Future Plans
“How do you feel, beloved?”
“You remember playing Hide and Seek as a kid?”
Edrick looked at her, puzzled. She looked at Jiv, who shrugged and shook his head. “You hide, and someone tries to find you. If they give up, and stop looking, they give a signal, like a code word. I feel like the code word has been giving. No one’s looking for me anymore.”
“But what if another demon latches onto that mark?” Edrick frowned, his face creased with worry.
“Perhaps the Shaman can help with that.”
“Perhaps a matching mark, to bind the two of you together…” Jiv’s voice trailed off as he saw the look Bjorke gave him. Read the rest of this entry »
The Tables Turned
“Is.. is he… dead?” Bjorke’s voice cracked with emotion. Jiv’undus knelt, checking Edrick for signs of life.
“I’m not sure. I’m used to taking lives; I’m not used to searching for them.” He tried to sound reassuring, but in doing so, made Bjorke’s heart sink. She was frozen, unable to move, her stomach in knots.
And then he groaned. In an instant, Bjorke was kneeling over him, and found his wounds and began bandaging him. “You old fool,” she chided in Althorin. “When you promised to make my dreams come true, I didn’t think you meant that one.”
Edrick laughed, coughing a bit, as he sat up. “Bah! I’m too stubborn to die so easily.” Read the rest of this entry »
