Silent Hall by NS Dolkart

Author:NS Dolkart [Dolkart, N S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-85766-568-3
Publisher: Watkins Media
Published: 2016-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

31

Narky

Judging from the sounds next door, Criton and Bandu seemed to have already made up. He wished they would be quieter about it. If he were ever in a similar situation, he… well, never mind. He’d probably be as loud as he damn well pleased. That didn’t mean he had to excuse them for their noise, though.

He crossed the hall to Phaedra’s room. Since their return to Silent Hall, Phaedra had taken the room that had once been Criton’s, while Criton moved in with Bandu. To Narky’s surprise, he found Phaedra sitting there and eating bread and soft cheese.

“A big plateful of mutton wasn’t enough for you?” he asked.

Phaedra looked up ruefully. “Bandu ate it all.”

“Why didn’t you go eat while she was sleeping then?” He had heard the altercation between her and Criton over whether to awaken Bandu.

Phaedra sighed. “There wasn’t time. I had to clean her floor, or it would have smelled like a privy all week. And it took so long to find a bucket and rags in this place that I was afraid Criton would go in and wake her up if I dawdled.”

“Well, they’re both awake now,” Narky noted.

Phaedra nodded, looking concerned. “I hope he really apologized to her.”

“I just hope we don’t have to wait around here until she has her baby,” Narky said.

“Oh Gods,” said Phaedra. “I hadn’t thought of that. Do you think she’s fit to travel?”

Narky snorted. “You’re asking me?”

“Why not?” Phaedra said. “You’ve been pregnant just as many times as I have.”

They decided to wait until the next day to ask Bandu how she felt about traveling. She rose before them, however, and search though they might, they could not find her.

“She can’t be missing,” Criton said in disbelief. “It doesn’t make sense.”

“Did she say anything to you when she got up?” asked Phaedra.

“It was really early,” Criton mumbled, scratching his head. “I think she said something about being hungry.”

They asked several villagers if they had seen Bandu, but the townsfolk only stared sullenly at them. “Psander might know,” said Hunter. “She eats her breakfast early enough, she might have seen Bandu.”

“Maybe they’re in the library,” Phaedra suggested. “I hadn’t thought to look there, since Bandu doesn’t read, but it’s possible she’s talking to Psander.”

Criton shook his head. “She wouldn’t just go and talk to Psander. She hates Psander.”

“We should find Psander and make sure,” Narky said, his suspicions aroused. “She’s always talking about how fascinating Bandu is.”

They rushed to the library, and finding it empty, practically flew up the stairs to the locked door that had impeded them earlier. This time, Hunter slammed on the door with all his might, and when it did not budge, Criton pulled him out of the way and breathed fire at it. When that had no effect either, he tore at the wood with his claws until finally Psander opened it. The wizard stood there a moment, holding a necklace of thin wire and looking extremely irritated. She was wearing a long, thick

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