Road to Wrath by Ty Johnston

Author:Ty Johnston
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Logical Misanthropy
Published: 2009-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Randall had to admit the mountain folk had treated him decently. At least they had not eaten him, but also they had not beaten him or been overtly threatening. He had been uncomfortable riding on the back of one of the big men, especially since his hands were tied by hemp cords and that along with his jarring mode of transport had prevented him from being able to cast any spells that might have helped him escape, but overall he was in good condition and glad to be alive.

As the two giants traveling with Randall neared the bottom of the mountain slopes, green pastures dotted with occasional trees stretching miles before them, the healer’s worries turned to Adara and Kron. He had heard the screaming from the mountain people’s home the night before, though his two big companions either had not heard or did not care.

As the giant carrying him set the healer on the ground, Randall spotted the rocky path coming out of the mountains he and Kron and Adara had been taking, and hoped to see them riding down the trail soon.

The two giants moved away from Randall some little distance and sat on large stones at the foot of the mountain. Though large and hardy, they had traveled through the night, taking turns carrying the healer, and were obviously winded.

Fear suddenly gripped Randall’s heart. Not only was he worried about his friends, but he had his own life to think of. From what he had been able to understand of the mountain people’s guttural speech, they were taking him to a village for some sort of trade. Randall didn’t understand what was happening, but it didn’t look as if he was to be killed. He also didn’t like the idea of becoming someone’s slave. Slavery was legal in one form or another in much of the world outside West Ursia, and Randall had grown up around it in Kobalos though the idea of slavery had always struck him as uncivilized. No one should belong to another. It wasn’t right. People weren’t sheep or cattle.

Another fear was that he was now in East Ursia, a nation notorious for its intolerance of magic and all things having to do with wizards. If he was recognized as a spell caster in the village, it was likely his life would not extend much further. At least he had had time to remove his royal ring from his finger and place it inside his robes; there was no telling what would happen to him if he were found to be a prince of Kobalos.

The two giants said a few words to one another, the language familiar to Randall but nearly unintelligible because of their rough voices, then they stood. One of them lifted Randall onto his shoulders again, and the three made their way east on the trail out of the mountains, which soon turned into a dirt pathway.

Randall’s eyes lingered on the trail coming of the Needles as long as

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