Wizards by Booth John

Author:Booth, John [Booth, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pfoxmoor Publishing
Published: 2010-11-13T06:00:00+00:00

"Jake, Jenny! Open the hatch, quickly," a familiar and very demanding voice shouted from the other side of the trapdoor. Jenny and I were standing on it as we held each other.

"She seems to have made a quick recovery," I pointed out as we shuffled off the wood and I lifted it upwards.

Esmeralda shot out of the trapdoor like a jack-in-the-box. Ignoring the two of us she stepped forward and leaned out of the window looking to the south.

"Stop her Jake, she's going to jump!"

"No, I'm not. Look over there, beyond the city and just in front of that gap between the hills."

I moved forward and put my hand over my brow to shield my eyes from the sun. I have very good eyesight even if I say so myself. At first, I thought I was looking at a massive grey snake, then the image resolved into a marching army. The men at the front wore chainmail and carried pikes. Behind them, men in shining breastplates rode on horses and behind the riders were horses pulling carts. It all looked surprisingly familiar.

"It’s an army come to destroy us," Esmeralda shouted at me. "You have to stop them, Jake, you have to."

"Yeah right, me and who's army?" I couldn't have taken the first man with a spike in a fair fight. Esmeralda somehow expected me to defeat an army with my bare hands. Who the hell did she think I was, Superman?

"Jake, you have to do something," Jenny said. She put a hand on my shoulder.

"You are so right, girl. Let's pack up our things, find Fluffy and hop back home. This isn't our war."

I looked out of the spire and across the lands of Salice. The advancing army had unfurled its banners in the minute since I last looked. I would bet good money that the coat of arms on display was that of Lord Per Napshot of Frode, not that it made any difference. While willing to run a bluff for the King and Queen, I couldn't fight a war for them. It was time to go home.

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