Return of the Dragon by Sam Ferguson

Author:Sam Ferguson [Ferguson, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BA
Publisher: Dragon Scale Publishing
Published: 2015-10-04T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

For the next several weeks, Erik carried the Infinium in his pack while he and Tatev walked through the land to find the Eyes of Dowr. With the blanket of snow fallen over the ground it was hard to recognize where they had been on their journey into the Eastern Wilds. Eventually they came to the brook where they had been captured and Erik spent several days digging through the snow.

As the days wore on, Erik built a lean-to and dug a fire pit. The search for the glasses was fruitless and frustrating. The days turned to weeks. Two months passed and Erik was out of ground to search. The only place left was the brook itself, but it was far too cold to wade into the water.

Tatev grew quiet again, pacing in circles around the cleared camp and dragging his feet.

Erik ran low on food, and soon had to start foraging around. Erik fashioned several snares and managed to catch a couple of snow hares. One of them was dismembered by a fox before Erik could get to it, but the other was whole and would supply meat. He stopped looking for the glasses long enough to stock up on food. Soon he had several hares. He skinned them and fashioned a tight string from their sinews. Next he cut a long branch and trimmed it into a smooth pole. He bored a hole through the top end and tied the string through it. He then tied a loop on the other end of the string. He took the pole to the brook and used the thick end to smash up the bits of ice that covered the water. He inserted the end with the string and began fishing along the bottom of the brook for the glasses.

“That won’t work,” Tatev said as he appeared next to Erik.

Erik jumped. Tatev hadn’t spoken to him since they arrived at this spot. Any previous attempt to get Tatev’s attention had been fruitless. He wasn’t sure if Tatev’s sudden change in behavior was a good or ill omen. Either way, he wasn’t about to lose the opportunity to enjoy some company. Erik shrugged. “I have looked everywhere else. The glasses have got to be in the water.”

Tatev frowned. “You’ll never find them like that.”

“Well I can’t very well go into the water and spend time swimming around for them.” Erik then stopped and looked at Tatev. An idea came to him and he grinned. “Why don’t you go in the water?”

Tatev looked at Erik with a curious expression and then wrinkled his nose. “I can’t swim.”

“You’re a ghost,” Erik pointed out. “You don’t need to swim. Just go in and look around.” Tatev frowned. Erik grinned wider and motioned to the water. “You can follow the pole and look along the bottom.”

Tatev arched a brow and shook his head. “I don’t like this, not one bit.” The ghost moved toward the water and walked out over the surface. “I don’t see anything,” he said.

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