Cursed Cleric: Claire-Agon Ranger Book 4 (Ranger Series) by Salvador Mercer

Author:Salvador Mercer [Mercer, Salvador]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Diamond Star Publishing
Published: 2019-05-18T22:00:00+00:00

“Push harder,” Salina implored the men as they struggled against the base of the statue trying to get it to move.

Will strained, but managed to speak despite his exertions, “Are you sure, Cedric?”

Cedric was also pushing but not as hard and answered, “The marks on the stone are clear to me even with all the dirt piled around it.”

“Can you try your magic again?” Salina said

Khan was frail but pushed with both hands and kept his feet set while his staff leaned against the back wall. “It is no use, it will not open.”

The men finally stopped, and Will asked, “How can we move it by hand if the wizard can’t get it open with his magic?”

Since the question was rhetorical, no one answered and instead the men plopped down on the stone floor and rested after their third attempt to move the statue and its base thinking the body of Andrew Vandersot, and the Shield of Ulatha, would be there just waiting for them.

The fire was dying down outside the small, stone structure and Cedric asked Khan, “Can you cast more of those fire balls?”

“I can, but you saw how they attacked the gate,” Khan said. The group nodded, all remembering how the Kesh wizard had pumped fire into the wolves, wave after wave. Luckily for them, it had been a hot and long summer and the dead brush ignited creating a raging inferno. The smoke almost overcame them, but a bit of magic that the Kesh wizard learned from Elister brought a strong gust of wind that he used to blow the smoke and flaming embers out and away from them causing yet more fires. The wolves had retreated a good distance and waited nearby for the conflagration to die down.

“When that fire goes out, they’ll be at the gates again,” Will noted.

“And, I don’t think they will hold,” Salina spoke the obvious. “Can you check again, son?”

Seeing how distraught everyone was, Cedric nodded then said, “Yes ma’am.”

He went to work at the base cleaning dirt off it and using a rag to dampen and then clean the corners searching for more marks or clews to how the supposed crypt opened. Khan spoke softly to Salina, “Polite child.”

“Thank you,” She responded.

“You know we could really use that dragon of yours,” Will said looking directly at Targon.

Targon sighed having heard this line of reasoning in the past. In fact, he was often times arguing and using the same logic against the old druid in attempting to gain the use of Tyra, the green dragon, more often. Unfortunately, Elister was most protective of her and would not allow her to leave the forest. He said it wasn’t safe for her or anyone else encountering her, whatever that meant. “Will, we’ve been over this before—”

Will cut him off, “I know, I’m just thinking wishfully.”

“Me too,” Cedric said from behind the statue, barely audible.

“You don’t look so well,” Will said looking past Targon at the Kesh wizard.

“Who me?” Khan answered.

“Yeah, you. Do you feel alright?” Will asked.

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