Shara and the Haunted Village by Jeffrey Getzin

Author:Jeffrey Getzin [Getzin, Jeffrey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy
Published: 2017-10-09T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

“We're back outside the village?” D'Arbignal said, still trying without success to remain standing without assistance. He kept trying to take his weight off Shara's shoulders, but each time he'd start to sway, and there he'd be, clinging to her again.

Shara shook her head. “I don't think so.”

D'Arbignal surveyed the landscape with narrowed eyes. He tightened his mouth into a thin line.

“There's something not quite right about this,” he said.

“I know. Things seem just a little bit off. Also, where did the leaves go? Weren't the trees full of them last night?”

D'Arbignal shook his head. “To be honest, I don't recall.”

“And our voices sound odd,” she said. “Don't they? Kind of muffled?”

“Swords sold sour seers,” D'Arbignal said. The look of disquiet on his face grew. Then he noticed that one of the mob, Scar, was still alive and chuckling.

“Are we telling jokes?” D'Arbignal asked. “Did you hear the one about the acrobat and the unicorn?”

A coughing fit overcame Scar, and after, when he smiled, his teeth were stained with blood.

“You think you've won,” he said. “But you haven't, really. We're all dying in here anyway.”

“In here?” Shara said.

“Wait … until the boss finds you,” Scar said, his strength visibly failing now. “You'll … you'll wish …”

“I know, I know,” D'Arbignal said, waving his hands impatiently. “The Rat will make us suffer. I've heard it all before. The Rat is evil. The Rat is terrible. Blah blah blah. Tell me something I—”

Scar laughed and coughed, and blood dripped from his mouth. “You … you think I … was … talking about the Rat …” He coughed some more; it seemed like something ripped inside him.

“That … is … is … funny,” Scar said and then died.

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