Gelah by Vlad ben Avorham

Author:Vlad ben Avorham [ben Avorham, Vlad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

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Well, he had managed to piss them all off now, but Anju wasn’t about to put the people under him into dangerous situations that he wasn’t willing to go into himself. He was many things, but a coward, wasn’t one of them. That didn’t mean he wasn’t terrified as he drove the compressed air car through the tunnels to catch up to where his crews were just breaking through to the surface. They were deep into sultanate territory, and far in advance of actual troops. They had a few dwarven warriors as guards, and no one would call the dwarves who were mining out the tunnels cowards either, and the few dozen gnomish magi and engineers wouldn’t go down without a fight, but against the creatures that the reports coming off the radio said were above them... well it didn’t seem like it would be a fight they wanted to pick. Especially now that dragons were said to be showing up.

Dragons? Really? All this time here, and the worst they had run into was the occasional wyvern pack or rumor of a sea serpent, and now they have multiple kraken, and dragons, all showing up, from every corner of the world trying to get their hands on this chunk of ground. The tunnel ended in a decent sized cavern that had been carved out in the bedrock at this end to form a staging area where troops could be housed, and formed up, before being led up onto the surface. He shut down the car, and was greeted by his project manager, a grime covered gnome, who’s hair stuck out at all angles, and whose red-rimmed eyes showed the look of someone who had gone without sleep for one day too many. Before Anju could even speak, the little gnome was gesturing agitatedly, “Not yet! Two more hours! Even then there won’t be stairs, only a ramp, but at least we can get them out.”

Anju held up a hand in surrender. “I’m not here to rush you Master Quartzspinner. You and your teams have been doing one hell of a job. I’m just here to help, and to check on my friend John, when he gets in. I brought them a few supplies.” He waved toward the steam car. “I know that once Eli’s done with whatever it is he has planned, they’re going to be sent back out. I also brought a keg of ice wine for you and the dwarves once the work is done. Sort of just a little, ‘thank you’. I thought maybe your boys would enjoy a little taste when the workday was done.”

Quartzspinner deflated as all the adrenaline seemed to drain from him. In a quiet voice, he said, “Aye, and they’ve earned it too. Mighty thoughtful of you. Just a taste though mind you, just in case something tries to come back down that hole we open,” he trailed off for a moment before looking back up at Anju, “If we have to fight, I don’t want them too drunk to stand.

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