Revolution - C M Raymond & L E Barbant by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2017-06-01T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Gregory could feel the warmth of his breath on his face as the burlap bag covered his head. Roots and rocks grabbed at his feet, and more than once the druid holding his bound arms kept him from falling.

So much for Ezekiel’s kind forest friends, he thought as they guided him through the woods.

Word about Adrien’s evil behavior in Arcadia had spread far, even through the thick undergrowth of the Dark Forest. Caution was a virtue, but Gregory considered the precautions for hiding their location a little over the top since they were walking through the most mysterious place in Irth in the middle of the night.

Regardless, he tried to remind himself that Ezekiel knew what he was doing.

After a while, Gregory was certain they had made a huge circle in the forest and followed their own path at least once. The druids were sparing no effort to conceal their location. Finally they stopped and the sack was pulled from his head. He was grateful for the cold night air that struck his face.

As his eyes refocused, he saw that he and Ezekiel stood on the edge of a circle of twelve men and women. All of them were dressed like Elysia, the woman they had encountered in the woods, but they were of all ages.

They sat in elaborate wooden chairs crafted of saplings that grew from the ground, each one gladly serving the druid who situated him- or herself in its embrace. Most of the men and women had animals of varying sizes and colors sitting next to them, many of them creatures Gregory had never seen before.

All their eyes were green and fastened on Ezekiel. It was as if Gregory himself wasn’t there. Directly across from where they stood was a large round man with a thick beard and narrow eyes which didn’t seem to match the broad grin that was pasted across his face. To his right lay a large sleeping bear with graying fur. Elysia sat on his left.

“Ah! Ezekiel, forgive us for such technical maneuverings, but I am sure you can understand our predicament. Our emissaries have carried word to us about the happenings in your Arcadia, and we had to be cautious,” the old man stated, almost laughing.

Ezekiel stood straight, his face lacking any emotion. With a nod, he replied, “The politician in me wants to brush aside your apology, Alexander, but we have known each other for most of our lives. We’ve stood together through much since the day you left Arcadia. To say that a bag over my head isn’t an affront would be a lie.”

Gregory felt his cheeks flush, and he wondered if Ezekiel was just a damned fool or if there was a good reason for him to stand up to the man who must be the master of the druids.

The man’s smile remained, but melted a little. “Yes. Yes, we have. But it is your schoolboy who’s causing so much trouble in Arcadia. It was you who put your trust in him, not I.

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