Captain Black Shadow by Janina Franck

Author:Janina Franck [Franck, Janina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Pirates, Seafaring, Young Adult
ISBN: 9781948661294
Publisher: Janina Franck
Published: 2019-06-03T22:00:00+00:00

Later – Griffin presumed it was night – he was lulled to sleep by a troll’s desperate howling. It made him wish he could help the poor thing, especially if it was Maco, as he suspected. But how could he help anyone if he couldn’t even help himself? He was a prisoner, just like everyone else. The walls were too smooth and steep to climb. He couldn’t dig through stone with his bare hands and if he were to steal the rope by which they let down water, well… He doubted he would be alive for much longer.

He had found another opening earlier, like the one connecting to Ryo’s cell, but that cell didn’t seem to have an occupant. No food had been left there, and Griffin’s quiet calls were met with silence.

He wondered if all of his comrades had been thrown in cells like these. What about Selene and Aestiva? They weren’t men, so what had happened to them? Were they being treated the same way or were things different for them? He hoped it was. It’d be one thing less to worry about.

And what about the Bat? What had happened to her? Had the Falicians left the ship where it was or had they claimed it as their own?

Despite his fretting, sleep eventually found him. Dreams, however, did not. It was not a restful sleep. His spine ached from lying on the hard rock. There might be straw, but it wasn’t providing any cushioning. If anything, Griffin found it sticking into him, along with tiny pebbles. Every few minutes he woke up, needing to change his position to at least temporarily alleviate the discomfort and then strange noises kept him from falling back to sleep.

A piercing scream resonated through the cells a few hours later. Instantly wide awake, Griffin jerked upright.

“Ryo,” he shouted. “Ryo, are you alright?”

“Mice!” the colossus shrieked. “There are mice in here!”

No sooner had Ryo finished speaking than Griffin felt tiny paws grab one of his fingers. Then the little rodent brushed past him. He could hear some quiet squeaky noises coming from behind him. Although he didn’t share Ryo’s irrational fear, he did feel somewhat uneasy. He had heard of hungry rodents nibbling on sleeping people, but checking his body in the darkness, he seemed to be unharmed. Listening intently, he could only hear the quiet pattering of a single scurrying creature. Perhaps… Could it be?

“Zero?” Griffin asked cautiously.

“It is I,” the shapeshifter admitted. “I thought I recognized Ryo’s snoring.”

“You could’ve just said hello instead of scaring me to death,” Ryo growled through the opening. “If you ever do that again, I swear I will cook you next time you turn into something tasty!”

Zero chuckled apologetically. “I am glad to find the two of you.”

“Do you know where any of the others are?” Griffin asked excitedly.

He had to wait for an answer.

Loud scratching sounds from above were accompanied by light streaming into the cell. Griffin just about saw Zero turn into a mouse and scurry away while he himself lay down, pretending to be asleep.

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