The Demon Hunt by Kris Greene

Author:Kris Greene
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 0100-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“This is it?” Gabriel looked at the sign in front of them quizzically.

“According to our little friend here it is,” De Mona said, covering her nose with her hand. The overwhelming stench of the various animals seemed to invade every one of her senses. They had crossed three boroughs before finally winding up in the Bronx, where the rips closest to the Iron Mountains were hidden. According to Gilchrest the main entrance to the goblin court was located somewhere within the Botanical Gardens, but De Mona had been apprehensive about dropping into Midland so close to the goblin stronghold and the unknown. Gilchrest had reluctantly told them about a second entrance that was located inside the Bronx Zoo.

“I don’t know, I expected something a little more . . . magical, I guess,” Gabriel said.

“Rips here open to marketplace, where slaves and commoners mingle to sing sob stories.” Gilchrest spat on the ground. “From here many miles we walk to reach goblin kingdom. Told you I did we should use main rip, but not trust Gilchrest,” the small goblin said.

“We sure don’t. Walking through the main entrance to get ambushed by a bunch of your buddies is the last thing we need. Nah, the servants’ entrance is fine by us. Now, lead on.” De Mona shoved the goblin through the tiny hole in the fence.

The sun had set and the zoo was closed for the day, but the staff still roamed the grounds, so they had to move carefully to avoid discovery. Most of the humans who serviced the zoo at night were supporters of Titus who would like nothing more than to discover the fugitives and turn them in to gain Titus’s favor. Between De Mona and Gabriel they could surely handle whatever the humans could dish out, but fighting them would blow the element of surprise and they knew they only had one shot at penetrating the mountains.

“I don’t like this, De Mona,” Gabriel whispered.

“Me either. Following a goblin into the heart of his kingdom doesn’t sit well with me, but what choice do we have?”

“Not just that. I mean leaving the others. Jonas and the others have as much stake in this as we do. It seems kind of wrong that we left them behind.”

“No more wrong than leaving your grandfather in the hands of the goblins while Jonas looks for spiritual enlightenment,” De Mona shot back. “Gabriel, I feel you on not wanting to leave them behind, but they didn’t leave us a choice. I’ve already lost someone close to me because of this business with the Nimrod and I’m trying to spare you the heartache.”

“And I appreciate that, but at the same time I have to wonder if maybe Rogue and Jonas were right about not rushing into this headlong without a plan.”

“Oh, I’ve got a plan. We go in quietly if possible and rescue your grandfather. If not”—she extended her claws—“we make shredded beef out of everyone standing between us and Redfeather. Now let’s go.

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