The Map Maker's Sister by Matthew Krengel

Author:Matthew Krengel [Krengel, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780878399468
Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud
Published: 2013-09-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Into the Mushroom Circle

He took off running as he clutched the great egg. As he passed a long building against the wall opposite him, suddenly the door opened, and four more Adherents boiled out of the portal. His legs burned with effort but he forced away the pain and kept moving. Confusion helped him get to cover, but a volley of shots splattered against the iron building, one so close he nearly dropped the egg. After a few deep breaths, Jacob sprinted away towards where he had seen Bella last. A shout came behind him, and he ducked his head and ran for all he was worth. Amazingly he made it to the side of the bigger building where Baenn and the others were making their stand and slipped around the side.

“Bella!” Jacob risked being heard and was rewarded with a shout of warning from a sentry still pacing the walls. The Adherent raised his musket but suddenly clutched his shoulder and dropped his weapon. With a frightened look on his face he ducked inside the tower next to him and disappeared from sight.

“Jacob!” Flying Cloud shouted back as she waved from where she and Bella were hidden behind a stack of firewood piled near the wall.

Jacob looked around before he ran toward the stack of firewood. It looked clear so he sprinted as only a star football player could. He heard a shot and felt the energy ball as it closed in on him. Then he was flying head over heels in the air towards the firewood. His side felt like it was on fire, and the egg flew from his grip. Time seemed to slow as he caught a glimpse of the egg falling towards the rocky ground. It disappeared, and he crashed head first into the chunks of timber.

Flying Cloud saw the musket blast as it exited the weapon and flashed across the castle grounds. She saw it strike Jacob on the side and send him flying, and even worse, she watched the crimson dragon’s egg jarred from his grasp. She lunged forward with her arms outstretched and got her hands and arms under the orb. It bounced once on her arms and tapped against the ground slightly, then rolled to a halt almost against her face. From inside the egg she felt a slight shudder as the life within the hard shell rebelled against the treatment it just endured.

There was a chorus of shouts across the gravel, and then Flying Cloud scrambled back behind the stacked logs while Bella launched an arrow from her bow.

“Get Jacob,” Bella shouted.

“I’m trying!” Flying Cloud called back as she set the egg carefully on the ground. She glanced around the wood and noticed that Jacob was crawling weakly towards their shelter, his arm and leg on the right side flopped weakly as he pulled his body with his left arm. She crawled around the side and grabbed Jacob’s outstretched hand and pulled him back until they were both protected by the firewood once more.

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