The Curious Case of the Bone Flute Troll: Paradise Lot (Urban Fantasy Series) by Vance R.E. & Anderson Justin Lee

Author:Vance, R.E. & Anderson, Justin Lee [Vance, R.E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Keep Evolving Studios
Published: 2016-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

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They walk up and down row after row of unclaimed graves.

“Did you know that we have the largest number of unmarked graves per capita in the world?” Holly says. “When the gods left, there was so much total destruction that we wound up burying body after unrecognizable body. I guess when you die from hellfire, there are no dental records left behind to identify you with.” She tries to speak in a matter-of-fact manner, but Officer Steve senses her sadness. So many humans died when the Others came tumbling down... So many died because of the gods’ reckless abandonment. And after seeing row after row of white tombstones, Officer Steve cannot help but feel remorse for the pain that the arrival of him and his kind caused.

Officer Steve examines the surrounding area. The ground is two square miles of undisturbed old grass. No one has been here for some time. “See,” Holly says, “we would have reported anyone digging up a grave. We do regular patrols. Especially Seòras—he covers the grounds nightly, and he’s got super hearing, not to mention his super-duper nose.”

“Seòras?” Steve mutters to himself, looking around.

He stoops low, careful to not actually let his knee touch the ground, and takes a closer look. No signs that anyone came near this particular grave for months—maybe even years. He takes in a deep breath and smells nothing. No hint that a troll or any other Other was here.

“There are other graveyards with other John Does,” Holly said.

Steve ignores this as he examines the next two rows of graves. They are the same. No disturbance. No scent of an Other’s presence. Nothing.

She wraps her arms around her body and hugs herself tightly. “It’s kind of creepy to think that someone is digging up graves in my own backyard.”

Officer Steve smells the fear on her and his heart beats with remorse over her feelings. So much has changed for Others—forced to live on Earth, as mortals. But just as much changed for humans.

“You’re probably right,” he says. “The bones were probably taken from another graveyard altogether.”

Holly nods and breathes a sigh of relief.

Officer Steve thanks Holly for her time and bids her farewell. She tells him that she’ll call in if she sees anything suspicious, and with that, the youngest of the Billy Goats Gruff leaves, not burdening her with the last clue he uncovered.

If Seòras did nightly rounds, then where were his footprints? They weren’t anywhere to be seen, and Officer Steve knows that he has solved one piece of this puzzle: the bones most certainly came from the Paradise Lot graveyard.

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