Wrath of the Iron Warlock by Patrick Cassidy

Author:Patrick Cassidy [Cassidy, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Light Switch Press
Published: 2019-09-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter IX:

The Warlock’s Mansion:

“Yikes”, Ben said as he sampled the old man’s pumpkin cider. “That brew is not for the young.”

“What’s the matter too strong for you”, Telly cackled out. He took a swig of the cider before he spoke again. “So are we going to spring my boy from jail, or what?”

“We’re not going to just bust him out, unless if you want to get your nephew killed. We need something to bargain with.”

“Not my deed, I worked to hard to get this property and make it what it is today.”

“It’s; because, he thinks you have the lost treasure of Crisis sitting right underneath you”, I said.

“If it’s under me, you need my permission to dig it up, and neither the Warlock nor you guys have my permission.”

“We don’t have time for that anyway”, Mike said. “What my kid brother means is using the Warlock as our bargaining chip.”

“You serious or you crazy”, Crow asked. “It’s not going to be easy to take him. Facing him is like going up against a one way tornado. If you’re lucky you won’t have to dig your own grave.”

“It’s the only plan that makes sense. Think of it like a chess game. You make the right moves so that your opponent’s king has no possible moves. We need to put the Warlock into checkmate. The trick is to make sure we keep the element of surprise.”

“Do you remember where his mansion is”, Crystal asked.

“I was there when he built that inferno place. He’s got it built like a fort. You think coming in to see me was something. A mere cake walk compared to what he has out at his place.”

“Well then we only got one question”, Ben said to him. “Are you coming with us?” Crow flashed a wicked smile.

“You both really are Joe’s boys. I’m really sorry I tried to hurl curses at you. I thought you were on the side of those animals out there.” He put the cider into a canteen, got his hat and staff, and followed us out. He decided to ride Striker while Ben and Mike went to get Talon and hitch him back up to the wagon. I stuck with the carpet while Mike mounted up another hippogriff that Crow called Wing Biscuit.

“Why did you call him that”, I asked.

“He’s the fastest hippogriff I got”, Crow said. “I’m hoping once this business with the Warlock is over I can enter him into the Hippogriff Derbies, who knows. I might get a triple crown winner out of him.”

“Don’t start counting the money now Old Man”, Ben said. “Let’s make sure we got an Ace in the hole before we slip a joker in the deck.” I don’t know where Ben gets most of these sayings of his. Another contrast between him and his brother. Mike rarely tried to coin a phrase, but Ben was on fire with them. He may have learned them from his father or his grandfather, but there was no way for me to find that out at the present time.

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