Sandqueen (Rise to Omniscience Book 7) by Aaron Oster

Author:Aaron Oster [Oster, Aaron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: GFS Publishing Inc
Published: 2020-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Grace let out a long sigh of relief as Lumia exited the tunnel, flapping her powerful wings as they emerged into the light of the early morning sun. It felt good to be out of there, especially knowing what was inside, and she was more than a little happy to be putting some distance between her and the lair of the World Beast.

“How are you holding up?” Lumia asked, drifting down to the ground and finally setting her down.

“Better, now that we’re out,” Grace replied, standing on shaky legs.

She was completely exhausted, not having slept the entire night. However, the relief she felt from being out of there was keeping her on her feet and preventing the imminent collapse she could feel coming on.

“Hey! Looks like I finally found you! Damn, it took forever to track you all the way here!”

Grace whirled in place, as did Lumia, only for the two of them to relax as Hilda came into view. She’d been wondering what had happened to the woman, as she’d likely been locked out of the barrier when she’d gone off to scout. However, it seemed she’d tracked them down on her own and was none the worse for wear.

“Where’s Morgan?” she asked, coming to a halt a few feet away and looking between the two of them.

“We don’t know,” Grace replied. “He told us to run, but after an explosion went off and we were sent off-course, we came back to find that he’d disappeared.”

“And you couldn’t track him?” she asked, addressing her question to Lumia.

“Why do you not seem surprised at my appearance?” Lumia asked. “And how did you know I was intelligent enough to speak?”

“Please,” Hilda replied with a snort. “I might be dense, but I’m not an idiot. I could hear the two of you talking from time to time. Besides, you resemble the small version way too much for me to miss.”

“Guess that makes sense,” Grace said, a bit embarrassed that she’d inadvertently given Lumia’s secret away.

She wasn’t sure if Morgan would be mad about that and could only hope that he’d understand. That was, if they could even find him. She was about to ask Hilda what had happened to her since they’d been separated, but both she and Lumia suddenly went very still, both turning to the north, with their muscles tensing up.

“We know you’re there,” Hilda called out. “May as well come out and face us like real men, not the cowards you are.”

Grace couldn’t spot anything, but she did have a skill for locating things she could not see. She clicked her tongue, activating Echolocation, and watched the soundwaves as they gave her a good view of the landscape before her. What she saw was hardly encouraging. Dozens of figures, elves by the looks of it, dotted the landscape all around them. She had no idea how strong they were, or if Hilda and Lumia could take them all. After all, they had managed to capture Morgan.

“We are not men,” a voice called back.

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