.”

“They are Tania’s creations as well,” interrupted Kirkgordon. “I saw her little zoo at the care home. It’s destroyed now. There was a tiny accident with an arrow causing a vortex.”

“You let go a vortex arrow in a confined space? Are you mad? The instruction manual specifically says not to,” said Father Jonah, jumping to his feet.

“What instruction manual?” asked Kirkgordon.

“I told you to look inside the quiver. It’s all there, everything you needed for your bow.” Father Jonah was indignant.

“Where?” Kirkgordon was bemused.

The priest walked over to Kirkgordon’s quiver and pulled out a small piece of paper stuck on the inside.

“That’s it? Those are my instructions? No disrespect to you, Father, but that is totally inadequate.”

The priest shook the paper in his hand and before everyone’s eyes it swelled into a manual of at least a hundred pages. Handing the book to Kirkgordon, the priest sat down, his face thunderous.

“I’ll continue then,” said Austerley. “I believe Farthington engaged Tania’s services in order to lure Havers, Kirkgordon and myself here. His intention was to bring our colleague Calandra here too but he miscalculated, and with things already in motion, he ran with what he had.

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