Legendary Weapons by Andrew Bardsley

Author:Andrew Bardsley [Bardsley, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7 The Hunt

Ceras rushed into a large assembly room in the palace that was full of soldiers, servants and champions of the king, all putting on armor or talking to each other about what was happening. He immediately felt the excited buzz of everybody present, and in the center of it all was the tall, armored king sitting at a table surrounded by his people.

The people at the table were taking messages and reading the information. Every now and then one of them would interrupt the king with a short message, to receive a set of instructions from him in a loud voice. The king would then go back to what he had been discussing with somebody else as if he had not been interrupted.

Ceras saw several messengers around the king’s table, ready to take any orders as soon as they were handed to them. He found that he had to weave through the people going in and out of the room so it took him a while to reach the table and be noticed by the king. The busy king broke off a conversation he was having with a hooded figure when he saw Ceras for the first time.

“Ah, there you are. I thought I would have to send a more forceful messenger this time. We have a possible lead, and I want you go along with the investigator to provide some magical muscles in case they have the staff. This is one of my agents who is in charge of what you're going to be investigating.”

The king pointed to the hooded figure whose face was in darkness, but Ceras could see the person was a woman. The agent just nodded to Ceras but no face appeared in the hood; it was as if there was a mist of darkness surrounding her face, preventing it from being seen.

“Please try not to damage too much of my city if you do get into a fight, but it is essential that you get the staff by any means possible. Follow the agent’s instructions as they know best what to do,” said the king as his gaze focused intently on Ceras, before somebody interrupted him again and he had yet another issue to deal with.

The hooded agent stood up and indicated for Ceras to follow her through the crowds to the rear of the hall, through a back door that led out into the palace complex. When the two were alone, walking through the carpeted hallways of the palace, the agent slowed down to walk next to Ceras.

“Keep up, will you? And do exactly what I say at all times, but stay out of my way if I don’t need your help at any point,” said the indistinguishable woman in a voice that seemed to have been magically modified, as Ceras could feel the presence of magic leaking from the hood of the cloak.

“OK, but where are we going and what are we doing?” asked Ceras as he increased his pace to match the agent’s.

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