Druid Blood by M. D. Massey

Author:M. D. Massey [Massey, M. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC009060
ISBN: 978-0-9896683-3-0
Publisher: Modern Digital Publishing
Published: 2013-12-09T05:00:00+00:00

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As Colin ran off down the tunnel after the fleeing figure, his mom chatted with Jesse as he dragged her along. “Now, Jesse, you really have to make it to one of my openings. You can come over to the house beforehand and we’ll spend some time doing our hair and make it a girl’s night. It’ll be fun!”

“Not really in the mood to think about hair and makeup right now, Mrs. McC—I kind of have some other pressing issues here.” She was fiddling with the paintball gun as she ran, trying to get it to fire again. After having no luck, Jesse tapped Colin on the shoulder. “Babe Ruth, you might be up to bat again soon. This gun is toast.”

Mrs. McCool carried on, oblivious to the fact they were being chased by evil elves. “Oh, no worries, dear. I understand if you’re bogged down right now with school and sports. We can take a raincheck on it.”

Colin continued in pursuit of the mysterious figure, partially to escape, but also because he wanted answers. Blackwillow had hinted that someone was helping Colin behind the scenes, and with the apparent rescue they’d just received, Colin’s curiosity was definitely piqued.

As he was rounding another bend in the tunnel, a head appeared out of the wall in front of him and stage-whispered, “In here!”

Colin skidded to a halt as the head disappeared back into the wall. “Ack! Did you see that?”

“See what?” Jesse responded. “I was trying to fix the paintball gun—what did I miss?” The head popped out of the wall again.

“I said ‘in here’ not ‘wait out there to be eaten.’ Are you daft?”

“Aaaagghh!” both Colin and Jesse screamed in unison, as two hands came out of the wall to drag Colin and Jesse in, with Mrs. McCool along with them. Once they passed through the wall, Colin saw they were actually in a small side tunnel off the main passageway they’d been running down.

In front of them stood the homeless man Colin had almost run into that morning. “You!” Colin shouted.

The old man put a finger to his lips and shushed him. “Quiet, fool! Those red caps may be bumbling idiots, but the cat sidhe are another matter. They are both crafty and expert hunters. So calm yourself until they pass.”

The group stood quietly in awkward silence, staring alternately at the ground, the ceiling, their watches, and each other. After a minute or so, the man beckoned them to follow him down the small tunnel, speaking mostly to Colin as he led them farther in.

“This leads to a natural cave system that goes under most of your town. Those tunnels back there were dug by the local buggane. I hid this area with an illusion before they began to dig, and later connected the cave system with their tunnels so I could keep an eye on them.”

“But who are you?” Colin asked as they hurried along behind him. “And, what do you have to do with the Avartagh?”

The old

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