Sprig by Houston Hare
Author:Houston Hare [Hare, Houston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action, Adventure, Discrimination, druid, Exploration, Fantasy, Mage, Magic, Monsters, Nature, racism, wizard
ISBN: 9781734298048
Amazon: 1734298049
Goodreads: 58352007
Publisher: Tallstrunt Press LLC
Published: 2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00
4.4 Entangled
âRodrigo! Thereâs a giant lizard running toward the colony!â said the balding Gnome who stood by the window. He looked back at us with raised eyebrows and panic on his face.
Rodrigo stood, his forehead creased as he looked out the window. He turned to me. It took me a moment to realize why.
âI had nothing to do with this,â I said, amazed that he even had the thought. âI canât control animals. No one can as far as I know.â
Rodrigo snorted. He turned his attention to the corner where the Gnome representative had been standing before. âI will escort the prisoner back to her cell. The rest of you, protect the gate. We canât let that thing through.â
The rest of you? What did that mean and why was he talking to the wall?
Rodrigo grabbed me by the arm as he rushed around the table. âDonât make this difficult. There are bigger issues at hand.â He lifted me from my chair while the Gnome hurried out of the room.
Rodrigo led me into the hallway where I saw a group of other races running down the stairsâthe other representatives. Were they all in the hallway? Maybe Rodrigo was talking to them somehow.
We went after them, down the wooden stairs leading into the basement. Another door, and then I was back in the jail cells, along with the rest of my group.
Rodrigo looked me in the eyes before he opened the cell door. âDonât try anything.â He then turned his gaze to everyone else. âThat goes for all of you. We have enough to deal with at the moment and trying to escape will only make matters worse for you.â
âWe can help fight,â I said, a little fearful of the rage it might brew in Rodrigo.
He said nothing at first and only squinted his eyes, as if he was studying me, maybe trying to understand my motivation.
âNo,â he said finally.
With that, he opened the cell door, shoved me in, and slammed the door behind me. Rodrigo disappeared into the hallway and we were left to rot once again.
âYou got him riled up, huh?â asked Zef.
âYeah. What did you say?â said Lolan.
âThereâs something charging the gate. They said it was a giant lizard,â I said.
Tigala was leaning against the bars with one hand wrapped around them. âSounds big. He was pretty nervous.â
âYeah,â I said. I turned around to face Marv and the open window.
âHey, Marv. Do you know any magic?â I asked.
âNo, miss,â he said. âIâve never been much good at magic. Otherwise, Iâd be out there searching.â He kept his head down even while talking, focused more on the stone floor than any of us.
âYou canât do anything? Canât even make a crack or form a small rock from a bigger one?â I asked again.
âI wish I could,â he said. His expression grew grimmer with each of my questions.
Okay, well thatâs a dead end.
âWhat are you doing?â asked Lolan behind me.
âIâm getting out of here,â I said.
Lolan stood to his feet. âWhat do you mean? He just told you not to try anything.
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