The Marenon Chronicles: Book 01 - The Deliverer by Jason D. Morrow

Author:Jason D. Morrow
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: afterlife, Fantasy, Epic, Magic, sorcerer
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2011-11-11T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Julian crouched low into the shadows as a group of guards ran past him toward the southeast wing of the castle, just as planned. Holden must have just contacted Spencer to warn him of Julian’s presence. With the guards swarming in the opposite direction, Julian would have more than enough time to make it to the king’s quarters without being noticed. He crept down the long hallway and to the bottom of the first flight of stairs and began to climb. He looked in all directions, making sure no one was around. With each step he came closer to the purple medallion.

He quickly arrived at the second flight of stairs without incident.

He could not believe his good fortune to overhear the conversation between Holden, Spencer and Maroke. It was lucky, he knew that, but it was quite unlucky to be plotted against. Holden wanted him dead. They all did. They knew Julian would do nothing but get in the way of their plans. And that was exactly what Julian intended to do.

He now scaled the third flight, still no guards.

He wondered how long ago this plot had been devised. He wondered who initiated the idea. The Reckoning had turned into nothing more than a ploy for corrupt individuals to gain power and Julian had been a pawn, played in a large-scale game of chess. But he was a pawn no longer.

He ascended the fourth flight, almost feeling the medallion within his grasp.

Julian was sure he could turn the game around on Holden and the rest. Operation Reckoning, although corrupted, could still be used for good. It could be used to take down those that would manipulate it to gain power for evil. If Julian survived the night, he would go to the Dunarians alive and seemingly empty-handed. Holden would be suspicious of him and wonder how he escaped, but would still pretend to be on his side. Julian would have to watch his back until he could figure out the next best move.

He reached the top of the staircase, feeling confident that his location had not been discovered. Slowly, he tiptoed to the corner of the hallway and could see the king’s chamber doors shut tight with two guards in front, standing at attention. These guards never left their post. Their duty was to the king, and the king alone. Julian hoped they wouldn’t be too much of a bother. The hallway was long and led straight to the chamber doors. Another hallway ran parallel to Julian’s current position, but there was no way he could flank the guards from the side. If any person were in that hallway, the protectors would know it. He crouched low, just out of sight and considered carefully what to do next. He did not want to kill these men and he did not want to be seen, but being seen would be unavoidable.

He stood upright and silently pulled his sword from his back. The attack would have to be swift and smooth. It would only work if they never saw him coming.

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