Green Rising (The Druids of Arden Book 1) by AZ Kelvin

Author:AZ Kelvin [Kelvin, AZ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lee Companies, LLC.
Published: 2017-10-24T23:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Thirteen

Ronni MacRory finally caught up with the druids after leaving nearly ten days behind them. She needed to tend to her duties in the upcoming defense of MacRory lands, but once she had done that her curiosity got the better of her and off she went like a thief in the night.

Three days of hard riding left only two more days until the moon would be full again and the druids could bury the artifact. She had to be there to see for herself what it would do firsthand. The strange artifact had captivated her from the moment it was found and brought to Torr Amhairc.

Ronni tracked the grove to a campsite late in the evening and risked a few hours’ sleep. The next day she used the hills to stay hidden while tailing the druid grove. She would let them get just out of sight before moving to the next ridge. The druids stopped at midday, so Ronni stopped as well. She tied up her horse and snuck up a hill to recon the group’s activities.

Satisfied they were staying put for a meal break, she backed off a ways and found a fallen tree to hide behind, where she munched on trail snacks and dried meat. She was happy being back out sneaking around the country. Her skills had greatly improved and she was at home in the woods. She’d be able to watch what the druids did with the artifact and report back to King Renalth with what she had learned.

Ronni looked up to admire a bird that had landed in a tree above her. She almost screamed out when horrid smelling blobs began landing on her face and shoulders. The smell made her gag and she could not wipe whatever it was off fast enough to avoid retching her small lunch onto the ground.

Though she splashed what water she had in her bota on her face, it was not enough. She waved away some flies, but started for her horse when they got worse. Hordes of flies gathered around her, landing on her face and crawling into her nose and mouth. She couldn’t see where she was going. When she tried to take a quick breath the flies were there to immediately crawl inside her mouth.

“Ah! Ah!” Ronni exclaimed in pain as the flies began to bite. She brushed her face and swatted the air, but the insects were relentless. She stumbled and fell to the ground. “Help!”

“Maad jues kom tralee raza.” She heard a woman’s voice say and the flies were gone.

Ronni spit flies from her mouth and blew them from her nostrils before she lay back in exhausted relief.

“Who are you?” she heard a man’s voice ask.

“It’s Lady Ronirah!” she heard another male voice say before she had a chance to reply.

“It do be her,” another woman’s voice said.

Ronni opened her eyes to see the grove stood around and looked down at her.

“Do you be all right, love?” a Kalnuvian woman asked. “We thought you be a dreyg.

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