An Adept's Duty: The Scepter of Maris: Book Two by James R Barnes

Author:James R Barnes [Barnes, James R]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic, Sword & Sorcery
Amazon: B013569HLI
Publisher: James R. Barnes
Published: 2015-07-30T04:00:00+00:00

A little over two hours later they found a decent spot to camp and began to set up while Malina led James off through the trees. Getting settled did not take too long since, by this time, they had been working together for quite a while. A quick discussion had Meric and Silas following after Malina and James so they could set up somewhere to ensure that the couple was not followed back. The spot for the camp they had picked was a good one; plenty of brush and rocks to keep them out of sight, in addition to making a good screen for the wind. With a watch set and a fire going for their supper, Brody settled down on one of the dead logs they had found that could be used for a make-shift bench. He took the mulled wine Alyssa held out with a grateful nod, and settled back to wait. A throat clearing and the light crunch of snow announced the arrival of Fastil and Enber. Brody merely quirked an eyebrow at his friend and waited.

"Brody, you remember Enber? He has a request," Fastil said.

"As you now know, these lands once saw plenty of Dwarven people moving through them. Well... the big cities, like the ones on Lady Alyssa's map, are not the only sites that our people settled." The healer fidgeted a little as he spoke, and started slightly as Alyssa appeared suddenly at their side.

"Go on," Brody encouraged. "You usually get her undivided attention when you start talking about anything she might not know about already." She actually stuck her tongue out at Brody.

The Dwarf nodded slowly and continued, even though his eyebrows had still not dropped back down from his hairline.

"Well... it's kind of like Westerly was telling me... about how sometimes farmers will settle well off by themselves. Some Dwarf families would head off to do their own thing. Usually it was somewhere in the mountains to find ore deposits to mine, or trying to set up trading posts, but sometimes they just wanted to go out on their own. You know, just to ge-"

"Just get to the point, son. You can give the history lesson to Lady Alyssa later. Brody does not really care." Fastil said, not unkindly, and waved his hands to go along with his words.

With another, somewhat cautious look at Alyssa, Enber carried on.

"Right. Well, my family was one of those adventurous types. They set a small settlement off on its own. It isn't far from where we are now, and would only add a little over half a day to our travel time. I know we aren't out here to explore, and I'm not asking to spend much time there. I just would like to look... see if there is anything left. My ancestor that founded the place didn't return with the rest of his family when the recall was given. We would like to know what happened to him, and I may never make it back to this part of the kingdom again.

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