Shadowbred
Shadowbred
“The dead, black eyes of the overmaster stared up at the rotunda dome.
The high lord abbot began his questions.
“Are you Kendrick Selkirk, once Overmaster of Sembia?”
The body’s mouth opened and said in a broken tone: “Yes.”
Elyril smiled, knowing that Nightseer Rivalen had made a flesh puppet of the overmaster’s body. She did not know what shadow creature was speaking through his lips, but she knew it was not the spirit of Kendrick Selkirk.
“Were you murdered?” Jemb asked.
Silence for a moment,... then, “Yes.”
The chamber erupted in conversation. The wallmen started forward but stopped when the high lord abbot raised his hands. Silence fell anew. The tension in the room made Elyril giddy.
“Do you know who did this deed?”
“Yes.”
Another rustle ran through the chamber. Nervous eyes glanced about. Hands went to blade hilts. Elyril licked her lips with anticipation. Mirabeta eyed the corpse the way she might a trove of gold.
The high lord abbot looked out on the assembly.MoreLess
The high lord abbot began his questions.
“Are you Kendrick Selkirk, once Overmaster of Sembia?”
The body’s mouth opened and said in a broken tone: “Yes.”
Elyril smiled, knowing that Nightseer Rivalen had made a flesh puppet of the overmaster’s body. She did not know what shadow creature was speaking through his lips, but she knew it was not the spirit of Kendrick Selkirk.
“Were you murdered?” Jemb asked.
Silence for a moment,... then, “Yes.”
The chamber erupted in conversation. The wallmen started forward but stopped when the high lord abbot raised his hands. Silence fell anew. The tension in the room made Elyril giddy.
“Do you know who did this deed?”
“Yes.”
Another rustle ran through the chamber. Nervous eyes glanced about. Hands went to blade hilts. Elyril licked her lips with anticipation. Mirabeta eyed the corpse the way she might a trove of gold.
The high lord abbot looked out on the assembly.MoreLess
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