Shadow Helm of Glory by Elizabeth Klein

Author:Elizabeth Klein [Klein, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Ghostly Army

It was such an effort to keep his eyes open. Then something hard and uncomfortable intruded on his attention. Rubbing sleep from his eyes, Robbie glanced down. Embedded in the earth beneath him was a plank of wood. Dreamily, he prised it from the shallow earth and held it up to the firelight. Scribbled across its rotten surface were letters in faded ink. He brushed the dirt away to see it better. It was a sign!

B w orange narc sia!

Orange narc sia?

He blinked. The orange pollen—narc sia?

What did the B and w stand for? What words were missing? He’d never heard of narc sia before. The sign fell from his fingers as he fought to keep awake. He caught a movement out of the corner of his eye. Uneasiness tugged at him. He should get up...should leave...find the others. There was a slow untwining of shadowed branches where the huddle of strange trees stood. Did he imagine it?

Crinkle. Rustle. Crunch.

With the last reserves of his strength, Robbie pushed himself onto his side. He was aware of sounds coming from the clearing, roots ripping from the earth, vague scraping of branches, bark brushing against the grass.

Creak. Rustle. Crack.

The trees seemed to be a little nearer, a little less huddled in the darkness, a lot more threatening. Wood creaked. He tried to call out, but his mouth wouldn’t open. His limbs wouldn’t move. Strong, woody hands grasped his arms and legs. There was no fight left in him as they lifted him off the ground, nor could he keep his eyes open any longer. He sank into an ocean of deep, prickly sleep.

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