Earth Magic_A Kingdoms of Kambrya novel by Kenneth Price

Author:Kenneth Price [Price, Kenneth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aprhys Publishing
Published: 2018-02-15T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

The Aonach night was as hot as the day had been. The air was still and heavy. It was a dark night, yet earlier, the skies above the city were ablaze. For hours, a great towering of flame had lit up the night. The light show was now over, yet the sky still glowed brightly over the spot where the temple had been. The mood of the city was a mixture of excitement, fear, and uncertainty.

In front of an alleyway, two boys, not much younger than Elwin, approached each other.

"Nat, did you see it?" asked one boy.

"Sure did, Trey. I was there. It was something to see, too." He held up a piece of charred rock. "Look."

"What's that?" asked Trey.

"It's part of the temple wall."

"Wow!"

"You should have seen all those people running!”

"What does it look like now?"

Nat laughed, "It's a big hole in the ground. Something is still burning deep underground too, but the temple is gone. Only the outer walls are left standing, and even most of them have fallen in, too."

"I wish mother had let me go.”

"Come on," said Nat. "Let's go over to Tyson's. I want to show him my rock." He smiled proudly. "I'll tell you the rest of it the way over." The boys turned and started down the street.

"Did they catch the prince yet?" asked one.

"No ..." Then their voices faded away as they moved further down the street.

Checking that none of the guardsmen were about, Elwin and Aidan crept out of the alley. "Did you hear that?" asked Aidan. "I bet every guardsman in the city is looking for you."

"Great!" Elwin pointed across a small court. "Let's go over to that well. I am thirsty. And we need to clean up." They were still covered in dirt and ash from their escape from the temple.

They had just finished washing when an elderly woman approached. She dipped her bucket into the well, but her eyes stared at the strange glowing sky.

"Boys," she asked in a raspy grandmotherly voice, "what foul thing has happened this night?"

Aidan drank some of the cold well water, then looked up. "The temple has burned."

"Oh, how wonderful!" the woman exclaimed. She clapped her wrinkled hands. "Who did it, the Renegades?"

"We don't know," Elwin curtly answered, wishing Aidan would keep quiet. "But I would advise against exhibiting such enthusiasm. The Severed Head is not happy, and there are spies about."

"Oh, phooey on spies! Young man, I am an old woman," she pointed out the obvious, "and I will not spend my last years acting or doing as others think I should, or because someone might be listening in."

Hearing the conversation, a cobbler in his brown leather apron, crossed the street. "I know who started the fire. It was the outlaw, Prince Elwin. He has destroyed the temple."

With a jerk of his head, Elwin looked at the man, but he quickly realized that the cobbler did not recognize him. Also realizing the same thing, Aidan asked, "The outlaw prince? Here in the city?" He was trying to hide a wry smile.

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