Battle For The Nine Realms by Ramy Vance & Michael Anderle

Author:Ramy Vance & Michael Anderle [Vance, Ramy & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781642024944
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-10-17T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The Mundanes arrived at the Red Lion to a flurry of celebration. The tavern was already in full swing for the evening. They were one of four parties returning from extensive quests. Most of the MERCs were already somewhat sloshed by the time Suzuki managed to pry the Red Lion’s front door open. They were greeted with shouts and praises, although it didn’t seem that many of the MERCs actually knew what they were congratulating the Mundanes for, which didn’t bother the Mundanes at all.

They were glad to be alive.

After Suzuki, Sandy, and Stew finished a round of complimentary shots, they were guided to the backroom, where the Horsemen were waiting for them. José was playing cards with a group of MERCs. Diana and the Chipmaster were sitting in the corner, smoking. When Diana saw the Mundanes, she jumped out of her seat to greet them.

Diana threw her arms around Sandy, beaming brightly. “You guys made it out,” she cooed. “How did you like the tomes? Did you dig the wand? What spell did you find easiest to cast?”

Sandy waved Diana’s questions away and smiled breezily. “Too many questions,” she laughed. “Grab me a drink, and I’ll tell you all about it.”

Sandy and Diana wandered off to find an ale while the Chipmaster stood there awkwardly with Stew and Suzuki. She finally cleared her throat. “So, uh, you young’uns find anything shiny to play with?”

Suzuki removed his HUD, handed it to the Chipmaster, along with the SD cards they had looted. “We got these,” he said. “Would you install them properly for us?”

The Chipmaster snatched the HUD and SD cards out of Suzuki’s hand like a greedy rat. “Oh, you bet, boyo,” she exclaimed. “I been sitting around here all night waiting for something worthwhile and shiny to plop right into my lap. You three don’t ever seem to disappoint. Oh, yeah, by the way, big ol’ in charge is waiting to hear back from you.” The Chipmaster looked at Stew for longer than was comfortable. “You, come with me. I got a feeling that you might need a doctor. You’re looking a little on the pale side of the moon.”

The Chipmaster grabbed Stew by his ear and pulled him away while he yelped his displeasure.

Suzuki shrugged his shoulders and pulled up a seat next to José at the card game.

José’s eyes drifted over to Suzuki. The corner of his lips twisted up in a knowing smile. “I thought you guys were going to get killed for sure,” he said.

Suzuki still couldn’t hide the inner fanboy raging within. “You mean like died and resurrected like Gandalf the Gray?”

“No, I meant like killed, like the dead in the ground. You get the thing?”

Suzuki pulled out the golden chalice and put it on the table. José scooped it up and held it up to the light. “Now that is a good chalice,” he praised. José passed the chalice to one of his acolytes sitting at the table. “Melt that shit down

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