Revenge: Wahrheit Book 2 by AC Cobble

Author:AC Cobble [Cobble, AC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cobble Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-03-20T16:00:00+00:00

The Quartermaster III

The wizard’s idea to search the church’s records was a good one. That institution predated the kingdom, and it had an unnatural love of ancient scrolls, relics, and hoarding knowledge. The followers of the Creator also had a strong dislike of the fae, so if anyone outside the royal library had recorded information about the threat the skiengvaal provided, it would be the church.

But after giving her the idea, the wizard had been terrifically vague about how to go about getting access to the church’s secret archives. For a man who seemed to have little trouble entering restricted and locked spaces, his advice on breaching the church’s walls was paltry. When she’d asked if he would accompany her, the odd little man got such an uncomfortable look she dropped it, but not without questioning the wisdom of herself giving it a try.

Unfortunately, she hadn’t had any other ideas. The wizard had said they wouldn’t keep ancient tomes on the fae where anyone could browse them, and he’d implied such works would be stored within the church’s expansive compound in Ehrstadt, assuming the records even existed.

She’d stared at him hard after that comment, and he’d gone on to assure her in his meandering way that surely, such information must exist. She’d pressed again to force him to come with her, and he’d finally admitted he was afraid of the holy mother.

“I won’t cross her,” he’d declared. “She’s not a woman you want to be on the wrong side of.”

“But you think I should go in?”

“You’re the keeper of secrets and the one who wants the information.”

“As do you!” she’d belted back at him. “You’re the one who warned me about how dangerous the skiengvaal is. You’re the one who seems to think the kingdom is yet again on the precipice of collapse. You’re the one who had no problem sneaking into my chambers. Do you remember the speech you gave me about how if not us, who? This sort of thing is right up your alley. What good is a wizard if he never uses his skills?”

“I masterminded the coronation of the queen.”

She rolled her eyes dramatically at that. The wizard was exasperating, but she’d learned enough about him by now to understand he wasn’t going to change, and he seemed truly afraid of the holy mother. That was a disturbing thought.

It hung above her like a cloud as she stalked the streets of Ehrstadt, scouting the church’s compound. The church’s enclave was in the western quarter of Ehrstadt, just ten blocks from the Lords’ Square and the seat of Wahrheit’s government. The scale of the place was similar, and while it was not sovereign territory, it was largely treated as such. The kings of Wahrheit had never found it worthwhile to anger the church.

Inside the walls, there was the giant cathedral where thousands gathered regularly to hear the testimony of the church’s grandest orators. They spoke of the Creator and his plan for the world. She imagined, at least.

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