The Lost Legends (The Nihryst Book 1) by Cait Marie

Author:Cait Marie [Marie, Cait]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

For days, Shane and Gwyn asked the scientist from the castle about curing the Kald. Viktor refused to talk, and Shane feared he wouldn’t give up any information. Time was getting away from them. If they didn’t stop his father and find a cure, there were going to be hundreds of deaths in the single night. Let alone the damage from a war. The thought made him sick.

Shane used that disgust and dread as he continued to pretend being ill. He played up the symptoms, slowly making it appear like he was not improving. He hoped that when he was unable to leave his rooms, the king would leave him be. Maybe even postpone the celebration.

Like each night that week, Shane used the secret tunnels to sneak out of the castle. He had explored them more and thought he knew almost every route. Pulling his hood farther over his head, he walked to one of the entrances that led to the hidden courtyard near the church. They had finally revealed the different locations and passwords, trusting him with their secrets.

Down in one of the sublevels, far from the listening ears of the streets, he walked into the room holding Viktor. Shane was surprised to see him already tied to a chair in the center of the room. When not being questioned, they chained him to the wall near a small cot. Someone had already started, but the room was otherwise empty.

Shane checked the man’s manacles before heading back to the hall. Two guards always stood outside the door—they couldn’t afford the possibility of him escaping.

“Who was down here?” Shane asked as he shut the door.

They glanced at each other. Their hesitation worried Shane. One of them finally looked to him, his voice coated with sadness as he said, “Gwyn was questioning him, but Marley came to bring her back upstairs.”

“What happened?” Shane asked.

“You should go to them,” the second man said. “They’re in William’s apartment.”

Shane didn’t wait for more information. He took off, running through the halls and up the stairs. At their door, he stopped. When no one answered his knock, he slowly pushed it open.

“Gwyn?” he called out. “William?”

“In here,” William’s raspy voice replied.

They were in the bedroom, much like when they first escaped the castle. William lay in the bed with Gwyn kneeling on the floor beside him. She patted at his head with a damp cloth. Shane stepped forward, unsure of what he was seeing. When Gwyn looked up at him, he could see the despair in her eyes, and he knew. Without saying anything, he dropped to his knees beside her and the sick man.

“I didn’t want to worry anyone if it ended up being nothing,” William answered the unasked question. “I didn’t know what he injected me with.”

Gwyn trembled with silent sobs beside Shane, who shook his head in disbelief.

“It’s true then,” he whispered as if saying it aloud made it more real. “All of it—your theory. They didn’t just bring it back, they’re spreading it.

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