The Iron Knight by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-02-20T15:02:36.528000+00:00

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This wasn’t working. And we didn’t have time to play keep-away with a pair of murderous stone giants. “Retreat!” I cal ed, ducking behind a headless statue to avoid being trampled by the first guardian, which grunted and spun around before hitting anything. “Puck, get to the doors, we don’t have time for this!”

“Oh sure, prince! You make it sound so easy!”

The Fu dog attacking me rumbled a growl and stalked forward. Apparently it had given up blindly charging forward in the hopes of smashing me into paste. From the corner of my eye, I spotted Ariel a pul ing back her bow for another shot, and waved her back without taking my attention from the dog.

“Ari, don’t worry about me. Just go.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes! Get to the doors—I’l be right behind you.”

Ariel a slipped behind a wal and out of sight. The Fu dog glanced her way, growling, but I hurled an ice dagger at its face, smashing it right between the eyes, bringing its attention back to me with a roar.

It lunged forward, teeth bared, claws raking deep gouges in the f loor.

As it pounced, I leaped up, vaulting off its snout and landing on its broad shoulders. For a split second, I saw a f lash of gold on its bright red col ar, but then I was hurtling off its back and running toward the doors, where Puck and Ariel a waited for me.

The Wolf was keeping the other Fu dog busy, dancing around and snapping at its back feet as it whirled on him. As I bounded up the stairs, the guardian turned on me with a snarl, but the Wolf lunged forward and slammed his shoulder into it, rocking it back, keeping its 200/387

focus on him. I reached Puck and Ariel a, who looked grave as they turned to me.

“No good.” Puck frowned and punched the stone door, making a hol ow thump. “The sucker won’t budge. I think there’s a key or something to open it. Look.”

He pointed to the doors, where two indentations side by side formed perfect half circles that met where the two doors came together, making a ful sphere. A key of some sort, which probably meant it was lost or hidden somewhere in the room. With the two Fu dogs. I sighed in frustration.

“The col ars, you fools.” Grimalkin appeared on one of the statue bases, ears back, lashing his tail. “Look at their col ars. Must I do everything around here?” He vanished again, just as a Fu dog charged up the steps and lunged at us.

We dove aside, and the dog rammed into the doors with a boom that shook the ceiling. Shaking its head, it backed off, and I saw that same f lash of gold around its neck, like a tag. Or a globe that had been cut in half…

I glanced at Puck. “You take one, I’l get the other?”

“You’re on, ice-boy.”

We scattered to different corners of the room, Ariel a fol owing me, Puck leaping down to help the Wolf.

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