NOVEL NEXT Chapter 26 : Mission Accomplished
Chapter XXVI : Mission Accomplished
Midday of Primoris, Second Day of Autumnmoon
“Sir, we’ve found the runaway viscar,” the Royal reported to his commander.
Virgil Garvey followed the man to a mangled carcass that lay crumpled on the ground. Endrake barbs stuck out of its side, but the cause of death had been a broken neck.
“Any sign of the sorceress?” he asked.
“No, Sir,” the soldier replied. “She must have fallen into the ravine.”
Virgil walked to the cliff’s edge and looked down. It was deep, and the bottom was obscured by rock. Looking to the west, he saw plumes of smoke and a red sky. The Mountains of Ur were on fire.
“Forget about her,” Virgil told him. “If she’s not dead yet, she will be in a day or two. Our friend, Mister Harding, has completed his mission, so we’ll no longer need her for leverage. It’s time we returned to Angkor.”
The two soldiers pulled their reins and turned southward. Virgil climbed on his own viscar, ready to report the day’s events to the Master.
End of Arc II: The Journey Begins
… To be continued in Arc III: The Saladina Desert