Sam Finch and the Zombie Hybrid (Sam Finch Series Book 1) by Bouchard J.W

Author:Bouchard, J.W. [Bouchard, J.W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JWB Publishing
Published: 2012-09-16T07:00:00+00:00

When they stepped outside the Bard’s Tale, the biting cold brought Sam back to reality. The snow was wetter than before, clinging to his boots as they walked through the village. Sarah took the lead again as they took a left, then a right, then a left again, until they had crisscrossed so many streets that Sam began to feel dizzy.

Finally, they took a final left and Sam could see the main road ahead of them. Upon reaching it, they came out right next to Surly Dragon Arms.

“You really know your way around,” Sam said.

“I’ve spent a lot of time here,” Sarah said. “It gets less confusing with time.”

They took turns kicking the snow off each others’ boots before entering the spacious shop. Inside, Jiao-long was behind the counter polishing an intricately-decorated broad axe. He acknowledged them only briefly before returning to his task.

Sam stood inside the entrance, not sure of what he was supposed to do. Sarah nodded at him to go first. He walked up the center aisle until he reached the counter and laid Rusty down on top of it.

“No refunds, no returns,” Jiao-long said as he continued to polish the axe.

Sam glanced at Sarah again, feeling helpless. What am I supposed to do? She tilted her head toward Jiao-long, a gesture that said, Go on. Ask.

Sam said, “I don’t want to return it. I want to know if you can tell me anything about it. A few people seem to think it’s enchanted.”

Jiao-long stared at him, blank-faced. Sam found it impossible to read the man’s emotions, but after a long while, he thought he detected the faintest trace of a smile.

“Are you accusing me of knowingly selling an enchanted sword to a first year student?” Jiao-long asked, but there was no anger in his voice. “Especially since I’m well aware of the fact that first year students aren’t allowed to have their weapon enchanted.”

Sam shook his head vigorously. “No, not at all. I wasn’t accusing you of anything. All I’m saying is…maybe you didn’t realize it was enchanted? Maybe you forgot.”

“Forgot? Silly, danshi. I know each weapon that passes through this shop better than you know yourself.”

Sam didn’t know what to say, he couldn’t exactly argue with the Surly Dragon’s owner. He could only imagine the punishment he might receive from Alsted if he were to disrespect one of the villagers. With semester tests coming up, he might very well be expelled seeing as how there were bound to be several wash outs anyway.

“We all saw it,” Sarah said. Jiao-long listened, giving her the undivided attention he had withheld from Sam. “When one of the mages cast the Coldsnap spell on him, he resisted it. Instructor Volatine inspected the sword himself.”

Sam wanted to add that Lilah had also inspected the sword and arrived at the same conclusion, but he stopped himself from saying it.

Jiao-long picked up the sword and inspected it. Small rusty flakes drifted onto the counter, and he wiped them away with his hand. He stared at the sword for a long time.

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