Carnifex (Legends of the Nameless Dwarf book 1)
“Not fear for himself this time: fear for the people of Arx Gravis. If it was the creature’s intention to harm the dwarves, or even if it was driven by blind bloodlust, there was going to be a slaughter. He tore along the gallery and up the ladder to the next level. If he was right, there was just one more to go, and then they would be back at the headframe.
Kal’s lantern and hammer banged against the ladder below as he climbed. His breath came in wheezing gasps. The air was stale and thin, and the climb toward the surface had been hard, but that wasn’t the half of it. Kal was petrified, and yet he still came on. He knew what was at stake, and he took the oath of the Ravine Guard as seriously as Carnifex did.
Carnifex’s fear was washed away by a surging wave of pride, but then the two emotions ran into each other, becoming something else, something more. He swelled with confidence, with purpose. It no longer mattered what the cost might be. In that moment, he knew exactly who he was, ...what he had to do.MoreLess
Kal’s lantern and hammer banged against the ladder below as he climbed. His breath came in wheezing gasps. The air was stale and thin, and the climb toward the surface had been hard, but that wasn’t the half of it. Kal was petrified, and yet he still came on. He knew what was at stake, and he took the oath of the Ravine Guard as seriously as Carnifex did.
Carnifex’s fear was washed away by a surging wave of pride, but then the two emotions ran into each other, becoming something else, something more. He swelled with confidence, with purpose. It no longer mattered what the cost might be. In that moment, he knew exactly who he was, ...what he had to do.MoreLess
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