Descendant: The Protector (The Descendant Series) by Koch Daniel W

Author:Koch, Daniel W. [Koch, Daniel W.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Lost Pond Publishing
Published: 2010-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Visitors

I began to regret letting Aderes leave almost immediately. My sudden need for her to be around roared up, and I couldn’t get her out of my mind. By the time seven o’clock came around, Taddi and Winston were doing everything they could to avoid me so they wouldn’t have to keep talking about Aderes. I wondered if I would ever stop needing her, as long as I was human. Since all the others were Dahmshed when they first saw her, they had had it much easier. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t seem to stop, and the more I tried to stop, the more I thought of her. It was a complicated paradox with no way out.

Peter came back two hours early. When he burst through the door, my thoughts of Aderes were momentarily put at bay. Taddi and Winston ran to his side.

“Someone’s coming,” he said. “They’re about a mile away, downwind. I couldn’t get a scent or feel a heartbeat, but they were walking at human speed. It could be anything, though.”

“’ow many?” Winston asked him.

“Looked like six.”

“We should hide Jason in the cellar until we know for sure what they are, or if they’re even coming here,” Taddi joined in.

“Good idea,” Peter agreed. “Take him now. Winston and I will keep watch.” Taddi grabbed my arm and led me out the back door into the freezing night. It was snowing lightly, and my warm face could feel every flake.

“Hurry, Jason, down here,” Taddi whispered as she guided me through a wooden door that led under the house. It was dark, damp, and cold in the cellar, but I knew that whatever was coming could be a lot worse. We sat in silence while we waited for Peter or Winston to give the “okay” to come up.

***

Peter-

After Taddi brought Jason to the cellar, Winston and I took our posts in the trees in front of the house. At the speed the group was moving, they’d reach the house in five or ten minutes. I had a good view of Winston and he had the same of me, just in case the group went after us one by one. Unfortunately, that seemed like a possibility because there was still no sound or smell coming from them. The longer we waited, the more anxious I became. We didn’t even know if the group was still coming toward us or if they were long gone by now.

I kept my eyes planted on the road in front of us, watching intently for movement. My ears were on full alert, and my nostrils flared as they tried to catch a scent. There were many small critters and deer in the area, but I ignored them and centered my focus on the possibly approaching group.

Suddenly, a noiseless figure flashed through the trees a little up the road. With no heartbeat and no smell, it had to be a Dahmshed. I braced myself on the branch I was sitting on, ready to pounce if needed.

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