Hunt of the Dwarf King by Charley Case

Author:Charley Case [Case, Charley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642026344
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Mila turned down a side street into an older section of warehouses. The corrugated steel of many of the buildings had copious amounts of rust coming through the old paint, along with rusted stairs and scaffolding attached at slightly leaning angles, now that the buildings had settled over the years.

Despite the run-down quality of the buildings, it was obvious that the warehouses were still in use as the occasional truck backed into a loading dock, or a small group of workers smoked in a tight cluster against the chill of late autumn.

Finn scanned the area as they moved to the second row of warehouses, following the directions given by the GPS on Mila’s phone. It seemed like an odd place for a business that served customers, but maybe the custom motorcycle market was more willing to go to sketchy places to get the proper work done.

“There it is.” Mila pointed to a warehouse down the street. “It’s nicer than I thought it would be.”

Finn agreed. The corrugated siding had been painted a deep royal blue, with a red sign above the middle of the medium-sized building featuring a large ‘CBC’ drawn in a way that made it look like a bobber motorcycle.

They turned down the street and drove slowly.

“Huh, they have a parking lot. Must have torn down the building next to them or something,” Finn observed, looking at the way the buildings around them were packed in one next to the other. “I say just park in there but keep to the back of the lot.”

“Don’t we want to be close to the door, just in case this goes sideways?” Mila asked, pulling into the lot and slowly rumbling toward the back.

“No.” Finn and Penny shared a look, Penny giving a slight nod. “Look, I need you to stay in the car and keep an eye out.”

Mila frowned and stopped the car to look at him. There weren’t many other cars in the lot, so they stood out like a sore thumb. “I can be helpful inside. People like to see a pretty face when they’re getting grilled for info.”

“True, but these aren’t the kind of people you’re used to. These are Orcs. They think things like sharpened teeth and spiked clubs are sexy. You’re not their type.” He pointed to a spot that was closer to the main building but against the back fence. “Park there. I have a feeling this is going to go one of two ways. Either there’s going to be an all-out fight, or I’m not going to get any information, but my questions will make them nervous, and one of them might make a run for it. We need eyes outside.”

Finn didn’t exactly believe they needed a lookout, but after the attack in the garage, and Mila coming so close to death, he didn’t want to put her in danger again. Most Orcs were aggressive, but they weren’t as dumb as people assumed. If a fight broke out, he would rather not have to look out for Mila while he was going hog wild.

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