The Jewel of Asgard by Aiki Flinthart

Author:Aiki Flinthart [Flinthart, Aiki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-02-14T17:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER TWELVE

“Oh, no!” Jade groaned. She sank down onto a log and dropped her head into her hands with a sigh. “So now we’ve got Zhudai after us already as well as half the Roman army? This is not what I was expecting when I started this.”

Marcus crouched before her, his eyes troubled by her worry. “I’m sorry I have placed you all in greater danger. I should leave.”

“No!” Jade grabbed his arm. “Don’t go! I’m just overreacting. We’ll….we’ll cope.” He looked at her for a long moment then nodded slowly. She blushed and released him. Her heart thudded uncomfortably as he stood up and faced Phoenix.

“What about you? Do I stay with you or go?” the Roman boy asked with quiet pride. “I know you have some mission to achieve and I don’t want to jeopardise that or your lives with my presence. It’s your decision.”

Jade jumped to her feet. “It’s all of our decision, not just Phoenix’s. We’re in this together.” She stared defiantly at the two warriors, annoyed at Marcus’ automatic assumption that Phoenix was leader, just because he was a boy. Biting her lip, she looked at Phoenix. “But I don’t think Brynn and Marcus can make a decision without knowing more. We need to tell them.”

Phoenix stared at her, obviously caught off-guard. “Tell them what, exactly?”

“I think if we tell them what our ultimate aim is then Marcus and Brynn can decide for themselves if they want to help or not,” she said uncertainly. “It’s not fair to drag them around the countryside without knowing what they’re getting into.”

“Sounds like great advice to me,” Brynn encouraged. “I always like to know what I’m getting myself into - especially if it involves being killed by four hundred and eighty Roman soldiers and a mad foreign wizard.” He held up his hands in surrender when Phoenix scowled at him. “Hey,” he said, “I only signed on to guide you to Carega Amgarn and maybe help you steal the Jewel of Asgard and nab some treasure for myself. If there’s more to this, it’d be nice to know now.”

“Fine then.” Phoenix scrubbed a hand over his face, as though the last three days had finally caught up to him. Jade could almost feel his exhaustion and impatience. He just wanted to get on with it. He evidently thought she was making things more complicated than they needed to be.

“We’re here on….a great Quest.” He seemed to be struggling to put it into words. Jade kept quiet with an effort as he continued. “We have to complete five Quests in five different parts of the world. The first is to get the Jewel from the Druids at Carega Amgarn, as you mentioned, Brynn. If we manage that and the other four lev….quests then we should be able to achieve our ultimate goal - to kill Feng Zhudai.”

Brynn’s jaw dropped. Marcus frowned. Jade watched them both anxiously.

“But such tasks could take years,” Marcus noted. “It takes many weeks to get just from here to Rome.

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