The Seventh Seal (The Chronicles of Daniel Stone Book 1) by A. J. Dobbs

Author:A. J. Dobbs [Dobbs, A. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Mirador Publishing
Published: 2015-07-07T23:00:00+00:00

14th September 2012, Thera

We slept until dawn when the Professor woke us all from the deepest sleep we had ever had, a beautiful dreamy sleep that had left us fully refreshed and stronger despite the ordeals of the previous day on the mountain.

‘Well everyone… it is time. Yesterday you learned the power of the regulus and how, acting as one, you can be stronger; yesterday you became the wasp and learned to fly. Today, when you meet Smee, you must learn to sting.’

‘What is the plan, Professor?’ Jade asked.

‘We shall leave for the Eastern Desert after breakfast.’

He smiled at each of us. ‘No one should fight on an empty stomach. We will rendezvous with Albertus and Sarah a mile east of Smee’s position.’

Jade was still frustrated by the Professor’s snippets. ‘What then?’

‘Then we will all find out…’ As ever the Professor spoke in riddles.

*

In the Eastern Desert, Albertus, Sarah and Geddy were stirring from slumber inside a sandstone cave hollowed by centuries of wind blasting; it was as smooth as silk and its beauty only interrupted by several desert scorpions that had also taken up residence for the night on its surface. They were not, however, interested in the intrepid travellers and balance was maintained, at least in the cave.

The embers of the fire from the previous night were still glowing and, with a few puffs of air and some fresh kindling, it sparked into life once again to push back the cold morning air of the desert.

‘Do you think they are alright, Albertus?’

‘They will be fine, Sarah… the Professor will take care of them. They will be here shortly.’

‘Will this plan of yours work? Will Smee fall for a fake seal?’ she said, looking for comfort.

‘The craftsmen of Tolemak are the finest in all the worlds… it will stand us in good stead. Do not worry, Sarah.’

*

Smee and Simean were awake early; they had had restless days of anticipation and they and the men were wound up and anxious for a fight. This frustrated Smee greatly, he was not in control; but he had a good feeling that today was the day.

The encampment was set within a U-shaped basin that effectively trapped them on all sides bar one and allowed an attack from higher ground, but they were not facing an army; they were facing six Keepers. They planned to coerce us into the trap and shut the door with one hundred and eighty men. No matter what we then planned, they had the advantage.

‘Simean, get the men ready; the time is nearly upon us. Get the boy and tie him to the post over there. It’s time for him to play his part.’

‘Smee, we don’t need to negotiate here; we can kill two birds with one stone: get rid of all the Keepers, Albertus, the boy, all of them and take the seals. Why settle for a little when we can have it all? We have enough men to kill them.’

‘Ahhh, Simean, you and your Earthien greed; it is your weakness, my friend.

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