The Runes of Destiny by Megg Jensen

Author:Megg Jensen [Jensen, Megg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 80 Pages, Inc

Chapter 27

Vitagut sat and kept watch in the waning darkness as the sun’s rays crept in through a small window near the ceiling. The room they’d chosen to sleep in was small—a storage room off the main hall. They’d decided it would be easier to defend from intruders—but to be honest, Vitagut wasn’t sure if they even could defend themselves from the orc ghosts. Could the ghosts float through walls? Who knew? It was possible they’d barricaded themselves in a place that would only serve as a prison with no hope of escape.

The castle was in ruins, a mere shadow of its previous magnificence. Vitagut knew what the grand city had once been; as a child, he’d visited Agitar with his parents, and he could still vividly recall its golden turrets and marbled halls, splendor beyond his wildest dreams. Inab was his home, and glorious in its own right, but it was plain compared to the grandeur of Agitar as it had been.

Those memories of Agitar were what had driven him to rise to the challenge when Rafe showed up in Inab, looking for someone to lead an army to aid Agitar. His mind had filled with the glory that he’d witnessed, the castle that had surpassed anything he’d ever seen. He had wanted to resurrect those images, those glories.

But now…

Vitagut sifted rubble through his fingers.

He could no longer deny the truth. There was nothing here to resurrect. Even the few orcs that had survived to meet his arrival were probably all dead by now, or possessed by the ghosts. Agitar was lost. Survival was all that mattered now. He had to return to Inab before evil crept its way there. He had to prepare them for what was to come.

He had to ensure the rest of orcdom wouldn’t meet Agitar’s fate.

In the corner of the room, Alyna stirred. The sun lit up her face. Vitagut repeatedly had to remind himself that she was a faun and not a human. Not that he knew much of either. In Inab, he’d rarely seen a being of another race. Now here he was with a faun, two elves, and a human.

He looked around at the others. Ghrol snored in a corner. Kazrack slept on his back, his silver hair carefully pulled over his shoulder, his hands laced upon his stomach. Beside him, Maysant’s limbs were all akimbo, her eyes squeezed shut, and occasionally she let out a yelp or a grunt. The two siblings couldn’t be more different.

His friends would tease him endlessly when they found out the company he’d been keeping. He only hoped the world would have room for that sort of harmless ribbing. After what he’d witnessed, he couldn’t imagine laughing again.

Alyna sat up and rubbed her eyes. The tattered blanket she’d had over her fell to her waist. She stretched her arms over her head and yawned. Then, as if she suddenly recalled their situation, her eyes snapped wide and she looked around the room.

“Safe?” she asked Vitagut quietly.

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