Enchanted_The More Epic Version by Melinda Kucsera

Author:Melinda Kucsera [Kucsera, Melinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: curse breaker, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, demon, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, hero, Ghost, magic, action, Adventure, spiritual warfare fiction, sorcery, epic science fiction fantasy, epic fantasy magic, midevil fantasy, heroic fantasy, mythic fantasy
ISBN: 9780997214161
Publisher: Melinda Kucsera
Published: 2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Thirty minutes later, Nolo untied the blindfold. It fell away revealing piles of waybread, oats, nuts, smoked meat and dried fruits.

“When are you going out with these?” Sarn gestured to the piles of buckles. Now would be awesome, but Nolo’s sour expression killed all hope of that.

“Soon, we haven’t set a date yet. We’re waiting for a fair-weather report. The last augury called for storms and gale force winds, but you know how it goes. Tomorrow morning, they might have a different prediction. So, I need these made up.”

Sarn nodded and opened his mouth to ask the question burning on his tongue. But Nolo held up a hand forestalling him.

“You said you’d abide by my decision.”

“Yes but—"

“No 'buts,' let’s see what our book says.”

“If there’s something in one of the other books, tell me please, I need to know.”

Nolo was silent for a beat. His master ran a hand through his braids making the beads on their ends click together. “Alright, I’ll tell you once we receive all the copies and update the master log. But you need to stop obsessing over this. It’s not healthy, and it could take a while to collect all the information. In the meantime, you have to drop it and move on with life.”

How could he move on when a ghost child haunted his steps and monsters threatened his son? Sarn rounded the table stacked with goods in silence aware he had to say something to mollify Nolo. In the end, he just nodded, and that satisfied his master.

“You remember how to pack these?” Nolo lifted a jumble of cloth and buckles from the pile.

Sarn nodded again and rattled off the packing list. He’d done this so many times, he could assemble the packs in his sleep, and Nolo knew it. If Nolo would go and stay gone until morning, he could sneak outside and—do what? Stare at evidence of a spreading infection?

“Good, I’ll leave you to it and check on you later.” Nolo walked out then stuck his head back in. “If you get hungry, there’s some stew in back. It might still be warm, and my wife made biscuits to go with it. Help yourself. Make sure you eat something before I see you again. You’re too thin.”

Damn, Nolo intended to check on him, and he’d better be here when the man showed up. Sarn squeezed a sack of oats in frustration at the implied threat. This left only one viable avenue to gain information, one he’d used too often already today—magic. Too much magicking led to blackouts. If Nolo happened by during one of those, he’d end the night with a visit to the damned infirmary.

“Did you hear me?”

“Yes—stew’s in back, eat something—I heard you.”

Sarn pushed some of the items over to make space, but his eyes kept catching on the unkindled lumir. Why had he sensed none at either murder site? What had those hikers used for light and heat? Sarn plucked a crystal from the pile. Holding it between his thumb and forefinger, he felt its cold roughness and the shadow coiled in its belly.

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