Ravenous by Sherri L King

Author:Sherri L King [King, Sherri L]
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Erotic, Fantasy/Futuristic
Publisher: Ellora's Cave, Inc.
Published: 2010-01-05T18:11:04+00:00

Chapter Ten

It was getting close to midnight. Cady stood amidst three Shikar warriors, searching for signs of any Daemons. So far tonight they hadn’t encountered even one of the beasts. Cady, at least, was grateful. She needed a night off.

“I still don’t sense any,” she said. “Considering the hour, I don’t think we have to worry about any tonight. The Daemons’ activities usually peak around midnight, and wind down as dawn approaches. “

“The backdoor must be near here. The Daemon’s wouldn’t stray too far for fear of being caught in the light of dawn. By Grimm, surely they would stay as close to their escape route as possible,” Cinder noted.

“By grim? What a strange thing to say.”

“Not really,” Cinder began, obviously warming up to a favored topic. “We swear by Grimm’s name because he is a powerful ancestor. Grimm was once our greatest and most feared warrior. He once smote down an entire army of Daemons with but a wave of his hand.”

“He once defeated a Horde Canker-Worm unarmed—one of the foulest creatures ever to haunt the Gates,” Edge added.

“What happened to him?” Cady couldn’t help asking.

“He disappeared one day after a great battle between the Horde and the Alliance. Some say he was mortally injured and being of the Traveler Caste went to die in the realm beyond as Travelers often do.” Flames danced from Cinder’s eyes as he recited the tale.

“Others say he went mad. Travelers walk between worlds, and it can affect their minds. With so many different alternate realities and so many different dimensions, Travelers are often unable to distinguish one after the other once they gain in years. Grimm was already several hundred years old when he disappeared—older than many Travelers ever grow to be. It would be no stretch of the imagination if he became lost between the worlds and never found his way back to us.” Obsidian paused and looked around. Cady suddenly realized that the Traveler wasn’t with them, and wondered if he would someday meet the same fate as poor Grimm.

“Let’s cease this talk of legends and continue searching for the backdoor,” Edge said.

“What would this doorway look like?” Cady asked.

“There’s no telling. But we’ll know it when we see it.”

Out of nowhere, the Traveler appeared. Speak of the devil. Cady grinned.

The Traveler’s voice was like black velvet from within the shadows of his cowl. “Obsidian. Tryton thinks that tonight would be a good time to show Cady around our city. Edge, Cinder, and I will stay behind and look for the backdoor.”

“Good suggestion,” agreed Obsidian. He reached out and grabbed Cady’s hand. Before she could form a protest, they were standing in the middle of what she assumed was his bedroom. It certainly wasn’t hers.

“Hey! You didn’t even ask me if I wanted to come here. What if I had wanted to go home early?”

“Trust me, you don’t.” His eyes were dancing wickedly.

“How do you know? I’m missing out on some much needed sleep, actually.”

“What if I promised to make it worth your while?”

Cady’s eyes flared.

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