Alastair Stone Chronicles Box Set: Alastair Stone Chronicles, Books 1 through 4 by R. L. King

Author:R. L. King
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Magespace Press
Published: 2016-01-11T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

All three spun to find themselves facing a hunched, bearded old man in a shapeless coat and knit cap. He stood back at a safe distance, one hand clutching the strap of a large, dirty, green backpack resting on the snow next to him.

“Ted, I presume?” Stone asked.

“I’m Ted, yeah,” he said. “I don’t think I seen you three around before.” His voice was creaky and hesitant, his eyes wandering between the three of them.

“We’re just visiting,” Verity told him.

“We’d like to chat with you if we can,” Stone added.

Ted looked dubious. “I dunno. I was just gonna go have a nap for a little bit. I’m real tired, and it’s gettin’ cold out here.” He nodded toward the shed.

Stone pulled out his notebook, opened it to an empty page, and sketched the triangle-and-rays symbol. “Ted...what would you say if I showed you this?”

The effect on the old man was dramatic. As soon as he saw it, his slitted eyes widened, and his hunched body snapped to attention. “How do you—”

“You know what it means, don’t you?” Jason asked. “You’re Forgotten.”

“How—did you know?” Ted looked fearful. “How do you—” He glanced around him, as if trying to locate a potential escape route.

“Ted,” Stone said gently, “We’re from California. We know quite a lot of Forgotten out there. They’re friends of ours. And so was Eleanor Pearsall. I understand you were—the first to find her.”

Ted’s head bowed. “I tried to warn her. I tried...but I guess she didn’t listen.”

“Warn her?” Jason asked. “You knew something was going to happen?”

“Would you like something to eat, Ted?” Stone asked. “We could go down to one of the shops and get you something, and we could talk a bit more about this. Would that be all right?”

“Could really use a drink,” Ted mumbled without looking up. “But—yeah, okay. They won’t let me in, though.”

“I think they will,” Stone said. “Don’t you worry about that.”

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