Part Two - The Monster of Crystal Lake (The Unfinished Prophecy Book 2) by Maggie Akhurst

Author:Maggie Akhurst [Akhurst, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Maggie Akhurst
Published: 2016-01-27T23:00:00+00:00

3 Dru

“Are you sure we’re not going around in circles?” Cierra complained, checking the bracelet for the millionth time.

Dru suppressed an irritated sigh. The girl hadn’t been quiet for more than two minutes at a time. He was used to travelling alone and found the silence of solo travel comfortable. He’d had precious little silence since he’d met Cierra.

He looked around to try and get his bearings, knowing that if he didn’t answer her question, she’d ask it again. “I doubt it. It’s hard to tell with no sun or stars to guide us, but the charm should know where to go. Just keep following it.”

They reached the top of a slight slope as he finished speaking. Relieved, he pointed. “See? We’ve made it.”

A few metres away, the plain came to an abrupt stop and patches of grass could be seen again. It grew more abundantly the further from the desert it got. In the near distance, a dull glint gave away the position of the lake. A chill breeze ruffled the grass. Dru didn’t really notice it, but he saw Cierra shiver and pull her cloak tighter around herself.

“Why is it so much colder all of a sudden?” she asked.

“The lake is frozen over,” he explained. “Ever since the Darkness claimed it, it hasn’t defrosted once.”

Cierra peered closer at the lake. “What’s that, in the middle of the lake?”

“That’s the Crystal Palace, home to the royal family.”

“The royal family? Where are they now?”

“In the castle, frozen along with the lake and everything else.”

“Frozen?” she gasped. “How do they survive?”

He shrugged. “I’d guess some sort of protective magic might be helping them. That’s assuming they are still alive.” He desperately hoped they were. Elturia was going to need its King and Queen very soon.

“What will happen to the Councillor if the royal family is freed?”

Dru didn’t answer straight away, considering the question. “I’m not sure,” he admitted at last. “With the Darkness on his side, the Councillor is too powerful for them to take on. They could try to assert their authority, but they would risk angering him and bringing more Darkness down upon themselves. Their subjects won’t be much help either - they are all too afraid of the Darkness. The only thing that is going to stop the Councillor and the Darkness for good is that bracelet.”

Cierra was quiet. “So we’re this Kingdom’s only hope,” she said finally.

“Yes.” He watched her face, trying to read her expressions. What did she really think about all of this? Did she think it was all a dream? That at some point she’d wake up and be back in her room? Dru had often wished that this could all be a nightmare and that he could wake up and find everything back the way it had been. But he knew that it wasn’t possible. This was happening, the Darkness was real. He had to protect the only thing that could save them, at any cost - the bracelet.

And the girl? His conscience stirred.

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