A Shade of Vampire 72 by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2019-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

Eva

A couple of hours later, one of the scouts found the perfect location for us, sending a message to Elonora via the comms system. We were all geared up and ready for pretty much any type of place, but I still didn’t feel comfortable with the scout’s suggestion.

“Do you remember the Volcrun caves?” Elonora asked Varga.

I didn’t like the word “cave.” Nothing good ever happened to us in such enclosed spaces. We were more vulnerable underground with a potentially hostile Hermessi than we were in an open space. Still, I said nothing, wondering what Varga thought or knew about that place.

“The crystal mines, right?” he replied, scratching the back of his head. He didn’t seem too thrilled.

“What’s wrong?” I cut in.

“It’s a cluster of mining chambers, deep in the bowels of Nevertide,” Elonora said. “They’re in the former kingdom of Thraxus, under one of its tallest mountains. Access is via a shaft from the peak. It takes about an hour to get to the first cave. It’s a long descent.”

“And they’re one under the other,” Varga added. “Ball-shaped chambers filled with precious crystal deposits. They provide about 70 percent of the empire’s precious gem production. They’re also quite uncomfortable, sometimes even dangerous. No one’s been down there since the Hermessi awakened a year ago.”

“Why not?” Fallon asked, frowning.

“There was a series of earthquakes,” Elonora explained. “Several of the caves collapsed. Killed about fifty sentries that were down there, mining.”

“So, what’s your scout saying? That it’s the best place for us to reach out to Kabbah?” I asked, growing increasingly uncomfortable with the entire concept.

“Pretty much. The entire mountain is off limits now,” Elonora said.

“They’ve set up a protective perimeter at the base, for precaution, but there’s no one living there on a three-mile radius around the mountain. All the other locations were rather… crowded, if I’m not mistaken,” Nevis added.

“Crowded as in teeming with cult members?” Riza replied.

“That’s what the scouts think. They counted about fifteen of them in total, but they moved fast and eluded capture. Frankly, given the delicate nature of this mission, I don’t want even a single cult member anywhere near you while you try to speak to Kabbah,” Elonora said. “There’s just too much at stake. I’d rather you try the Volcrun Caves, while the rest of the troops focus on hunting those cultists down and as far away from you as possible.”

Riza nodded. “Okay. What do you say, Varga? Shall we?”

“For the millionth time, be careful,” Elonora said to Varga. “Nevis and I will be around as well, but we’ll keep a reasonable distance. If anything happens, though, I’ll be close enough to feel you, okay?”

Varga hugged her tight and pressed his lips against her forehead. Elonora closed her eyes for a moment, relishing the sensation. Maybe my life would’ve been different, had I had a brother… a protector, someone who would counteract my mother’s controlling nature. Now you’re being extra jerky toward your mom. I was… Despite her shortcomings, my mother had raised and guarded me fiercely.

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