Land of the Undying by Dave Willmarth

Author:Dave Willmarth [Willmarth, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00

“Thank you for sharing that.” Shari answered quietly. Then she pointed at the footprints on the floor. Following them to the opening in the wall, she said “Through here. I’m afraid you’d have to crawl. It leads to a smaller tomb. Follow the ramp up to the forest. I’ll meet you there.”

One of the archers asked “You’re going back for the girl?”

Shari nodded her head. “I can’t just leave her in the dark. I have to at least look for her.”

The archer nodded his head. “I’ll go with you.” The elf with the sword stepped forward. “I as well.”

The second archer, the one who’d told her about the dwarves, stepped forward as well, but Shari held up a hand. “I need at least one of you to lead these people out. Keep them safe in the forest until we join you. There are wolves and wild boars roaming about.”

The archer nodded his head, and stepped back toward the opening. When all of the prisoners had passed through into the other tomb, Shari lead the two elves and Snuffles back down the tunnel to the settlement. The wagon was mostly burned down to a pile of glowing coals now. It had roasted the back half of the lizard as it burned, and the smell of cooked meat was almost appetizing.

They descended the ramp and split up. The archer went left, and the sword bearer went to the right with Shari. They circled around behind the buildings, calling out softly. “It’s okay, you can come out. It’s safe now.”

When there was no answer, Shari cast the light spell on an arrow and handed it to the other elf. “Wave this around. Try to get her attention. Let’s not make more noise than we have to.” He nodded his head and stepped to the side about twenty feet. The two of them continued their circuit of the settlement, waving their weapons.

In the darkness to their left, there was a surprised shout followed by a cry of pain. Both Shari and the elf dashed toward the sound. Rounding the buildings, they saw the elven girl crouched against one of the cages. A giant spider, at least ten feet long, hovered over her. It raised a foreleg and was about to impale the girl when an arrow struck its eye. The thing screamed in pain and took a step backward.

Having been frozen in fear, Shari quickly raised her bow and fired an arrow into the spider as well. Just as hers hit, a second arrow struck from the other direction. The elf with the sword ran toward the spider, hacking off one of its legs as he passed it. He bent and scooped up the girl, then dashed toward the wagon. Shari cast fire on another arrow and sent it into the spider’s thorax. The arrow continued to burn after it struck, scorching the spider’s flesh. Another arrow from the other archer struck it’s remaining eye, blinding the thing completely. It thrashed about, bumping into the cages and reeling away into the darkness.

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