Refuge: The Arrival: Book 2 by Dandridge Doug

Author:Dandridge, Doug [Dandridge, Doug]
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Publisher: Doug Dandridge
Published: 2012-07-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“You sure you want to go into that thing?” asked Kurt von Mannerheim, looking into the dark hole that was the entrance of the largest of the step pyramids.

“First this one,” said the dwarven Warpriest, Garios na Gonron, nodding, “then the others.” The Priest gestured at the other two smaller but still large structures. “Until we do this valley will not be truly safe, as these are the entrance for evil things.”

“What about the other tunnels to this, Underdark?” asked Jackie, looking back at the mountains tens of kilometers away.

“Other Dimikran help your people to fortify those entrances,” said the Priest with a smile. “They will make sure none of the dark peoples come that way into the valley.”

“Dark People?” asked Kurt, thinking of the darker peoples on Earth, and wondered if such prejudices also held here.

“The Kidimikran, the dark Dwarves, the greatest enemy of my people,” said the Priest of Grimmoire, sighing. “And the Dekefin, the dark Elves, enemies of all.”

“How do we recognize these enemies?” asked Jackie, her own face showing her concern that people with dark skins might be considered evil on this world.

The Kidimikran look much as my people, but with skins of jet. The Dekefin look much as the Ellala, from which they sprang, and also have skins of black.”

“Are all black skinned people considered evil here?” asked Levine, giving Jackie a look of concern, even though she was light skinned as far as African Americans went. But some of the other Americans were very dark skinned.

“Not at all,” said the Dwarf with another clumsy nod. “There have been good people among those races I have named, though it is still good to be sure of them on meeting.”

“And how do you do that?” asked Levine.

“We use our God sight and look at them,” said the Priest as if he was explaining something to a child. “Then it is clear to us, as it was clear to us when we looked at you.”

“So essentially all of the dark races are evil, unless there is an exceptional one among them?” said Jackie, a frown on her face.

“No,” said the Priest with a smile. “The La’mooricans are a good people. Worshipers of Law, like mine.”

“And what species are they?” asked Levine.

“Why, your own,” said the Priest. “One of the four races of humans on the planet. Black, white, red and yellow.”

“Like the ones on the frescoes in the plateau?” asked Marcus Jordan, walking up to the conversing group.

Kurt had to admit that the Captain made a splendid martial figure, with his combination of plate and chain armor, the hilt of an expensive sword jutting over his shoulder, M16 hanging from its strap.

“Those are the ones, friend Marcus,” said the Dwarf. “A fine and noble people. And this was once the capital of one of their kingdoms.”

“What happened to that kingdom?” asked Levine, looking back at the fortress city that looked so impregnable on top of its plateau.

“Dragons happened, friend Ismael,” said the Dwarf with a scowl. “Dragons and soldiers of the Ellala’lysana.

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