Magnus Opum by Jonathan Gould

Author:Jonathan Gould
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: humor, fantasy, tolkien, satire, humour
Publisher: Jonathan Gould

Hargh Gryghrgr

If the descent of the Mounji Mountains passed without the viewing of any particularly spectacular attractions, it also passed without any further incidents. The trail was still a difficult one for Magnus to follow, but it was far less exhausting than the initial climb. The one who seemed to be having the most trouble was Biddira, for she clearly found that denying herself the allure of the numerous scenic detours available, in order to keep to the path she had promised, was much harder than she had anticipated.

Over the five days it took them to come down from the heights of the Parghwum Pass, another dramatic change in the scenery became apparent. When they had ascended the foothills of the mountains, they had been under the lushly forested eaves of Krondeep. However, the slopes on the far side of the range could not have offered a greater contrast. The further they descended, the sparser the vegetation around them grew, and by the time they took the final steps back onto level ground, there was no plant life of any kind to be seen.

They were standing on the edge of a wasteland that stretched away to the horizon. It was not smooth, as was the plain they had passed over to get to the Shrine of Oponite, but instead pitted and scored with deep holes and trenches. It was as if the very earth had been infested with a wasting sickness that had caused the ground to rot away, leaving nothing except a dried-out landscape of blisters and scars.

“You see before you the desolation of the Glurgs,” said Shaindor, surveying their surroundings with distaste. “This is how they have treated the land in which they dwell, for we have now passed to the south of Hargh Gryghrgr, into the dismal nether-realms of their domain. A place we Cherines do not ever travel.”

“Neither do the Pharsheeth,” said Biddira. “There is nothing interesting here for us to see. Just dull, broken earth. We don’t usually descend so far down the other side of the mountains, and I would never have chosen to, save for your request.”

“And having fulfilled it, you are now free to return to your people,” said Shaindor. “Your assistance has been gratefully received, for we could not have crossed the mountains without you. But the path that we follow grows more perilous by the day. We now make directly for Hargh Gryghrgr. You need accompany us no further.”

Biddira considered Shaindor’s statement before responding. “Your journey has become mine as well. As far as I am able to, I will stay with you.”

So the three travellers turned to the north and began to make their way over the tortured ground. The journey was difficult. The constant trekking in and out of trenches and pits took its toll on Magnus’s knees, while his feet were blistered by the hard, dry ground. Compounding the unpleasantness, they were soon set on by a host of ravenous, blood-tasting kwofferflies, horrid little insects who would

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