Demonfire
“Bumper growled softly. Then her tail began to thump the bed, and she whimpered. Dax blinked in a vain effort to dispel the dark shadows in the small cell. It had been brightly lit when he and Eddy lay down to sleep. Willow zipped by overhead, and her blue sparkles left a small trail of incandescence.
The energy barrier was gone.
The bars were open, and Alton stood in the doorway. He carried a pack over one shoulder and the jeweled hilt of a long, shimmering sword poked out of a tooled leather s...cabbard strapped to his back.
Taron stood beside him. Eddy struggled awake in Dax’s arms. He turned her loose, sat up, stood up, and tugged Eddy to her feet. “What’s going on?”
“Shhh.” Alton held a finger to his lips. “I spoke with the Nine. I’m sorry. They have no intention of setting you free.” He shook his head in disgust. “Fools. All of them, nothing but fools. They want no part of any battle between demon and human. It might upset our oh, so glorious way of life.”
His soft bark of laughter wasn’t the least bit humorous.MoreLess
The energy barrier was gone.
The bars were open, and Alton stood in the doorway. He carried a pack over one shoulder and the jeweled hilt of a long, shimmering sword poked out of a tooled leather s...cabbard strapped to his back.
Taron stood beside him. Eddy struggled awake in Dax’s arms. He turned her loose, sat up, stood up, and tugged Eddy to her feet. “What’s going on?”
“Shhh.” Alton held a finger to his lips. “I spoke with the Nine. I’m sorry. They have no intention of setting you free.” He shook his head in disgust. “Fools. All of them, nothing but fools. They want no part of any battle between demon and human. It might upset our oh, so glorious way of life.”
His soft bark of laughter wasn’t the least bit humorous.MoreLess
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