The Shadow Of Fallen Gods by V. R. Cardoso

Author:V. R. Cardoso [Cardoso, V. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2019-03-20T22:00:00+00:00

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Eliran took some time drying her clothes and Darpallion’s using a mild heating spell. Whatever the bard planned to do to persuade the guards to let them in, it wouldn’t do to show up at the customs building’s front door drenched. The rest of the group, however, was forced to carry on with wet clothes. Drying them all would’ve just taken too long.

As Eliran finished drying the last patch of moisture from Darpallion’s jacket, a speck of light twinkled over the roof of the customs building, as if a star had decided to come down from the heavens to live there instead. The light shone twice, then three times, then twice again. The dragon hunters were in position. Now, all they needed was to get the safe containing the artifact up to them.

Eliran and Darpallion set off, each holding one of the handles on the side of their bogus safe. As they turned the corner of a warehouse, the customs building’s front door came into view, as well as the five men standing guard outside of it. All of them reached for their weapons immediately, the one in the middle stepping forward, head tilting slightly as he searched the darkness, trying to identify the incoming shadows.

“I sure hope you know what you’re doing,” Eliran whispered.

“When I have ever let you down?” Darpallion replied lowly.

Eliran’s head snapped to the bard. “Is that a joke!?”

“Oh, right! Poor phrasing, my apologies, but you know what I mean. We made a great team.”

“We did not make a great team… We did a couple of missions together, that’s all.”

“Oh, come on… we did more than a couple of missions.” Darpallion sent her a wolfish grin. “A lot more.”

Eliran returned the grin with a murderous glare. “Another word from you, and I’ll tie your feet to this safe and throw you into the harbor.”

Darpallion complied, a smug smile on his face.

The guard at the front kept peering and squinting until finally, he said: “Darpallion? I thought Torvad’s gang had the night off.”

“Norwan, I had a feeling it was your turn to get this crappy shift,” Darpallion called. “We did have the night off. Or, rather, they do. Me and the rookie, here, got on Torvad’s bad side. This is our punishment.” He lowered the safe to the ground, Eliran mimicking him, and started massaging his hand with a grimace.

The guard chuckled. “What did you do this time?”

“Me?” Darpallion aimed a thumb at Eliran. “Not my fault this one decided to swing her hips at the boss.”

The guard’s chuckle turned into a cackle. “Let me guess, you’re the one who ended up swinging at her hips.”

The other guards joined in on the laughter and Eliran felt her cheeks warm along with a sudden urge to blow them all up into small pieces.

Too bad they’re all wearing Syphons, she thought. She even knew a spell that could do it silently.

“Well, Torvad does tend to get a little jealous, I’m afraid,” Darpallion said.

Norwan wiped a tear from one of his eyes and motioned his chin towards the safe.

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