The Glauerdoom Moor by David J. West

Author:David J. West [West, David J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Future House Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: The Sunken Tower

Stilt Town was delivered from a great evil that day, but not without plenty of loss. Many had perished, and many homes had been destroyed. The first terrible thing Sai witnessed after the battle was Esmerelda cradling her grandmother’s hand. It looked like the old woman was sleeping, but Sai knew that could not be the case. Her smile of joy at their triumph vanished as tears ran down the little girl’s face.

Esmerelda looked to Sai and Marie. “Gran is gone. I don’t have anyone now.”

Marie glanced at Von Wilding and Sai. “We’ll look out for you now.”

Sai tensed and whispered, “But we have an urgent mission. And we’ve lost a man already.”

Von Wilding said, “I thought you wanted out of here. What makes it so urgent to you now?”

Sai sniffed at that. She didn’t want the attention on her now, but decided she owed him an answer. “That Shamble Priest knew my name. He said he knew that those dark forces had a claim on me. That I was fated to serve Von Drakk. I don’t believe in fate, and I aim to make sure that they are dead wrong.”

“I’m glad,” he said, putting his hand on her shoulder.

Marie dabbed at her eyes. “I am with you too and will do the best I can to make up the difference, but we can’t leave her here.” She looked to Von Wilding who gritted his teeth but nodded in agreement.

“She better come with us, but stay out of the way when trouble comes,” he said.

“Are you going to play nursemaid to her?” Sai asked, realizing after the fact how insensitive she sounded. “I just mean it isn’t going to be safe for any of us.”

“I can help out,” said a new voice. It was Chev the ferryman from the night before. “I know what ye’re all trying to do, and I’ll help ye where I can. I know the fastest route down to the vampires, and if that’s where ye mean to go, I can get ye there. And look after the girl too,” he said, rubbing a hand over her messy hair.

Esmerelda bristled at that display of affection, but still grinned up at the old man when he offered her a cookie.

“Then we better get moving soon, we have a lot to do,” Von Wilding said.

“One more thing. Is there anything that can be done?” Sai asked, holding Hatch the toad out to Von Wilding and Marie.

Von Wilding said, “I have heard that there is a wizard, a crazed old mage of wonderous powers, further into the swamp that might be able to help. He supposedly lives in a sinkhole on the way to Von Drakk Manor from here. He might help us. Then again, he might not, but I know of no other way for us to reverse such a curse from a witch, save the Goddess herself intervening for us.”

Sai said, “Let’s be on our way then.” She looked at Hatch.

He looked up at her and said, “Ribbit.

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