The Gatekeeper by Jason D. Morrow

Author:Jason D. Morrow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jason D. Morrow

Chapter Fifteen

Silas hadn’t been ready for Lorcan’s reaction when he told the group that they had to go to Elysium. He swore up and down that he was not going. There was no way that the rest of them could make him go. It reminded Silas of only a few months before when Lorcan refused to go with them to Mudavé because of his fear of the Stühocs. This time it was a little different. This time he wasn’t speaking out of fear. It almost seemed like he was angry. He tried his best to convince the others that they shouldn’t go, and that this quest to find the Gatekeeper was folly, but he lost. It was all they had to go on. The Reckoning could not be accomplished until Silas met with the Gatekeeper to find out what to do next. It was Inga who ultimately changed his mind. He never offered up a reason for his apprehension, but the explanation came to each of their minds. Lorcan was a mercenary with a group of people that didn’t always obey the law. Perhaps the reason he wasn’t in Elysium was because he was a wanted man. None of them knew for sure, and they didn’t want to press it. He was their guide through the Gated Passage, the territory of deep, dark forests between the land of the Humans and the Erellens, though the Erellens technically controlled the entire forest and what lay beyond.

They flew out of Hanzad in the darkness of night. A look of anger and wariness stayed on Lorcan’s face, but he said nothing. Silas knew he wasn’t being a coward, but he knew Lorcan was not going to offer any sort of explanation either. All of them were exhausted and sick of traveling. Silas felt as though he might fall off Skarret, he was so tired. When they reached the forest, Lorcan instructed them to land on the outskirts. They would have to travel the rest of the way on foot because the Erellens wouldn’t hesitate to shoot down riders in the middle of the night. The more quietly they could travel through the Gated Passage, the better. Lorcan pulled a hood over his head, possibly to disguise his features. As they traveled on foot, the sarians would fly from one tree to another, never soaring above the trees, keeping safely out of sight. They would often move on ahead or stay behind, but every ten minutes or so, they could be seen flying by to check on their smaller riders.

Silas wished they could have flown over The Passage, but he had been shot down out of the sky before and had no wish to experience that again. The Erellens were known to possess the ability to take down a flyer from great distances, even at night. Silas held his hand over his ribs, remembering the terrible pain his last crash had caused.

They had lost track of time. After being in the forest for several hours, they knew it was time to make camp for the night.

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