Necrodruid by Adam Witcher

Author:Adam Witcher [Witcher, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Camilla stared at me open-mouthed. “You want to challenge Zantho? Are you insane? Do you want to die?”

We sat at the kitchen table again, munching on toasted oats and drinking bluefruit juice the next morning.

“If that was your takeaway from the fight last night,” Lily said, “then we interpreted things a little differently.”

“Hear me out, okay.” I said over a mouthful of oats. “I’m not really interested in fighting the guy, but that’s the only way I’m going to gain access to the tunnel that connects The Colosseum to that private box to wherever the hell else. That guy in the white coat, he’s who we’re looking for. I could feel it just from looking at him. If I could find a way to follow him after the fight, he’d probably lead me straight to wherever he’s orchestrating this all from. We can figure out how to gain access to the tower.”

“There’s just one obvious flaw in your plan, Rahm,” Camilla said, rolling her eyes. “How can you expect to sneak your way through underground tunnels when you’re lying dead on the Colosseum floor?”

She had a good point. I took a sip of juice and thought about it.

“I don’t necessarily have to beat him. I just have to not get beaten by him”

“Is there some sort of third option we aren’t considering?” Lily asked. “Maybe you can bring him a bouquet of flowers and you can cry and hug. He seemed like such a sensitive guy, after all.” She and Camilla were ganging up against me. It was cute and kind of tantalizing, but annoying at the same time.

“I’ll figure something out,” I said. “I’ve got all day.”

“Well,” Camilla said, “as much as I would love to help you get murdered by my ex-lover, I unfortunately can’t help you today. I’ve got to work. There’s a shipment of raw jewels coming in. A friend of mine needs help polishing and cutting them all. The boxing business is over for me, but I still have a roof to keep over my head.”

“Fair enough.” I shrugged.

“We could use another set of hands, Lily,” Camilla said, eyeing her over her mug. “There’s good coin in it for you, too, if you want to help.”

She pondered this for a moment.

“I am pretty broke,” she admitted. “There is no chance I’m gonna ask my family for money. Think you can figure it out on your own, Rahm? I’m not sure I want a part of your death wish, anyway.”

“Fine,” I said flatly. “I could use a break from you two, anyway,” I lied. I was spoiled, having spent every moment since leaving Fellrock with at least one beautiful woman beside me. I might have even been a little jealous at how close they were becoming.

After breakfast, we went our separate ways. Once they were gone, and I was alone in the bustling streets of Gragos, the reality of what I was planning hit me. I’d taken down plenty of orcs and hobgoblins, even a troll in the last few days, but this felt different.

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