The Pilgrims of Rayne by D. J. Machale

Author:D. J. Machale [Machale, D. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Adventure, Childrens
ISBN: 9781416914167
Goodreads: 215539
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2007-05-08T00:00:00+00:00

"Where are you going?" Telleo asked.

"Don't even ask. It's up to you all to make sure this village is ready to fight."

"How long will you be gone?" Drea asked.

"Not long. Maybe a few hours. We can't afford to be gone any longer than that." 413 419 "What's the point, Pendragon?" Siry asked. "We're going to get help." Soon after, Siry and I ran through the village, headed for the beach. People were milling around, dazed. Many had witnessed the destruction of the pilgrim fleet. Most had no idea what it all meant. We made one stop. It was back at the tribunal hut where Telleo nursed me to health. There we gathered several small wooden canisters that contained a poison. It was harmless to us, but deadly to its intended target. Bees.

We left the hut and quickly ran to the beach. It wasn't difficult finding the rocky cave near the shore.

"Why are we here?" Siry asked. "I've been in this cave before. There's nothing here to help us."

I didn't explain. He'd find out soon enough. We entered the cave and moved quickly through the labyrinth of tunnels. Whenever we came to an intersection, I looked at my Traveler ring to show me the way. The gray stone was glowing brighter with every turn. When we were about to enter the large, cathedral-like cavern where I first encountered the quig-bees, I decided not to take any chances. I motioned to Siry. He pulled a stopper out of one of the canisters and tossed it in ahead of us.

"That's enough poison to kill a couple thousand bees," he said.

"You better be right," I said, and poked my head around the corner in time to see a storm of bright yellow lights falling from the ceiling. It was raining quigs. Dead quigs. Thousands of yellow lights soon carpeted the sandy floor.

Siry gasped at the sight. "I've lived here all my life and never saw anything like that."

"Get used to it."

414 420 We ran through the cavern, crunching dead quigs under our feet. A few turns later we found the cavern with the rocky pool of water that was the mouth of the flume.

"This is it," I declared.

"This is what? I've been here before. It's just a pool." I took the poison canisters and placed them along the cavern wall, in case we needed them when we got back. It didn't hurt to be sure, but if my plan worked the way I wanted, we wouldn't be needing them. I stepped up to the pool and looked into the calm, green water. I hadn't yet flumed out of there; I wasn't sure what to do.

"I'll go along with whatever you want, Pendragon. But you have to tell me what this is about."

"You gotta be strong," I said. "You're about to see things you never thought possible. All I can tell you is that your father knew it all. If you have any love or respect for his memory, trust him. Trust me."

"I do trust you.

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