Deadly Little Games (Four Ways to Fate Book 2) by Sara C. Roethle

Author:Sara C. Roethle [Roethle, Sara C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vulture's Eye Publications
Published: 2024-08-27T00:00:00+00:00

12

We met Mistral back at the village. He and the other goblins had fanned out, searching for me. Gabriel helped me down from his horse as a few of them gathered around us, and I found myself unable to meet anyone’s eyes.

Just how much had they seen?

Judging by the way they watched me, quite a lot.

Mistral put an arm around me, pulling me close. “You’re shivering. What happened? You disappeared into thin air.”

I glanced at the gathered goblins. “Maybe we should talk about that later.”

His hollow eyes widened briefly. It seemed that even with my help, fighting against the vines had taken everything he had. “Yes, of course.”

I looked at the surrounding buildings. Not a vine in sight. “So it’s safe now?”

“For now,” Gabriel muttered at my back.

One of the other goblins finally got brave enough to step forward. She had short auburn hair and olive skin, her eyes large and brown. She wrung her hands, then smoothed the skirt of her simple white dress now stained with dirt. “We wanted to thank you,” she said to me. “We know you helped save us, and you didn’t have to. Perhaps the tales the old ones tell about celestials are misguided.”

I wrinkled my nose. “No, they’re probably true, but I’m not a full celestial. Either way, you’re welcome.”

She seemed a little confused by my response, but she accepted it with a curtsy, then scurried back toward the others. The rest of the villagers were hesitantly entering their homes, some walking around them to assess damage caused by the heavy vines.

I gripped Mistral’s arm as we watched them. “We really need to talk.”

“I thought you might say that.”

I glanced back at Gabriel, exchanging a knowing look. I knew it wasn’t really my business, but something had to be done. Without my help, someone might have died tonight. Perhaps many someones. I realized for the first time that finding the Realm Breaker wasn’t just about Mistral going home.

He hadn’t lied. He did want to go, but I was pretty sure he wanted to take all of the Bogs with him.

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