Fantasy World Vol 2--Expedition One by J Clair & Julius St. Clair

Author:J Clair & Julius St. Clair
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ya fantasy books, fantasy world books, fantasy and magic, coming of age fantasy adventure, books about slaying dragons, fast paced epic fantasy, fantasy books like anime
Publisher: Fantasy World Books
Published: 2023-03-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5 – Plans in Motion

“It will be in the Harper Daily,” Blaze muttered, crying into her hands. “I know it. Musgrave’s going to kill us. Comida’s gone too far. How could they kill those men?”

“You heard the old man,” Amy whispered. The atmosphere was quiet, and the townspeople had moved on to plan for the inevitable fallout, but she and Blaze remained on the tree stumps, unsure of where they could go or what to do. They wanted to go home, but they ran the risk of walking into more horrific plans being detailed, or worse, seeing someone else being tortured or murdered. Paralyzed by disappointment and fear, they found solace only in each other.

“Who would want to kill Robert Willow?” Amy asked in disbelief. “It’s not like he was a huge public figure. Did he even do any speaking to the other communities on behalf of Comida?”

“Very little,” Blaze sighed, putting her head in her hands. “He was more about arming the citizens and making sure that we were protected first. Though Comida is flourishing, we still have our problems.”

“Then who would kill him? Seriously?”

“Maybe there were some back room deals that we didn’t know about. We may never know.”

Amy looked out over the hill and thought carefully. When she stopped trying to turn the world into her own personal playground and decided to think, she could see past the haze. Her mother had once told her that she could become anything that she wanted to be, and that she wouldn’t just tell anyone that, even if Amy was her daughter.

Her mother recognized the facts—that her daughter was gifted, and very bright. If only she learned to stop moving and see the world around her.

“What if...” she said, standing to her feet. “What if...the murderer came from Comida?”

“Of course, they did,” Blaze said. “The murder happened here.”

“That’s not what I meant,” Amy said. “I mean, what if the murderer is actually a citizen? And not from Musgrave or Hearth?”

“Why?” Blaze frowned, standing to her feet.

“Well, um,” Amy said, biting on her fingernails. “You saw the people’s reactions. How crazy they were. They’ve been waiting for this, and anyone that’s been around the adults enough knows it.”

“Yeah? So?”

“Well, you said it yourself. Everyone’s not armed yet. It’s going to take a lot of time, and the tempers are high. Someone might not have wanted to wait.”

“It’s because we weren’t armed that someone might attack us first.”

“True,” Amy said, spitting a fingernail into the grass. “But why so suddenly? Why so brutal? If we’re supposed to fight for our rights against Musgrave, isn’t it smarter to see if they’ll play with us first? Or at least know what kind of weaponry they have if it comes down to a fight. This is messy and desperate.”

“I kind of see what you’re saying,” Blaze said, thinking carefully. “But who would put the community in harm’s way like that? Musgrave will squash us once they find out. There’s no way we’re ready.”

“Unless whoever it is doesn’t care what happens to Comida,” she said, taking a massive breath into her lungs.

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