The Wizard And The Dragon by Joseph Anderson

Author:Joseph Anderson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-07-28T23:00:00+00:00

The barriers were closed one at a time and I placed each of the clear gems into its own small bag. I had several others strapped to my belt that were already full and a few loose gems in each pocket. Candle was on my shoulder. I had spent weeks getting ready and I still felt unprepared.

The last barrier came down and I stepped into the tunnel. I spread the same gem over the tunnel behind me. I had no idea how many twists and turns were ahead of me. I wasn’t going to risk something sneaking by me again and getting to the cellar.

Initially I walked quickly, riding on the burst of courage that had let me decide to venture into the tunnels that day. I didn’t slow down until I came to the first fork and that was when my decision began to bear down on me. The new tunnels must have looked identical to the others but they seemed new, foreign, and terrifying.

Candle stirred on my shoulder and let out a gentle hiss, as if he was urging me on. I brought out a gem and closed off the left tunnel of the new fork. I looked behind and considered, if only for a moment, how easy it would be to turn around. I closed my eyes and decided against it, walking forward through the right hand tunnel.

After a few minutes the floor began to incline, and I stopped to study the walls. Gems glittered in both sides and the ceiling. I didn’t understand why whoever had dug this out had decided to go upwards. I thought of the sollite that Tower had been so anxious to find and considered it a possibility. Still, the change didn’t bothered me.

I continued through the tunnel. The incline eventually leveled and then begin to descend. I stopped again and had to kneel down to see if the floor was safe to walk on. The angle wasn’t too steep but it was just out of Candle’s light. Each step was a new danger. It didn’t sit right with me to lower my feet into darkness.

I opened one of the bags and brought out a gemstone. I held it up to Candle and pressed it into his body. It floated around his core as if it was in orbit.

“Don’t eat quickly. Use it to shine brighter,” I whispered to him.

He let out another hiss and I wasn’t certain if it was a protest or an agreement. Either way his light extended further on and I could see the floor a few meters ahead of me. Each step became more comfortable but I still moved slowly. If I fell I had no idea what might be waiting for me at the bottom.

The floor abruptly straightened and I brought my foot down too hard, expecting there to be air where I met the ground. I spat out a curse and brought my other foot down carefully. It was only then that I noticed the light coming from down the tunnel.

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