Quests by Numbers (Rogue Spotter Book 5) by Kimberly A. Rogers

Author:Kimberly A. Rogers [Rogers, Kimberly A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-06-20T16:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Eight

Lauren

Walking around a dead harpy is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever done. Keeping my shawl wadded over my mouth and nose, I tried not to breathe until I’d managed to edge around the fetid pile of flesh and feathers. She hadn’t even been one of the two who’d attacked us when we’d first arrived. By my count, we had run into no less than six harpies now, and Mathias had killed three of them.

He used a scrap of cloth to clean his sword and then dropped it beside the harpy’s body. He didn’t bother to sheath his sword again as he moved ahead, however, merely reaching his free hand back to me. I grasped it, grateful to see the coldness in his eyes had faded now that this threat was . . . dispatched. We’d reached another crossroads when the harpy attacked, and now Mathias studied our choices.

I peered into the darkness of the tunnel directly in front of us, the continuation of the one we’d been following. A faint glow appeared in the distance. Numbers, no doubt. I looked to our right and spied another faint glow. The noise of the fight or the smell of the harpy’s blood had probably called more creatures. I did not want to meet them. They were far enough away that I could only hope they couldn’t make us out yet, even with our torch fallen on the ground.

The tunnel to our left was clear of any glows, however. Tugging on Mathias’ hand, I stepped to the left. He followed without asking questions. Something I was grateful for since I didn’t know if we were still being spied on by the Minos Guild, whoever they may be, and I didn’t want to clarify I was a Spotter. Just like I hadn’t dared mention the baby, something Mathias hadn’t mentioned either not even as our stowaway. I glanced at the torch, but it was partially covered in harpy blood now and already spluttering weakly.

Mathias released my hand long enough to pull out one of his knives. He handed it to me, leaving me no choice save to take it. Once we’d left the harpy’s odious body behind, I stuffed my shawl back into my satchel. Our steps were muffled by sand that had been spread throughout the tunnels. Unfortunately, it muffled anyone else’s approach too, which meant I needed to stay perfectly alert.

It was almost too quiet. Nothing came out of the dark to attack us. And, the tunnel we’d darted down didn’t seem to have any offshoots or to cross with any other tunnels. The lighting was different too. Not pitch black but muddled, almost grey. I could see the outline of Mathias’ long lean frame directly in front of me and the muddied grey walls on either side of us, but it was as though a light filtering system had been left in partial working order bringing with it the gloom of twilight or a foggy evening on the moors.

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