The Light Bringer: An Epic Fantasy Adventure Novel (The Dragon Gate Series Book 2) by Randy Ellefson

Author:Randy Ellefson [Ellefson, Randy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy
Publisher: Evermore Press, LLC
Published: 2021-05-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9 – In the Dead of Night

“What is this?” Soliander asked, holding up a plastic card with numbers embossed on it. A credit card, he suddenly realized, knowledge from his previous mental contact with Matt surfacing. Pieces were falling into place, but many of them weren’t particularly useful. Still, he needed to know how to get around in this world. No magic portals existed, not that he couldn’t cast him and his apprentice somewhere. But he grew eager to experience this place he’d only seen in Matt’s memories before arriving on Earth himself. And then there was the question of seeming like they belonged here while avoiding suspicion. He had admonished Darron not to gawk, but part of him knew he was doing it, too. It was one reason they were in a Gaithersburg, Maryland hotel room now, gathering intel out of sight, with fewer bright lights and fantastic sights to make them stare.

“My credit card,” answered Joe, a middle-aged, portly man who seemed typical of those encountered so far. He sat before them on the lone chair, tan slacks and a white button-up shirt at odds with their jeans and t-shirts. Darron had asked about the differing clothes, but Soliander wasn’t inclined to explain trivial details, which he only sensed the significance of from Matt’s memories. The fourth-floor hotel room had two queen beds and furnishings that the wizard suspected were normal. Joe’s bag, or suitcase, lay open on one bed, the contents already rifled through.

“How does it work?” Soliander asked, images of using it to pay for goods flashing in his head. “You purchase things with it?”

“Yes.”

“What sorts of items?”

“Almost anything. Food, hotel rooms, merchandise.”

“Homes?”

“No, that requires a mortgage, a home loan.”

“Explain.”

Soliander and his apprentice listened as Joe explained about credit, banks, and the housing market. They had been at this for ten minutes, the spell Soliander had cast on Joe making him compliant and honest to a fault. This world was unlike anything he’d known. By morning, they’d likely know everything they needed. The information was overwhelming, and Soliander was growing impatient, because there was so much that was so different. He finally made Joe stop talking, grabbed his apprentice’s hand, and cast the Mind Trust spell on Joe. It allowed both of them to sift through Joe’s memories, which they did for hours, gorging on intel. They had previously done this to a hotel maid, then made her forget the encounter.

It had not taken long for Darron to contact him via the orb from a local park, then cast a cantrip to make a ball of light appear. Soliander had arrived moments later, but as strong as he was, magic was not without a cost and he felt a little weakened by the exertion. He recognized the sight of Matt’s house, or that of his parents, technically, but he didn’t go in. The lights and movement inside had not deterred him so much as the recollection, courtesy of Matt, of what lay inside. The memories

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