Portals by Wilson Maer

Author:Wilson, Maer [Wilson, Maer]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Maer Wilson
Published: 2014-01-13T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The next morning Thulu and I headed for the stream to bathe first thing, but we knew we needed to hurry, so didn’t linger. On the way back, I got that odd roar in my ears again, but it went away before I could ask Thulu if he could hear it. Maybe there was something on Neva that triggered it. I made a mental note to ask Jones or Sloane about it and of course, promptly forgot.

Once we were back in camp again, Jones said that only the elves and the Light Ones were to be in the valley. He had one of the Hummers ready to go and on the path going up the mountain. Stuart had already packed food and said we should take sleeping bags just in case it turned into an overnight affair.

We packed up the camp, so all we had to do was retrieve vehicles after the cure.

Thulu and I grabbed our backpacks and stowed them in the rear of one of the Hummers. Sloane had been recruited to help with the healing spell and would stay. Stuart, Jones, the goblins and three humans easily fit in the vehicle, with room to spare, since most of the equipment was in the valley. The fairies were so small they were able to find perches in the car, if they wanted to, but most flew outside.

Stuart drove up the mountain without any problem, negotiating my trouble spot with ease. We had been asked to go down the other side, keeping the mountain between us and the powerful spell that was going to be enacted.

Once we arrived, Jones sent a message telepathically for them to begin. We set up a small camp under the trees and began to wait.

A short while later, my skin began to itch and I felt a low hum that vibrated my bones. I looked at Jones, who frowned. He walked a wide perimeter around our camp, casting some sort of protection or ward because as soon as he completed the circle the discomfort went away.

I breathed a sigh of relief and heard Thulu’s own exhale beside me.

“That should protect both sides,” Jones said. Yet, he made one more circuit inside the one he had just made. Insurance was a good thing, I thought.

Time seemed to drag by as we waited. No one really knew what to expect, but Aela said it would be hours. Jones seemed to agree.

I pulled out my sleeping bag and curled up to watch the sky through the trees. There was actually a nice breeze that day, although it carried an odd, bitter scent that my human nose didn’t seem to appreciate. I quickly adapted to that, though.

The goblins were each bent over parchment. Juliet had an earbud in her ear listening to the recorder and was making notes. The others found various ways to occupy themselves, no one seemed inclined to chat.

Thulu had already pulled his tablet out and was reading. That looked like a good idea, so I pulled mine out, determined to make some notes on the trip.

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