Rebels and Realms: A Limited Edition Urban Fantasy Collection by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

7

It was a relief that we moved in the direction opposite the goblins. It was strange to me that we were close enough that my partners could hear them but not be concerned that we were that close. Logically, I knew they could probably hear for miles, but it felt strange all the same.

The forest seemed endless. I was tempted to suggest a break, when Rider stopped again.

"How old?" Logan asked.

Rider looked uncertain and turned in a circle, studying the woods. We waited patiently.

"It is not old," Rider said, not taking his eyes off the ground. "It is now."

Logan started studying the trees.

"It's definitely not a glen," I said.

"If they are settling here, it will take them a long time to turn it into their home," Logan said. "Any idea how many?"

"Two." Rider didn't sound certain about his reply.

"I could—"

"Not yet," Logan said over me. He was looking out of the corners of his eyes, never straight in front of him. I tried the same, but didn't see anything different.

"Maybe they went away," I suggested.

"It is possible," Rider said.

Logan sighed. "Nope. They're still here."

"Do you see them?" I asked.

"No, but my phone is gone," he said.

I patted my pockets and wrapped my hands reassuringly around my own. "I still have mine."

Logan made a few noises that sounded like a mixture of bird song and squirrel chatter.

"What's the name of the pixie we rescued last fall?" I asked.

Logan made the same noises and I rolled my eyes.

"Is there an English version?" I asked.

"Laurus Rain is the best translation," Logan said.

He continued to call out to the pixies.

"I guess things can't be too bad if they're playing," I said.

"They've abandoned their glen," Logan said. "I'm not sure what it would take for them to stop playing games."

"I am not sure I understand," Rider said. "They have stolen your phone, but you say they are playing a game?"

"Yep. Pixies’ ideas of games are not the same as ours," I said.

Logan chuckled, and the musical sound helped unwind some of the tension I had been feeling. "And both are a far cry from elves."

"What do elves—"

A twittering sound came from the trees and I broke off abruptly.

We all turned our heads up to the branches. I saw nothing, but then, I didn't really expect to.

Logan made a reply. The elf was watching something, which I assumed it was a pixie. His eyes focused on something invisible moving down the tree and over to us. It wasn't until Logan began talking that I could start to see the pixie take shape.

Pixies have the most amazing camouflaging techniques. It makes all species in our dimension pale in comparison. I'm not sure what Logan's trick was in seeing them. Maybe it was an elf thing. I'm sure it was Logan's laughter that had brought the pixie out of hiding. It was hard not to be taken in by the laughter of elves.

Rider crouched down and watched the pixie from a distance. The pixie and Logan were having

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