The Dragon Empress: The Dragonspire Chronicles Book 6 by James E Wisher

Author:James E Wisher [Wisher, James E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945763588
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
Published: 2019-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Moz, Callie, and a pair of rangers approached the Dark Sages headquarters on foot after tying their horses up in a grove of trees half a mile away. They waited a full day after their battle with mercenaries before leaving to explore the place. Nothing seemed to be happening in the ruined city and Moz was eager to see if they could learn anything useful about Leonidas’s plan. Not that he expected to find a journal with My Evil Plan written on the cover, but any clue would be valuable.

There were a pair of guards on duty, but neither of them looked overly keen on their work. In fact, they were so intent on arguing with each other that they hadn’t yet noticed Moz and his companions approaching.

Moz pointed at his rangers then at the two guards then drew a finger across his throat. The men nodded, strung their bows, nocked arrows, and loosed. Rangers were among the best archers in Rend and these two proved it. Their shots took both guards right through the throat. They dropped, clawed at their wounds, and went still.

Moz and his companions sprinted over to the open gate and paused. Inside, the courtyard was empty. Moz expected a servant or something at the very least. The total lack of people made him more nervous than a waiting force of guards.

“Are you sure just the four of us is enough?” Callie asked.

“No, but I didn’t want to weaken our forces more than I absolutely had to. Besides, this place looks practically deserted.”

“If that’s true, why are there guards?”

Moz shrugged. She had a point, but they weren’t going back now. Not without taking a good look around anyway.

He led the way across the clearing, forcing a path through a foot of snow to the keep’s main gate. He pushed and found the doors unlocked. The grand entry hall beyond was every bit as empty of people as the courtyard. A huge red carpet covered the floor and there were leather chairs for visitors. Two doors led out of the room and deeper into the keep. All in all it was a nice room for the lair of a group of crazy wizards.

Moz held his breath and listened. Not so much as a squeak. The Carttoom wizard had said there were a few servants, but as far as Moz could tell, there weren’t any here now.

“Which way?” Callie’s voice sounded loud in the silence.

“I don’t know. One way is as good as another. You can’t sense anyone?”

She closed her eyes and hummed softly. “No, but my power’s range is only about ten yards.”

Moz picked the right-hand door at random and set out. The hall beyond was lit by magical lamps placed at regular intervals. Four doors lined the hall and behind each was an empty room. They kept looking for most of an hour before they were finished with the ground floor.

“I saw a flight of stairs a little way back,” Callie said. “Shall we try the second floor?”

“Might as well,” Moz said.

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