The Dragon Orb (The Alaris Chronicles Book 1) by Mike Shelton

Author:Mike Shelton [Shelton, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michael Shelton
Published: 2017-02-28T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Roland now stood at the edge of the Elvyn Forest. River Bend sat a hundred feet away, through the trees. Glancing to his left and then his right, he noticed that he stood within a company of wizards.

“Roland, the rebels are here,” one said to him. The wizard that had spoken to him was older than Roland but was obviously a battle wizard. “We seek your counsel on the matter.”

Roland was having a hard time remembering how he had gotten there but felt joy at the confidence they put in him. “How many?” he asked.

“About two dozen, including the Chief Judge and a young scholar wizard,” came back the report.

The Chief Judge? Roland thought. That didn’t seem right. Daymian Khouri wasn’t a rebel. Roland surveyed the group of wizards again and realized they were all Kanzar’s men. Then it dawned on him—he was one of Kanzar’s men!

The jolt from this fact almost meant something to him, but he lost that thought while the other men clearly awaited an answer. Roland also had a good idea of who the young scholar wizard would be, and he had no intention of killing his friend.

“I will go by myself and scout out the buildings,” he said to buy himself some time. “The rest of you will circle around the town, making sure there are no other reinforcements.”

The other wizards nodded their heads in agreement to his plan. That felt good. Someone finally appreciated him for who he was: a great wizard leader.

The men took off, and Roland walked into town. Masking the sound of his feet and staying close to the trees, he had no problem getting close to the main building. It was an inn that he recognized, one they had stayed at on the way to the Citadel. This was a strange thought, and he couldn’t place how long ago that was.

Roland peered through a side window and saw Bakari sitting next to Kharlia, the young girl he had grown attached to. Roland felt slightly envious of the young man. His own escapades with women always ended badly. Maybe it was only the conquest that held the allure for him, because boredom always followed.

Focusing back on the situation, Roland noticed the Chief Judge, his personal guard, and some other nobles, business owners, and political leaders gathered around a large table. The discussion seemed to heat up as one man stood up with his arms flapping in the air. Moving around to a window with a small crack in it, Roland tried to hear what they were saying.

“We cannot attack the Citadel,” the Chief Judge said. “That would be suicide.”

“Well, we shouldn’t sit here and do nothing either,” the man who had been so animated moments before continued. “Kanzar’s men grow more powerful every day. They already control Whalen and Cassian.”

“We will keep recruiting. We must go from town to town and let the people choose whom they will follow.”

“But Kanzar has set himself up as king. The people are flocking to a king,” another man said.

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