Shadow and Starlight by Darcy Sherlen

Author:Darcy Sherlen [Sherlen, Darcy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-13T22:00:00+00:00

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The Stalkers crept forward to get a better look. The King of Thieves laughed in his victory, eyes locked onto me. The crowd cheered at their leader. “This will give us unlimited power.”

They must be hoping to use me in battle. But what was one runt versus the armies of Krev? “I won't fight for you,” I said. While I had meant to sound confident, desperation and defeat clung to my words.

The King of Thieves turned to me, a wicked grin stretching across his face. “Do you not know the power of your element? We don't need you. Just your Blood.” He waved his hand and two hooded figures grabbed hold of me. “Ryder, take her to the dungeons, and then ensure that this information doesn't get out. We can't have all of Taroth knowing about this.”

One of the hooded figures nodded, a silver clasp glistening as he moved. An emblem of a knife stabbing a snake. His face hid completely under the darkness of his hood.

They shoved me through a hallway and down a stone staircase. The stairs had been carved into the stone, many of the steps uneven. The deeper we got, the cooler the air became. The smell of mold replaced the smell of ash.

We entered a hallway lined with prison cells carved into the stone. The two men dragged me past the cells, and in the darkness, there was only glimpses of movement behind the bars.

“Please, let me go! I will stop the war against your people. You will be able to return to the Upperworld,” I begged.

Ryder scoffed. “I don't want to go back. I quite like it down here.” The other man laughed, holding my arms behind my back as Ryder opened a cell. “Welcome home, darling.” They tossed me inside, slamming the metal door and with a loud clink, the door locked.

A strip of burlap on the floor marked the bed. The cell contained only the barest of the necessities. I stopped the investigation short, sitting on the burlap and looking out through the bars.

The cell across from me was empty, and when I called out, no response came, only my echo and a soft sobbing in the distance. “Are you okay?” I called out again.

Footsteps clunked down the stone hallway, “Quiet!” a guard yelled. He moved in front of my cell, slamming a wooden stick against the bars. He wore the same black hood as the others, a long wooden stick strapped onto his belt. I scurried back, but he continued down the hallway, hitting the bats along the way. The loud clangs echoed.

I sat in the dungeon for a long time, afraid to make another peep. My stomach growled, eyelids heavy. Where were Gwen and Demetri? Did they plan to come back for me? Or had they just abandoned me at the first sign of trouble? Traded me for their own skins.

I slept on the cold hard stones, using my hand as a pillow until the back of it went numb from the rock.

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