Six – 06

“So what exactly are we dealing with here?” Thom asked as he reined up to Thordin’s left. He seemed blithely unconcerned with how close he and his horse were to the edge of the ice, how near they could be to certain death.

Of course, he doesn’t exactly know what’s out there, does he?

Let’s be honest—you’re not sure, either, but you’re more than half certain.

Thordin exhaled. “I’m not explaining this again.”

“Again?” Matt glared at him. “You barely explained the first time.”

“It’s a monster,” Thordin said, determined to leave it at that.

Thom eyed him as he swung down from his saddle. “Another one? Par for the course, right?” He was carrying his sword, no ranged weapons in sight.

For the first time since he’d marched out of camp, Thordin actually wished that Sif and Marin were with them. At least then they’d have some ranged weapons at their disposal.

What the hell am I thinking? This is the last place I’d want either of them to be, bows or not.

“He’s being mildly impossible,” Matt said.

Thom shrugged. “Someone will straighten this all out, and Phelan will probably tell us what we’re dealing with when he gets here.”

Thordin barely managed to stifle a groan. “You didn’t.”

“Be glad I didn’t find Cameron and Seamus, too,” Thom said, glaring at him. “We don’t fight shit like this alone—whatever it is.”

“It’s not after any of you,” Thordin said, knowing that this was an argument he was about to lose. “It’s after me.”

“That argument didn’t work when Phelan tried to use it and it’s not going to work now.” Thom’s blade rasped free of its sheathe. “Nobody fights alone.”

As much as he hated the idea of the rest of them being endangered because of him, Thordin couldn’t help but smile.

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4 Responses to Six – 06

  1. Another battle coming up. These creepy mythical beings can be defeated?
    Or do they just limp away to come back another day and rip them all to shreds?
    Also, anyone else reading here? The author likes feedback so leave a line once in a while please.

    Thanks for the latest addition.

  2. yes im still here and still loving this, thanks so much for every update, and yes, any other lurkers please make yourself known!

    is there any way of knowing how many visitors you actually get every day, and thus at least knowing if there are more than just us chickens, erin?

    keep it up!

    • The Jetpack add-on for WordPress actually gives me a breakdown of hits by page. Some days I’m really high, other days my hits are low. I’ve seen a significant dip between this time this year and this time last year. Readship’s dropped a bit, it seems, but as long as people keep reading, I’ll keep writing–and I haven’t had a zero hit day since the first.

  3. Torfinn I. says:

    Hmm? You were saying? Sorry, I was reading. Just kidding – this is a great story, thanks for writing!

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