The Fourth World by Marina Sandoval

Author:Marina Sandoval [Sandoval, Marina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter XV - Minotaurs

The next day, they ate everything the old man offered, and they accepted with pleasure what he gave them for the trip. They packed the few things they had with them and left.

Chad continued with them. He hugged his old friend. It was a long and sad hug, as he knew whatever happened, he wasn’t going to see him again.

“Take care of yourself, child,” said the old man, his eyes watering.

The others thanked him; they would never know how to repay him for his help.

“I’m here to help,” said the old man. “May the Gods watch over you, for you will need it.”

The forest seemed uninhabited; the wind was the only sound that occupied the place. It was cold, and the sky was gray. There did not seem to be a single being living in that forest. That was why it was called, “Silent Forest”.

They walked, saying nothing as they went. The landscape changed. The trees became scarce, and those that remained were so high, they touched the clouds. Among them were all sizes of rocks; some were so big, they looked huge, sleeping turtles.

They advanced for two days without complications. Steven refused help and walked with a cane but always remained behind, feeling his leg burn with pain. However, he never complained.

On the third night, they found a place in the middle of some stones and set up camp there. From the moment they entered the forest, Azura advised them not to make noises that could attract animals. Although it was hard to believe there were animals there, they did what she suggested.

That night, they ate fruit and bread and fell asleep. Thomas and Habel remained on guard. She flew to the top of a nearby tree and set up a lookout.

Thomas, who was a little away from the group, heard footsteps approaching. “How’s your leg?” he asked. The pirate knew it was Steven by the sound of his walk.

“It hurts. I cannot sleep.”

“Because of the leg, or other reasons?”

“You saw that?” Steven replied, embarrassed.

“Do not worry; even if you still remember her when we wake up in our world, she’ll awaken far away from you.”

“I never thought about that... so, you assume we’ll get out of here alive?”

“What I know is that I do not plan to die here.”

A terrified cry cut off their conversation. Thomas hurried off. Steven tried to get up but fell.

When Thomas approached the group, Habel was there, frozen. She stretched her arm out in front of Thomas, so he would not continue forward.

A colony of bats was between them and their companions.

They were not ordinary bats; they were larger than cats. Everyone had woken up and stood, except for Chad.

Some bats faced the group; others confronted Thomas and Habel. Steven was watching the scene from behind a big stone. He recognized he was useless with his leg in this state; if he tried to help, it would only disrupt things.

Lorne whispered to his companions, almost without moving the lips, “Disperse.”

Hubert stared at Habel, expecting her to face him, and she did.

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