Volcrian's Hunt (The Cat's Eye Chronicles)
“The evening sun glinted across the bright water of Delbar. He held two pouches of sand he had scooped from the beach. He viewed the ship from the distance. It was smaller than he had hoped, perhaps only fifty feet long, two masts and a small cabin with a single lower deck. The entire ship could be manned by twenty people. He watched the sailors that lingered on the docks, wondering which were his crewmen. A series of large, burly men sat close to the vessel, eating a plate of crabs. He decided ...to start there.
But before he could negotiate, he needed some leverage.
“Here,” he said, handing the bags of sand to the priestess. “Turn these to gold.”
“What?” the woman asked. She raised an eyebrow, which was a strange expression, since her brows had almost completely fallen out. He glanced over her blue-tinted face. It was half-obscured by a wide hood.
“Turn. Them. To. Gold,” he repeated.
The priestess took the bags and stared at them with her milky, blue-filmed eyes. “And how am I supposed to do that?”MoreLess
But before he could negotiate, he needed some leverage.
“Here,” he said, handing the bags of sand to the priestess. “Turn these to gold.”
“What?” the woman asked. She raised an eyebrow, which was a strange expression, since her brows had almost completely fallen out. He glanced over her blue-tinted face. It was half-obscured by a wide hood.
“Turn. Them. To. Gold,” he repeated.
The priestess took the bags and stared at them with her milky, blue-filmed eyes. “And how am I supposed to do that?”MoreLess
Read book Volcrian's Hunt (The Cat's Eye Chronicles) for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
User Reviews: