Ye Wizard's Guide to Cat Scratch Fever by Ward J Foster
Author:Ward, J Foster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evil Genius Society
Published: 2020-12-26T00:00:00+00:00
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Chapter 10 : Landlocked
Despite the rickety appearance the bridge posed no real problems. Kitsu went across first to test it, then they crossed one at a time so it wouldnât be stressed by too much weight. Theophania was the last over and it groaned slightly when she reached the bronze crossingâs midpoint. The kott froze and then edged across as fast as she could, arriving safely on the far side.
âHave yew put on weight?â Gossy smiled, patting her friend on the shoulder.
âHauld yer wheesht,â Tiff glared at her.
The light was fading fast. There was no real way to see the sun with the constant pouring rain but the grey light was failing. Once inside the jungle on the âtrailâ it was worse.
âWe aught to make a campsite,â Tiff advised. âIf thereâs anyplace dry in this swamp.â
âI can find something,â he said. âBut I need some quiet.â He drew out his spell necklace. âWait here.â
âKitsune, keep an eye on him,â Viv gestured.
âNo. Alone,â was all he said.
He picked his way through the jungle and as the silence formed around him he felt more relief than he had in weeks. How long had he been trapped in close quarters with the cutthroats of the Gwendolynâs Darling? The girls never gave him a nightâs peace. They were lovely, to be sure⦠but they were always there. Perhaps it was a wizard thing but Jak craved quiet for even one night. Or even an hour. Walking among the giant trees and hanging canopy of the jungle with no company but the distant cries of birds and monkeys Jak felt calm settle over him.
He walked further than he had planned until he found a fallen tree that had caught in the yoke of its neighbor and made a bit of a canopy.
Safe out of sight of the others, Jak used a page from the Tome of Eibon. It was a typical incantation from the ancient book of dark magic; a ritual for summoning one of the servitors of the old ones. Not a very good one, but smart enough for basic tasks. Swallowing the uneasy feeling he spoke the last phrase of the spell and the preserved words of magic evaporated as the energy was released. A clear, jelly-like substance seemed to boil up from between the detritus of the forest floor between his feet and formed into an almost invisible, quivering pile of slime.
âLooks like a pile of porpoise hork,â Jak made a disgusted noise. âI canât believe the elder beings kept these things around.â
The glob of mucous quivered, awaiting instructions.
âOkay, listen up. Weâre in the middle of a hostile jungle and need someplace safe to camp for the night where homicidal werewolves canât get us.â
It quivered in a slightly different way.
âCan you maybe say something so I know you understand me?â
âKililikikikili!â it whistle-clicked.
âGood enough. Go find me the driest, safest spot we can camp and stay concealed overnight. Go!â
The thing dropped into a snake-like form that sprouted and retracted tentacle-limbs to pull itself along.
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