The excitement builds as the release
of
Kriki's Gift, Book Two of the Geometry
of Power
draws near.
"It's
not going to take long for this howling mob to make it to the surface
somewhere," Gegen warned. "Wouldn't it be easier for us to attack
them here and save our forces inevitable casualties?"
"I
have an idea, but we need to make sure our forces are well away from the tunnel
entrances," Flindra said.
"What's
that dearest?" Kalmar asked.
"When
I destroyed the evil seed there was a burst of energy that not only hurled
Leitho and me back to our own reality, but it weakened the tunnel roof enough
that it triggered the cave-in that trapped us. I believe we can generate a
burst of energy, which will collapse the cavern roof. We can put an end to
these monsters in an instant. It'll save our soldiers from the horror of
battling with these maniacs and it will actually be a more merciful end to
Valkea's followers. The risk comes from the fact that we could trigger
landslides on the surface."
"It
sounds like a good idea. Let's give it a try," the King agreed.
"Allow me to warn the soldiers so they can pull back to a safer location.
They've been readying to do battle at the tunnel entrance where we fought the
Valkea."
Kalmar
drew his full focus back to the men gathered around the entrance. His image had
actually vanished during the conference with Flindra and Gegen. His officers
were huddled together in a deep discussion and he could see worry on their
faces - no doubt caused from his unexplained disappearance. "Forgive me
for not warning you I was leaving," he said. "I didn't mean to alarm
you."
Pender
smiled in relief. "There is no need to ask forgiveness, Sire. We were
just concerned something bad had happened to you." Cherok and Boerger
smiled and nodded in agreement.
"I
heard the drums and joined Flindra and Gegen for they had located the source of
the commotion. The Valkea's forces are gathering and are working themselves
into an insane fury," Kalmar reported. "The three of us are going to
attempt to create a cave-in to destroy them all to spare you the risk and
effort of defeating them. Flindra is worried our actions might trigger a
landslide here so I want all of you to return to the road and then move into
positions where you aren't beneath a cliff face or talus slope. If we fail in our
efforts and the mob escapes, it'll also be an easier battle fighting them on
the level. Choose your positions with that in mind."
"We
will, my lord King."
"Good
luck, gentlemen." He held up his hand in parting and let his focus be
drawn back to Flindra.
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