The Emerald Casket (2010)
“Cults were for the weird and the unhinged.
‘What type of cult?’ he asked.
‘The type that would cut off your hand and steal your watch rather than bother asking you the time,’ the guide said, his face darkening. ‘The type that would slit your throat if you looked at them the wrong way. In short, the type you want nothing to do with.’ Gerald’s mind raced. Things started to fall into place. The knife in the alley. The kidnapper who tried to snatch Alisha—was that bandit a member of this cult? Had ...his family adopted its calling card from bandits that liked slicing throats open?
The guide’s voice somehow penetrated Gerald’s thoughts.
‘You must not seek out this cult, young sahib,’ the man said. ‘No good can come of it.’ Gerald couldn’t deny that this was good advice. The run-in with the bandit the night before was proof enough of that. Was trying to beat Green to the hidden casket really worth the risk? That mattress of money he inherited was looking mighty soft and tempting.MoreLess
‘What type of cult?’ he asked.
‘The type that would cut off your hand and steal your watch rather than bother asking you the time,’ the guide said, his face darkening. ‘The type that would slit your throat if you looked at them the wrong way. In short, the type you want nothing to do with.’ Gerald’s mind raced. Things started to fall into place. The knife in the alley. The kidnapper who tried to snatch Alisha—was that bandit a member of this cult? Had ...his family adopted its calling card from bandits that liked slicing throats open?
The guide’s voice somehow penetrated Gerald’s thoughts.
‘You must not seek out this cult, young sahib,’ the man said. ‘No good can come of it.’ Gerald couldn’t deny that this was good advice. The run-in with the bandit the night before was proof enough of that. Was trying to beat Green to the hidden casket really worth the risk? That mattress of money he inherited was looking mighty soft and tempting.MoreLess
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