Two Necromancers, a Dragon, and a Vampire (The Unconventional Heroes Series Book 3) by L. G. Estrella

Author:L. G. Estrella [Estrella, L. G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Satire, Humorous, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, General Humor
Amazon: B01KBUY9S2
Published: 2016-08-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Katie reached over to pat the rat that was banging together a small pair of cymbals to wake her up. The rat in question had been giving his all to the task, and he stopped and squeaked a cheerful morning greeting as she opened her eyes and looked around. It was still dark outside, but it wouldn’t be long before dawn broke. Ugh. She yawned and stretched. She wasn’t a huge fan of waking up this early – as a necromancer she often worked late, which meant sleeping in was a regular occurrence – but she had asked for this. The rat stayed long enough to ensure that she wouldn’t simply roll over and go back to sleep before he scampered off.

More rats came into her bedroom, each of them flashing her a quick salute as they replaced the ones that had guarded her chambers throughout the night. She had tried to explain to them that she didn’t need a guard while she was in the castle – she had zombies, and her rooms had runes, seals, and some nasty traps and surprises – but the rats had insisted. They’d even received her master’s backing too. If the rats wanted to guard her, he’d said, let them. It couldn’t hurt to have a bunch of super-loyal assassins standing guard while she slept.

“Morning, guys.” Katie stumbled out of bed toward her bathroom. She rubbed at her eyes and used her shadows to make sure she didn’t bump into or trip over anything. After she’d used the bathroom, one of the rats made an appearance. He perched on her shoulder and gave her a quick summary of everything that had happened while she’d been asleep as she brushed her teeth and washed her face.

“My master finally rearranged his collection of shark jaws the way he wanted?” Katie headed back to her bedroom to change. “It took him long enough, but I guess it makes sense. The councillors left a couple of days ago, so he doesn’t have to worry about Vicky moving things around.” It had become a game of sorts while the female councillor had been at the castle. Her master would arrange his shark jaws, and Vicky would wait until his back was turned before rearranging them and then pretending to be completely uninvolved.

Council business had finally called James and Vicky back, but it had been an enlightening week since Katie and the others had returned from the desert. Vicky had been a constant presence around the castle, bustling about as she supervised various repairs and maintenance issues with Timmy and the workers who had been brought in. She was, Timmy insisted, a total busybody, but she was also a useful busybody. When she wasn’t teasing him, making sure he actually kept regular sleeping hours, and rearranging his stuff, Vicky knew exactly how he wanted the repairs and restoration of the castle to go, which let him spend more of his time on necromancy. Katie didn’t see how it

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