Evenmere by James Stoddard
Author:James Stoddard
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Fantasy, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9780692598542
Publisher: Ransom House
Published: 2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
A blast of fire and Duskinâs shout caused Carter to turn toward the new threat. The poetess had just reached the top of the stair, but Lieutenant Sedger was already dividing his company, sending some of his men to battle this second front.
Lord Anderson tapped Phra on the shoulder. âOnly we can deal with her.â
The Grand Astronomer nodded. Phraâs shield had increased in size until it was large enough to protect both men, and they moved together, making a backwards retreat from the anarchistsâ line. Once safely to the rear, they turned to meet the poetess.
Immediately they encountered resistance, an invisible force emanating from their opponent, pressing against Phraâs shield. As one they advanced, but seemed to move in slow motion, as if slogging through high water. Sweat beaded their brows. Carterâs legs began to ache.
âLord Anderson, Astronomer Phra!â the Poetry Woman cried above the din. âWhy do you struggle against what is beautiful and true? Why do you fight against the stars themselves?â Bullets ricocheted around the poetess, but none touched her.
Neither Lord Anderson nor the astronomer replied. Carter suspected they might be fighting a losing battle. Scores of anarchists were hurrying up the stair, fanning out in an arc. More anarchists were still exiting from the new corridor. In a few moments the defenders would be hopelessly surrounded.
Although the force against which Carter and Phra struggled had the feel of a physical barrier, it sapped the soul as well. How Carter wanted to surrender to the call of the stars, to stand forever beneath the evening sky, lost in their wonder, hushed by their vastness! The joy of his long life used as a snare against him, the astronomer faced an even more terrible trial. Carter heard Phra sobbing even as they struggled.
Though bereft of their commander, at the urging of their sergeant and Duskin, DuLacâs men had joined with the second front sent by Lieutenant Sedger, and now formed lines behind Carter and Phra, reinforcing them as they plunged into the anarchistsâ ranks. Lord Anderson knew he and the astronomer must be taking the brunt of the poetessâs attack, else the soldiers could never have stood against it. Glancing from behind the shield, he saw the woman less than ten yards away, her face lost in green mist. So close, yet every step an agony. His heart hammered; his lungs rattled like a bellows. His legs felt afire.
He had to do something before it was too late. He sought the Words of Power. In such a crisis, the necessary Word often came drifting up without being specifically summoned, as if the Words themselves knew what was needed, but this time none did. He finally decided on the Word Which Seals, hoping to close off the source of the poetessâs power. The Word came only with concentration, and it was hard, keeping his mind focused on both it and the struggle to move forward. He finally drew it to him, lifted it to his throat, and sent it through the air.
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