Finn Finnegan by Darby Karchut

Author:Darby Karchut
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Finn Finnegan
ISBN: 9781937053338
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Published: 2013-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

Finn closed the journal with a clap. Jumping up, he fished his shoes out from under the desk and shoved his feet into them, hopping on one foot, then the other, as he tied them. He flexed his wrist a few times. Not too bad, I guess. He hurried from the room and down the stairs to the living room. Halting in front of the weapon rack, he selected a knife. “Hmm, I better take an extra,” he muttered, grabbing a second one. He thrust one into his belt at his hip and the other in the sheath, then took a deep breath and headed toward the front door. Grabbing his hoodie from the coat hook, he tugged it on and slipped outside.

Breaking into a jog, he pulled the hood up against the rain and glanced around the neighborhood. He splashed along, hunching his shoulders each time the lightning cracked. Finn couldn’t help noticing the lit windows of the other houses on the street. All those humans. Safe inside their homes. And none of them know about our war with the Amandán. I wonder if any one of them would even help us.

Reaching the edge of the park, he slowed down and pushed the hood back. Panting, he listened intently as he tried to slow his breathing. A faint shout jerked his head around. He squinted as he peered through the storm at the far side of the park.

A beam of light danced about, illuminating the inside of the open-air pavilion. On top of one of the picnic tables, a familiar figure held a moonstone high in one hand as he swung a blade at the shapes rampaging below

“Gideon,” Finn whispered. He watched in horror as one of the Amandán leaped up on the table behind the Knight. Before he could shout a warning, his master twisted around and buried his blade in its chest. The goblin disappeared in a silent explosion of gray powder.

Finn sprinted across the park. Two left, he thought as he ran, water spraying out from under his feet. We can handle two. I just got to get up there with him. The fear of arriving too late nipped at his heels.

When he reached the edge of the pavilion, the light vanished. Finn blinked as his eyes adjusted to the darkness. Chest heaving, he pressed himself against one of the thick concrete posts holding up the roof and wiped the rain from his face, then slipped a knife out of his belt. I’ve got to time this just right. Make a run for the table when those monsters aren’t looking. He waited, bouncing on his toes as he studied the distance between himself and the picnic bench.

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