Warmaster 2: Winter's Peril: A LitRPG Fantasy Adventure by Melissa McShane

Author:Melissa McShane [McShane, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Night Harbor Publishing
Published: 2024-03-26T00:00:00+00:00

The following day they emerged from the forest into a hilly area, precursor to the foothills of the Pinnalore Mountains, and the trees thinned out to the point that there were vast grassy areas between arms of the forest. From the tops of the bare hills, Aderyn watched the mountains draw closer. She couldn’t make out Elkenforest—not even Weston could—but the gray, snow-topped peaks still comforted her.

She walked next to Owen that afternoon when the caravan passed from fields to forest again. “I like this,” she told him. “This going from one to another. The sun warms us while we’re out in the open, and just as it starts to get too hot, we’re under the trees. Then, when we’ve cooled off, it’s back out into the warm sun. What a perfect day.”

“Days like this, I used to spend with friends kayaking or hiking,” Owen said. He hitched up his brigandine and rolled his shoulders. “I agree with you about getting out of the sun. This thing isn’t exactly Egyptian cotton.”

“What’s kayaking?” She could guess the meaning of “Egyptian” from context, though she did wonder if Owen went to Egypt often to buy clothing.

“A kayak is a narrow boat that holds just one person. You use it in a river or lake—it comes with a long, long oar with paddles on both ends.” Owen stretched his arms wide to demonstrate the length of the oar. “You tend to get really wet, which is why it’s fun on hot days.”

“I can almost imagine it. I’ve never seen a lake.”

“I guess there aren’t lakes in Far Haven’s area. What about rivers?”

“There are streams, but they aren’t wide enough for boats, even narrow kayaks.” A breeze tossed her hair, which was caught back from her face at the nape of her neck, and she lifted it so the air could cool her skin.

Owen said nothing. Aderyn glanced at him. He wore the strangest expression, like she’d caught him off guard with one of her many questions. “What’s wrong?”

Owen blew out his breath. “Nothing, just—Aderyn, I wanted to⁠—”

A high-pitched chittering laugh filled the air, cutting him off. Aderyn swiveled, searching for the source of the sound. It was a laugh, yes, but one with a nasty edge to it. “What’s that?”

More laughs echoed off the trees’ foliage, and someone ahead in the caravan screamed. “We’re under attack,” Owen said, drawing his sword. “Where are they?”

Aderyn caught a flicker of movement near the base of a tree. When she focused on it for [Improved Assess 2], whatever had caused it was gone. She drew her own sword and put herself back to back with Owen. Another rush of movement drew her eye, something that darted past and hid behind the upper branches of a tree. Eyes watering, she stared, willing the creature to become visible. When it moved again, she was ready.

Name: Boggart

Type: Abomination

Power level: 2

Boggarts live everywhere from forests to tundra. Their camouflage ability makes them difficult to see, while their sprinting ability takes them out of reach when they are finally spotted.

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