The Stone of Power (The Legendary Keepers Book 2) by Cassidy Bennett

Author:Cassidy Bennett [Bennett, Cassidy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

David quietly fumed about Lori's comment for most of the winding corridors we traveled that day. "I'm not a wimp," he grumped under his breath. "I just don't want to put centuries-old garbage in my mouth."

Mallum put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't pay her any mind. Lori is a bit...rough around the edges at times. She meant no harm. She says stuff like that to everyone."

David fumed about it for a few minutes longer before letting it go. "Fine," he yielded. "Is it time for lunch yet? I’m starving."

My stomach let out a loud rumble. I checked my watch. It was past two o’clock in the afternoon. “It’s past lunchtime. Is anyone opposed to stopping for some lunch?”

"If anyone opposes, so help me I will throw my stinky shoe at them," David threatened. "I need nourishment, even if it costs a shoe covered in centuries-old dirt and grime!"

“Oh no, not the shoe!” Mallum exclaimed in mock horror. “Anything but that!”

I laughed. "Okay, I guess we're stopping for immediate nourishment."

David grinned and whipped out a granola bar, sitting down on the dirty ground and starting to open it.

"Hold up," I told him. I grabbed some hand sanitizer from my bag. "You're going to want this. Centuries-old grime and dirt, remember?"

He hesitated a moment, then smiled and accepted some. “I haven’t used some of this stuff in ages,” he said. He motioned to the label, which said what scent it was. “‘Midsummer Melon’,” he read aloud. “That’s one of my favorite scents, actually.”

The rest of us took our seats on the ground as well, passing around my hand sanitizer and digging into our food. I pulled out the beef jerky from this morning. It looked a lot more appetizing now that I hadn’t eaten more than a single piece all day.

“You’re from Earth, aren’t you?” I asked David.

He nodded. “Yeah, but I haven’t been there in about five years, though. Maybe six.”

That was around the time of the incident, I observed mentally. Even though it was likely unrelated, I made a mental note of it.

“Where did you meet Comrade?” Lena asked.

“We met in Emparadroy,” David said, his mouth full of granola bar. “I was part of the rebel group they have there, so I got to work with Comrade on a few missions.” He swallowed before continuing. “Not long ago, we heard about Umarek’s threat through one of our contacts. We decided to follow you in case you needed any help.”

“Well, we’re glad you did,” Lena said.

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