The Black Witch by Robert Jones

Author:Robert Jones [Jones, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER X

Harald clenched his jaw until his teeth were grinding. Isolde's screams tore him apart. They sent cold shivers deep into his soul as she screamed and screamed into the night until he could hear her hoarse voice burning. He raced down the slope, half sliding, half falling, gripping the yew bow in his hand as though it was the only thing that could keep him alive. Skaldi was with her. He could see the old man's face covered in deep shadows from his flickering flame-torch. He was trying to calm a frenzied Isolde.

"Where were you!" she screamed, catching sight of Harald as he burst into the light.

"Wheeerrrree!" Her voice shrieked and she lunged at him with pounding fists.

Harald's heart was pounding, everything was happening so fast. He didn't think. He just caught her and enveloped her deep into his arms.

"Shhh, Isolde, it is okay," he said feeling her shaking body.

She buried her head deep into his chest and sobbed.

Harald looked up at Skaldi. The old man wore a look of grievance that made Harald tremor.

"Skaldi," he said, "what was that thing?"

The old man met his eyes and Harald could see how deep his eyes had sunk. It was a look of desperation.

"Orlog..." Skaldi whispered, "it was the Black Witch herself."

Harald's knees went weak and he trembled for a moment. Isolde wept harder and for a moment he thought she was holding him up... again.

Skaldi rubbed his face with his old gnarled hands.

"Did...did I kill her?" Harald asked slowly.

Skaldi half laughed at the question. "If only... but I am afraid that your arrow was not the first mortal blade to strike that foul creature... and I fear it might not be the last. She cannot be killed. Not by the mundane in any case."

Isolde pushed herself out of Harald and wiped her face, "How do we kill her?" she asked through a half sob.

"Kill her?" Skaldi said, "my dear girl we have greater worries, we have very quickly become the hunted."

"Then what do we do!?" she asked.

"I don't know," he said, "but my mind needs silence. We rest tonight, tomorrow we move."

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