The Forgotten Queen by Matt Glicksman

Author:Matt Glicksman [Glicksman, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-09T22:00:00+00:00

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Dressed in commoner clothing, Dolore casually weaved through the crowd along the edges of Battle Square. It had been two days since Eriph had met with his friend, Don Pike, and still they had heard nothing. She feared the worst for Aksilacarn. For all she knew, they'd already killed him, which would mean staying in Memorial City was not only a waste of time, but an unnecessary risk. In her pocket, she played with a small ball of yarn, no bigger than a lemon. She had found it in her saddle bag that morning. Her source inside the Brotherhood left it behind to signal a meetup. The yarn had been wrapped around four tiny twigs. And so, as the watchtower rang out four strikes, she turned the corner to leave Battle Square and quickened her pace.

A few minutes later, she neared her destination, a door in a narrow alley. Instead of stopping, she continued past it, carefully noting if anyone around was watching. The coast appeared to be clear, and so she strolled around the building once and returned to the entrance. With her hand resting on the door, she rippled her fingers to make a soft drumming noise.

It opened, and a man quickly ushered her in. "You're late."

Dolore spun around and tossed the ball of yarn to her contact. "I know, Rithwic, I'm sorry. I was taking extra precautions. These last couple of days haven't gone according to plan. How are you?"

"No problems here. Have a seat."

Dolore took her place in a chair. Rithwic had always been a close friend of hers. They met nearly thirty years ago in the scouting class for Anoctis. Though their paths in life took them separate ways, their friendship remained strong on one simple principle, a promise. No lies. And if a lie was on your tongue, then you kept your mouth closed. This entitled them to their own secrets, which is why it wasn't until after the Assault on Light's Haven that Dolore learned of Rithwic's membership in the Brotherhood. At that point, she was already one of the founding members of Sect Eighty-Eight when Rithwic decided to join. And in the early days of the sect, he became one of her most reliable scouts. But his tenure with them was short. When Prima Mashira exiled the Death Gods, Rithwic left the sect and moved to Memorial City. The two had stayed in touch, but their relationship had evolved.

"What have you learned?" Dolore asked.

Rithwic dragged a chair across the floor and joined her. "The good news is that your man's alive. The bad news is they know he's your man."

"How?"

"They have a priest under their thumb. Didn't get a name. Sounds like they brought him in to heal Aksil last night, and this priest started telling them about a friend he met earlier in the day. A Death God in Memorial City looking for one of their own."

"That's certainly troubling. The only priest we've directly engaged so far was Don Pike. I was assured he wasn't involved in the Brotherhood, but it looks like we were wrong.

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