Gamearth Trilogy Omnibus by Kevin J. Anderson

Author:Kevin J. Anderson [Anderson, Kevin J.]
Language: eng
Format: E, P, U, B, ,, , O, R, I, G, I, N, A, L, _, E, P, U, B
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: 2011-07-07T06:00:00+00:00

Interlude: Outside

David put his hands behind his head and leaned back against them. His eyes still looked red, but he smiled with satisfaction. Melanie was so angry she wanted to punch his face, or at least dump her cold soda in his lap.

“You destroyed my Stronghold!” she said. Her voice sounded strangled, carrying more emotion than she wanted to display.

The rat-creatures, the dozens of attack rolls, the walls falling, the fire starting. . . She felt Tareah’s helplessness, felt Siya’s loss. If only the characters could have fought back more, helped her more.

David kept his eyes closed. “Now I think we can officially say that Scartaris knows Delrael isn’t dead. And he also knows that the group is coming to get him.”

“And this time her characters don’t know that Scartaris knows. Ha!” Tyrone added. “That’s a switch.”

“Thanks, Tyrone.” Scott scowled at him.

David grinned. “That means Scartaris can now try to stop them.” He shrugged. “Unless I decide to just have him blow up the map, and we can be finished with all this nonsense.” He truly looked as if he was enjoying this. Melanie stood up in anger. Her chair tipped back but did not fall over.

“That wouldn’t be very sporting, now would it?” Scott asked.

“Let’s not let this get personal, guys,” Tyrone said, waving Melanie back into her chair. “It’s just for fun, remember.”

Melanie and David both glared at him. Tyrone went to get another bag of chips from the top of the refrigerator, shaking his head.

“When Delrael and company get through the mountain terrain, that’s when the real fun starts. The city of Tairé is my first serious line of defense.” David rubbed his hands together. “We can probably end this tonight.”

“What’s your hurry, David?” Tyrone asked. “There’s nothing on TV Sunday nights anyway.”

David slapped both hands on the tabletop, startling them all with his outburst. “Because I don’t want to have any more nightmares about Gamearth! I want it done and finished and out of my head!”

He swallowed and blinked, as if amazed at himself. Melanie felt a moment of sympathy for him. The power of Gamearth was frightening to her, too, but the characters, the landscapes, the legends all gave her wondrous dreams, not nightmares. She had to save them, and the characters had to help in their own way.

“Melanie, when your characters get into Tairé they’re playing right into my hands.” He avoided her gaze and looked down at the painted map. She saw that his hands were shaking.

Melanie kept her voice low. “That’s exactly where I want them to be. Shut up and play.”

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