Ranger's Magic 3 by DB King

Author:DB King [King, DB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Spring arrived just as quickly as winter had done. One day, Ralnor stood in the snow and looked out, breathing deeply and smelling the fresh, green scent of the river mixed with the sharp, salty scent of the sea. The snow was still on the ground, but no fresh flurries had fallen for some time. Off in the distance, the woods at the edge of the great plain were a haze of green, every tree covered in tiny buds that were about to burst out into an abundance of new life.

That night, he awoke in the small hours, hearing a familiar sound that he could not quite place for a moment. He listened, half asleep, to the strange, drumming sound at his window. It took a moment for him to place it: rain! He had not heard the sound of heavy rainfall since before the winter’s freeze. Now, a powerful wind was blowing the first downpour of the year in from the sea.

In the morning, he woke and looked out of the window to see the plain beyond transformed. All traces of the snow had been washed away, and the grass of the plain was springing up in a fine mass of new green.

A week had passed since Akhen had confirmed his suspicions, and the identity of their new enemy had been revealed. In that time, the dungeon had not opened, and there was no sign of movement from any of the other inhabitants of the preservation chamber. Ralnor and his friends were keeping a careful eye on the lower levels now, looking out for any changes. They had found and cleared another goblin nest, increasing their shards in the two amulets they possessed and giving Farlo the opportunity to use his fabulous new armor in combat for the first time, but beyond that, very little had happened.

The coming of spring was the most exciting thing to have occurred in some time.

Ralnor dressed quickly, planning to go to Lana’s room. It was early yet, and they might be able to steal a bit of private time together before the business of the day began. But then he glanced out the window again and saw something. Movement. Small figures emerging in snaking lines from the edge of the forest at the side of the plain.

He leaned forward, watching. They were not monsters. They looked like elves, tall, graceful figures with bright hair gleaming in the spring sunshine. And there were hundreds of them. More and more flowed from the trees into the plain, moving in ordered groups but without any suggestion of military precision. There were some soldiers—he could see the sun glinting on the tips of spears and shining on brightly colored banners—but most of the crowd seemed to be civilians.

As he watched, amazed, he saw a tight knot of soldiers marching in company from the trees, and even at this distance, he saw the tall, gray-haired figure standing in their midst. These soldiers were carrying a green banner, and though he could not see the emblem that was on the banner, he knew what it was.

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