The Fall (The Last Druid Trilogy Book 1) by Glen L. Hall

Author:Glen L. Hall [Hall, Glen L.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Gosforth 22 Ltd
Published: 2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00

CROW-MEN

Twilight fell and Eagan still hadn’t returned. Emily retired to bed early, looking exhausted by the day’s events. Sam sat in the garden for a while, but tiredness rolled over him without warning and even the chill breeze couldn’t keep his eyes open. It wasn’t long before he made his way back to the house.

He ended up in the silence of the library. It spanned the full width of the old school house and its bookcases stretched from floor to ceiling. At the far end was a round desk made from a light wood in front of a large arched window looking directly onto the sloping lawn and river. On the far bank the heron was back, its harsh call ringing out.

Sam’s tiredness was forgotten as he found himself walking the length of the room, stopping every now and again to reach for a book. The library was a treasure trove of first editions – Where the Wild Things Are, Swallows and Amazons, the Famous Five stories, The Railway Children, The Wind in the Willows, Goodnight, Mister Tom. Sam took each from its place, feeling its weight, spellbound by its colours and catching its dusty smell as he opened its pages. Some were perfect, others less, so but they were all here, the great and the good.

Taking a copy of The Secret Garden, he seated himself at the desk, looking out over another sort of secret garden. Every now and then swans would glide by, apparently without a care in the world, but he knew they would be paddling beneath the surface. He managed a smile as he lit the lamp and turned the book over in his hand.

Life wasn’t like fiction, he thought. In fact, it was all a bit of mess. First Oxford, then Gosforth – all the places that had provided him with solace had become unsafe. Perhaps this one would too.

His thoughts turned to the professors, out in the wilds of Northumberland somewhere. He hoped they would find a resolution to what was going on. How could he find out?

Of course! He found himself reaching for the letter Oscar had given him. Then suddenly he was nervous. This time he wanted it to have changed, but what if it told him that Eagan couldn’t be trusted? Or that the Shadow had found him? What would he do then? He shivered, despite the warmth of the library.

He turned the letter over in his hands, almost irritated with it. The envelope looked old and battered in the light of the lamp. He opened it and half withdrew the letter, then stopped. Then he withdrew it completely, but laid it face down on the desk.

It reminded him of a lecture Professor Stuckley had given during his first week at Cherwell. The professor had spoken about a famous thought experiment called Schrödinger’s cat. The imaginary cat is locked in a box and its life is determined by the state of a radioactive atom. Quantum mechanics suggests that before you open

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