Royal Rebel (Alfheim Academy by S.T. Bende

Author:S.T. Bende [Bende, S.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S.T. Bende

Chapter 11

THE ROYAL RESIDENCE WAS eerily silent when we dusted in. I’d brought Viggo, Signy, Ondyr and Maja with me, and once we’d assessed that the parlor outside the royal vault was secure, we moved as a team to scout the first floor. Once the Bifrost arrived, it would alert our potential intruder to our whereabouts, and our plan hinged on making sure Finna and Jande got into the vault safely.

It also hinged on our not getting ourselves killed, which was why we’d weaponed up with a generous supply from the stash in the academy bunker. Our makeshift conference room had been equipped with a weapons closet that rivaled the Verge facility, and each of us was draped in swords, daggers, and, in Ondyr’s case, a menacing archery set. Nobody would be messing with us. We hoped.

“The east wing’s secure.” Ondyr’s voice came from my communicator. He and Maja had paired up to check the north and east sides of the palace.

“The west wing is too,” Viggo confirmed. He and I were responsible for the south and west sides.

“Bifrost drop site is secure.” Signy said through our coms. “Once you’ve cleared the north and south, we’ll bring them in.”

Viggo and I stealthily moved down the dark hallway, checking the empty offices and ballrooms. When we’d reached the meeting spot, he tapped on his com. “South wing’s secure.”

“And the north,” Ondyr added as he approached us. “You’re sure we don’t need to check the other floors?”

“The ground team said the perimeter wasn’t breached,” Signy’s voice answered. “And the queen’s guards have her secured in her room. I’m calling in the Bifrost. Reconvene outside the vault.”

Our coms went silent and we ran quietly toward the thick doorway at the end of the hall. We’d see Finna and Jande safely from the Bifrost to the vault, then divide up in hopes of catching whoever had opened the portal near the palace. We slipped outside, and I took my position closest to the door.

“Any minute now . . .” There was just enough moonlight to see Signy standing beside a rose bush in the castle garden.

“Incoming,” Viggo said quietly.

I glanced up just in time to see a rainbow barreling into the central courtyard. It struck the ground with a thunderous boom, sending up gale-force winds that stripped the roses of petals and whipped them around the garden. Subtle, the Bifrost was not.

Finna and Jande stumbled out of the rainbow. Each clutched an overwhelming amount of what I assumed was lab equipment. Ondyr and Viggo rushed forward to help them, while Maja and I kept watch at the door. Once we were all safely inside the castle, I led my friends to the barricaded entrance to the royal vault.

“There should be a crystal inside that can pass for a dark realm protection.” I spoke over my shoulder. “Find it, transmute it, and bring it to us.”

“To be clear, it has to pass for both a Svartalfheim and a Muspelheim stone?” Jande asked.

“Correct.” I nodded. “We don’t know who we’re dealing with, so if you can toe the line it’d help us out.

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