City of the Enchanted Queen: a Fantasy Romance (The Nighthelm Guardian Series Book 3) by Olivia Ash

Author:Olivia Ash [Ash, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wispvine Publishing
Published: 2019-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Sophia

Without wasting time, Sophia and her men rushed into the village. Andreas went to gather as many wraiths as he could to help with carrying Madison out of the mountain, while Ezekiel gathered his notes and supplies to help curb the effects of the mountain’s magic. They still had the amulets, and Sophia hoped they would work long enough for them to get in and get out. Edric gathered what rations they would need, and Sophia scouted ahead for a way through to the mountain without getting caught by grimms using the masking potion Ezekiel had made for their trip to the nymphs.

Once she found the path, she returned, and they set off.

Finding the cave wasn’t as difficult as she thought it would be.

Using magic, Ezekiel and Sophia widened the exit by shattering the larger boulders that were in the way. The pieces fell to the ground, sizzling like hot coals. The wraiths moved in with their shadowy forms, floating effortlessly like a large cloud. They shifted and hovered in the air. Sophia listened for any creatures or attackers outside of the cave as the wraiths carefully floated the crystal coffin on their backs.

Once they were out in the daylight, Ezekiel examined the coffin for any cracks. Sophia watched as he traced his fingers along the base. She held her breath, hoping there was a secret to waking her within the symbols etched into the crystal. She worried they would inevitably be too late, but she also maintained hope that they would make it back in once piece, unscathed, and would have the heir awake. She wondered what she would be like and if the girl knew what had happened to her. It was almost painful to see the heir lying in such a death-like state. Knowing the duchess was responsible for all this mess, she would make her pay for that, and more.

“These runes were placed here to prevent tampering and would promise a very painful experience to anyone trying to open it without the key.”

Great.

Of course, there would be something else to stand in their way.

Sophia nodded. “Stay on top of it. See what you can figure out by the time we get back to the village.”

“I’ll write down all my findings. They are in code as well. Similar to the ones in the scroll. It is possible they coordinate, and the key is within the scroll’s message.”

Moving carefully through the mountain, they carried the heir to Nighthelm, hoping beyond all hope that they would get back without a fight.

Just when Sophia could see the edge of the Witch Woods, a giant shadow shifted through the darkness. Her body alert, she pulled on her sword right as the giant lizard-like creature emerged from the tree line.

It was beyond monstrous. Instead of skin, it seemed to be created from a series of roots and branches, with tops of trees lining its back from the base of its head to its tail. Its eyes were like yellow moons and were focused right on them.

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