The Beast Within by D L Goddard

Author:D L Goddard [Goddard, D L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00

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Alone in his cell Arahir felt as if his heart was ripped from his body. He felt pain explode in his skull, so excruciating that for one moment he couldn’t see a thing. When he could make out objects and people clearly, it was as if he was looking through a red haze. The beast felt a snarl rumbling in his chest. A sound … almost unheard … triggered a crouch and the beast was absolutely frozen, ready to attack. Seeing a shadow … the beast leapt, aiming straight for the throat of the huge creature only to slam painfully into the bars, dropping like a stone.

The Troll had watched the entire performance wondering what had happened to change the Beast so suddenly. It was as if his soul had been ripped away and replaced with a mindless, savage beast. He was amazed at the change in Arahir’s eyes, they were black and flat and the spark of intelligence was totally gone to be replaced by animal cunning. The Troll realized suddenly that he had run out of time; he vowed he would keep his promise to help the Beast escape and return to the castle. Because if anything could return Arahir as he was, it was the Light. Alexandros knew now the trip would be incredibly difficult, but once the King gave his solemn oath, he kept it, no matter how hard the task had become.

Alexandros faced the snarling once Hidden One in the cell watching the rage in his face. He wondered if there was some way he could get through to him the way he had before. Opening his mind to the Beast, he kept calling him by name trying to get through. But to his great dismay all he heard was a confused growling and roaring in rage. Alexandros was saddened; the once beautiful lilt of the man’s voice and the wonderful intellect he found in the Keeper’s speech was totally absent. He was about to break away when he heard a faint call … a cry of desperation.

“I am here … please … please … don’t leave me … here … don’t forget your promise.”

The voice was almost impossible to find and follow but Alexandros persisted; determined more than ever to free the Keeper. Somewhere in that terrible rage was the gentle Keeper and the High King was going to find him. The Troll felt a terrible urgency and decided that tonight was the last possible time to escape. It had to be tonight; any later and not only would the castle fall, but the Keeper would be lost to the curse of the beast … forever.

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