Compass of the Nymphs by Sam Bennett

Author:Sam Bennett
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: fairytales, greek, mythology, magic, nymphs

CHAPTER SEVEN –

THE NYMPH IN THE WOODS

“Let’s move quickly before we are spotted,” Taisiya said. “The sooner we are on our way, the better.”

Ammon was still in disbelief. “My…my house,” he said, tears streaming down his face.

“Do you want to stay here, Ammon?” Zara asked calmly. “I’m sure we will be fine to get the boat on our own.”

The older man’s eyes were as wide as a little baby’s. “I don’t know…I’m scared, Zara.”

“Stay here,” Taisiya said matter-of-factly. “You will be a liability if you come with us, and you know it is important that you protect your library.”

“What if the queen comes back for me?” Ammon stuttered.

Taisiya stuck out her hand, motioning to the lifeless horizon around them. “Her job here is done.”

“If for some odd reason they do come back, your library is massive enough that you can hide easily in it. Just be careful, okay?” Zara said, squeezing Ammon’s hand and giving him a comforting smile.

Ammon nodded and went to turn around and descend back into his home. Taisiya held on to the trap door, which now stood out like a sore thumb among the ashes. She called down to Ammon, “You’ll be safe. We’ll hide the trap door under some rubble. Just don’t come up…we’ll be back soon. Don’t worry!”

Ammon stammered a thankful reply and then disappeared around a corner into his library. By the time Taisiya shut the trap door, Zara was already walking over with his arms full of dilapidated planks and some charred vases. He tossed them haphazardly over the hidden door and then surveyed his work. “Not too shabby,” he smirked.

“Yes, it looks horrible.” Taisiya said, cocking an eyebrow.

“That’s what I intended,” Zara said, sticking his tongue out at her.

Taisiya hitched up her tunic and grabbed the wagon wheel. “Let’s get moving before you decide to redecorate the entire town.”

Zara snorted and took the wheel from her hands. “I’ve got this,” he said. Taisiya normally would have put up a fight and said she was just as capable as any man to carry a small wagon full of goods, but she resisted once Zara flashed her his debonair smile.

They took off at a hasty but cautious pace, with Zara scouting the best path ahead of them and Taisiya using her refined hearing to listen for any sign of the queen’s evil doers.

They were deep in the forest—so deep they had passed the glen that was, much to Taisiya’s chagrin, burnt to the ground as well. The bubbling sound of a river soon came in to earshot, and it distracted Taisiya from hearing someone watching them through the trees.

Zara suggested that they take a small respite and get some water. Despite the fact they had only been travelling a couple of hours, they both were getting a bit famished. Once they had stopped and satiated their thirst, they checked the map.

“Let’s see…it looks like we are here,” Taisiya said, pointing to a blue line on the map. “If we follow this river, we will end up near the harbor soon enough.

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