Ranger's Fury_A Tale of the Dwemhar by J. T. Williams

Author:J. T. Williams [Williams, J. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

After some time seeing several small villages and passing under large bridges, they came to the edge of the woods and another large gate with tall walls and towers. At this point, Relia took out a whistle and made several loud sounds before the gates opened. As their path became obvious, Valrin noticed there seemed to be small crystals on a silver arch spanning the gateway. Bolts of blue energy surged between the crystals, moving between the two gates.

"Your walls contain the powers of the Dwemhar?" Valrin asked.

Relia nodded. "Yes, after the events of last night, we are more concerned, and while these are normally simply sealed, we are taking no chances."

The Aela Sunrise passed quickly through the gateway, and the gates were shut behind them. The river was swift, and they moved away from the woods and into the open plains just as the crack of sunlight had begun to pierce across the sky. The birds chirped and several frogs croaked as the ship made a corner in the river and straightened out for a long stretch.

As they continued along this path, Valrin saw several standing stones that formed a large line. They reached what appeared to be a part of a perimeter of some sort. The wall itself had a slight white glow to it.

"This is leftover from our war with the vampires. This is a purification wall that worked well at stopping the demon men from coming this way. While this simple stone wall would not stop other enemies, demon men are barbaric, animalistic, and uncontrollable. The stones purify that which they are from, destroying the energies that twisted their mind, yet though they are created by magic, it actually does not destroy them. We do not take the time to kill the wild ones roaming the lands."

"So, what do you do?" Valrin asked.

"We leave them to live. Groups of them live in different areas. In most cases, the vampires or other demon men will chase them down. The vampires themselves are not supposed to come within even sight of our lands, but they still do it. We of the Shadow Guard engage against them quite frequently, but they flee just as quickly as they come, and we do not pursue. Of late, we've attempted to watch their movements more. Not too long ago, there was an attack on the village. Rangers and elves worked together to support the rise of a vampire queen. As already discussed much before now, we all know something is upon these lands and we are blinded to it."

Relia lifted the bag of stones and pulled one out. He handed it to Valrin. Valrin twisted the stone in his hand. He noted that it sparkled, and holding it up to the sky to get a better look, he noticed that the top of the stone began to glow brighter than the bottom.

"The stones are made from meteorites that would strike the high mountains near Saelmark. Once they are blessed by our archons, they can be used in an emergency to trap the demon men or an accursed beast if we come upon it.

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