Dark Deed (Incidental Inquisitors Book 6) by Aaron D. Schneider & Michael Anderle

Author:Aaron D. Schneider & Michael Anderle [Schneider, Aaron D. & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2023-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Doughas

It was a quick, quiet trip back to Vor’s apartment to drop off the convicts. Even quieter when the Inquisitors started heading out to the bay in response to the Inquisitor-General’s recent order. They were already late to the scene and had little in the way of excuses for their absence.

Doughas kept an eye on Vor as they soared on, searching the elf’s face for some sign of what was going on in his head. He couldn’t imagine the pain his partner must be feeling, having helped his murderous cousin escape from prison. Especially when that same elf was responsible for widowing Vor’s beloved. Yet, in a sick way, Valorius was also the reason Vor could be with Areal at all.

He steered his mind away from that line of thinking.

The dwarf tried to start a conversation with Vor about the recent events, but his partner shut him down with a terse, “I need to focus on flying,” before he turned away.

Doughas tried to broach the topic again a few minutes later, to the same end.

This did not inspire confidence in the dwarf’s retirement plans. He had hoped the difficult situation would allow Vor to spread his wings even more and show he was ready to be on his own. Ready to face the world and maybe even to lead another Inquisitor. The rational part of Doughas’ brain told him that the elf was ready and reminded him of countless examples that proved this, but something about Vor’s current mood seemed different. This was not the usual Vor. This was someone different, a younger elf stuck in a dark cloud of regret and anger. This was the elf Doughas had first met when he joined the Inquisitors.

For all of Vor’s progress, he was still haunted by his cousin. By his family skeletons. Now he was forced to deal with everything he’d rather not. At least, that was how Doughas interpreted it. Even now, the elf was delaying the inevitable, trying to avoid a conversation about the muddy situation they had found themselves in. He wanted to slap some sense into the lad but knew that would not have the desired effect. If anything, he needed to be patient and keep prodding. Eventually, something would break, and Vor would either shatter or overcome his demons.

Doughas searched his partner’s tired face, hoping to find some sign of deliverance written across his forehead…but there was nothing.

The sky flashed overhead as a bolt of distant lightning made itself known to the world.

They had returned to the shoreline. The remaining flotilla of Drakers, those that had remained behind to act as a command center, came into view. Vor and Doughas made for the center ship, pulling up beside the railing and landing their craft on the edge where it would interfere least with the crew’s activity.

Around them, pairs of Inquisitors hustled about. Some crossed planks to other Drakers in the fleet, while others disappeared below deck or marched from the depths into the sunlight.

After they’d

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