Regulators Revealed by Toby Neighbors

Author:Toby Neighbors [Neighbors, Toby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Publisher: Mythic Adventure Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-06-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

The great wall was much bigger than Dex thought. The enormous barrier was almost one hundred feet wide at the bottom. It narrowed slightly but Dex could see that dozens of thick blocks had been set in place to create the massive wall, and what lay beneath it, or even inside it, was in fact a great mystery. Someday, he thought, he would have to return with Kyp and Squirrel and explore the wall, but as magnificent as it was, Dex focused his mind instead on the task of finding his father.

It wasn’t quite midday when he reached the other side. And while he needed to move toward the ancient fortress where he believed his father was hiding, he didn’t want to attract attention. Without his armor, no one would mistake him for a Marshyl, but the glistening platinum and opal adhered to his right hand and his fine, black stallion would keep him from blending in. Not to mention the huge phoenix circling overhead.

Bliss swooped down, cooing happily to Dex. Titan didn’t seem to mind the bird when she wasn’t screeching and flapping her massive wings near his head. Unfortunately, the big phoenix was too big to land on the saddle, or even on Dex’s shoulder. She didn’t like landing on the ground, so she kept to the air as much as possible.

“Bliss, you have to stay here,” Dex said.

The bird cooed sadly.

“No, I want you with me. But we can’t afford to attract too much attention. Stay here, so I can find my way back through the wall. I’ll be in a hurry I’m sure.”

Bliss hooted and shot back up into the sky. Soon she was gone from sight. Late in the afternoon Dex came to a small village. There was no way to know who he could trust, but in the days that he and Kyp had scrounged for a living in Rycaster, old Horris, who ran the livery barn, had been one of the few people he could look to for help. In the village, which had a large livery, Dex took his time getting to know the owner. He was an older man with a wooden leg and a puckered scar across his bald scalp.

“Been here all my life,” the man said slowly. “Living in the shadow of the great wall.”

The barn was clean and much warmer than outside.

“I’m looking for a wagon,” Dex said.

“Don’t got no wagon,” the livery man said. “Got a cart I can let go for a good price.”

“Let’s see it,” Dex said.

The man looked at Dex for a moment, his eyes wandering down to Dex’s hand. There was no way to hide the platinum with opal fragments spread across his knuckles. And the deer skin poncho made him look a bit savage.

“I ran into some trouble beyond the wall,” Dex said. “I was lucky to escape from the Greeg alive.”

“Indeed you were, they’re animals. Ain’t nothing good beyond the wall. Come with me.”

Dex bought the cart, and a stout draft horse.

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