Warden by Kevin Hardman

Author:Kevin Hardman [Hardman, Kevin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Teen & Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror, Coming of Age, Myths & Legends, Greek & Roman, Paranormal & Urban
Amazon: B00CKCKQVY
Publisher: I&H Recherche Publishing
Published: 2013-04-27T04:00:00+00:00

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The first part of their trip was fairly uneventful. Errol pushed the pace, but not to the extent that it would wear the horses out. He was concerned about his brother, but after this much time he knew that Tom would either be okay, or…

Gale, like most of the farmers, had never really gone any great distance into the Badlands. It would be an eye-opening trip for her, Errol knew - and hopefully one she’d live to tell about. Even experienced people like Wardens weren’t assured of coming back unscathed from any trip into the Badlands - or even coming back at all.

They stopped for lunch around midday. Gale’s mother had packed an ample supply of food, for which they were both grateful, since the length of this excursion was currently indefinite.

Reflecting on Gale’s mother, Errol suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to retrieve the revenant’s bracelet from her. Therefore, he was rather shocked to find it in his pack as he was putting things away after lunch.

“Holy…” he said, startled.

“What is it?” Gale asked with concern.

Errol held up the bracelet. “I could have sworn that I’d left this with your mother.”

“Maybe she packed it up for you.”

Errol shook his head. “No, I’ve had my pack with me constantly since we left. I think…” His voice trailed off and he stared into the distance, thinking furiously.

“What?” Gale asked after a few moments.

“I think we’re tagged,” he said. “The revenant’s marked us. This bracelet…we can’t lose it. I think it’s a soulgate, with the essence of the revenant inside. It’s bonded to us, marks us like familiars. It’ll be with us wherever we go - until we find the revenant’s killer, or it kills us.”

As Gale took a moment to absorb this, Errol angrily shoved the bracelet into his pack. Unfortunately, one of its silver links caught on the pack’s buckle and with the force of the push from his hand the links parted, falling onto the ground. Errol was left holding only the gemstone that was the centerpiece of the bracelet. Groaning in frustration, he thrust the gemstone into his pack, then methodically picked up the links and put them in his pocket. He didn’t know what this meant with respect to the revenant, but he was sure they would find out. They finished packing and resumed their journey.

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