Terry W. Ervin by Flank Hawk

Author:Flank Hawk
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-04-21T14:22:01+00:00

Within two minutes Road Toad stitched up the cut on my cheek, telling me that, as a healer, there would be little scarring, if any. Then he scratched a map into the dirt, giving me directions to the open city of Sint Malo. Apparently he’d met Belinda the Cursed more than once. She frequented the Fertile Serpent, and Road Toad swore the food served was no worse than the One-Eyed Pelican’s. I took it all in, knowing he was better suited for the task than me.

Finally, he gave me eight gold and fourteen silver coins minted with a pinwheel of five swords, emblem of the Faxtinian Coalition Council, instead of the head of Keesee’s King Tobias. With a handshake and pat on the shoulder, he said, “Don’t be too surprised when we meet again.”

Road Toad’s hand on my shoulder reminded me of the tattoo and the brotherhood bond he had with the prince. Did that make me more expendable? Deep down, I had to believe that Road Toad wouldn’t send me off, doomed to certain failure and death. I clutched my spear and, before leaving the concealing lilacs, I replied, “Can one surprise the dead?”

Thousands of thoughts swirled in my head. Prince Reveron had passed on to me more than his evil sword to barter. The responsibility of safeguarding it, along with the duty to find the greater elf and trade the sword for something to save all of Keesee weighed heavily on me as I trudged west. It was an impossible task.

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