The Arcane Staff Trilogy Box Set by Hans Bezdek

Author:Hans Bezdek [Bezdek, Hans]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Herrin Enterprises LLC
Published: 2018-07-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Zeke was on his way to the third southern gate now. He couldn’t find Kriket at the first two he checked, although it was possible he overlooked him if the lizardman was trying to keep a low profile. Zeke was still fuming from his split with the others and he hadn’t thought to check more carefully. If Kriket had been waiting there for him and Zeke missed his opportunity, it would’ve been Sloane’s fault.

The elf shook his head, trying to free himself from thoughts of her. He couldn’t believe they would travel this far together, just to split up. Sure, it wasn’t right for him to have kept the whole Elf Thief thing going for so long, but it wasn’t like he had lied about everything else!

Zeke arrived at the third gate and glanced around. There were a couple wagons waiting outside of the gate, with one passing into the city. The one coming in was surrounded by men and women wearing the black and blue of Kutarm. They looked tired, a few of them injured.

“Looks like you all could use a good night’s sleep,” commented one of the city guards, who Zeke could’ve sworn wasn’t more than a teenager. The elf wouldn’t have been surprised to hear this was the kid’s first day on the job.

Several of the newcomers glared at the guard.

“You can make snide comments when you actually make something of yourself,” said one of the women.

The guard’s face dropped in horror. “I-I was just messing around. I-I didn’t m-mean anything by it-”

“We’re tired because we’ve been doing Kutarm’s work down in Burston,” grunted one of the men. “We’ve got to be the ones to do it since punks like you couldn’t last a half day on a battlefield.”

The guard sputtered off apologies, but the wagon and the people kept moving into the town.

One of the men behind the wagon was walking slower than the others and seemed pretty out of it. Zeke figured he could get some information out of the guy without looking too suspicious.

“How goes the battle against the dastardly people of Burston?” asked Zeke, spitting some when he said the name.

“It’s at a standstill,” grunted the man, not bothering to look at the elf. “No progress is being made.”

“Sorry to hear that,” lied Zeke. “Surely Kutarm-er, Lord Kutarm, is sending more men down to help, isn’t he?”

“Not what I heard,” sighed the man. “Word around camp is that big boss has shifted his attention elsewhere.”

Zeke fought back a smile. Perfect. It sounded like things were going his way. He knew helping the people in Burston was the right idea. After this, he’d continue his way north, then find Sloane and Delvin. They’d probably still be looking for the Lost Citadel.

“Any idea where he’s focusing next?” asked Zeke, deciding this would be his last question. No reason to push his luck.

“Dunno,” shrugged the man, continuing by Zeke. “Something about one of the Arcane Staves, or somethin.”

Zeke winced. Maybe this wasn’t as perfect as the elf thought.

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