Plight of the Unicorn by Antibes Guy

Author:Antibes, Guy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Casiepress LLC
Published: 2022-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

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G ags was tired when the group rode through a city gate in Pilan. The guards waved them through when they recognized Shing, and that meant the rebels had people in the city guard, manning the gate. They turned abruptly left into a warehouse district and rode into a smelly feedlot, full of cattle, goats, and sheep.

The place reminded him of the training center in Rudderport, since he suspected there were other parts of the big area that held rebels.

“The wizard’s people have already told the feedlot operators to relocate out of the city,” Shing said to Pophius, “but we have another six months to leave. That should be enough time for you to do your work.”

Gags watched Pophius nod. “In six months, Banban’s army could be on the road terrorizing the rest of Atto,” the captain said. “Where do we go?”

“This way,” Shing said, leading them through a barn and into another courtyard.

Gags looked around to verify the courtyard couldn’t be seen from the city walls. This was even more like the training center.

“It all looks familiar,” Gags said.

“It should. We modeled this after the training center in Rudderport,” Shing said. “This one is larger. We can hold a thousand fighters in this compound.”

“Is it part of the feedlot?” Pophius asked.

Shing shook his head. “This is a merchant’s storage yard, and it was converted to a training and barracks a few years ago. The working warehouse is much smaller and everything is stored in that building,” Shing said pointing across the courtyard. “Let’s get our horses taken care of, and then you can get to work.”

Later, when the team took over a small dormitory, Pophius gathered everyone together. “Our goal remains the same. We are tasked with removing Edo Banban as the ruler of Gaolong.”

“Who will take over from the wizard?” Lucian asked.

“We will leave that for the people of Gaolong to figure out. There are no other wizards in the country, and according to Shing, there are more magicians in the country than there are sorcerers. Everyone is waiting for the wizard to be deposed. The threat of his power holds Shing’s people at bay.”

Gags raised a finger. “Why is the wizard feared?”

“According to Shing, Eno Banban can broadcast enough power to burn Palin to the ground.” Pophius said.

“You believe that?” Gags asked.

“Not really, but if the people believe it, then it doesn’t matter if the wizard can only light a candle, the citizens of Gaolong will still fear him. That fear goes away if Banban is killed.”

Gags nodded. He had never thought in those terms before, but thinking back to his own life, his stepmother was the person to be feared because she was backed up by Gags’s father. If something happened to him, he wouldn’t listen to anything the woman said since he knew she had always hated him.

“Our next task, now that we are here, is to gather information. We need to verify the layout of the castle from what I’ve been given and

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