AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Would it grow back?” she wondered, growing more intrigued by the second. As well as more amused, but that was mostly due to the bewildered look on Jared’s face.
“I don’t know, and I’m not going to cut it off to find out.”
“Pity.”
“Will you help us down the right path?” Jared asked the kludde, successfully steering conversation away from his genitals for probably the first time in his entire life.
“Yes, but to do so, I’ll need you to trust me,” Wilg said, his hand still clasped around Macey’s. “Will you?”
“Yes.” Her answer came without hesitation, which surprised her. She hadn’t thought she’d trust strangers so easily, especially with Mahoun and the others existing with the sole intention of destruction.
Eleven
Macey shivered as she took in the weird stones surrounding them. At first, they’d seemed haphazardly placed, but the more she looked, the more logically they seemed to have been positioned. And they gave her an uneasy feeling.
“These are ancient,” Jared observed.
“Very,” the kludde responded. “It’s said they’re filled with magic from the very beginning of time, though there’s no real evidence to support that. Even so, they have a magic no being I’ve ever met has the power of wielding. We’re supposed to use them when someone needs guidance.”
“Supposed?” Macey enquired.
“Well, not many people have ever known they could ask for it. And if they did, then they didn’t do anything about it. Our kind has a bad reputation. Much like your own, I believe.”
Macey nodded. It had been devastating to learn how the humans viewed kelpies. It was true that they weren’t the most beautiful of creatures, but they were majestic in their own right. And they wouldn’t hurt anyone. At least, not on purpose they wouldn’t.
“What are we supposed to do?” she asked.
“He isn’t supposed to do anything. He needs to stand outside the stones,” Wilg said, nodding towards Jare
d.
“No way,” the incubus responded. “I’m not leaving her to whatever weird ceremony you’re going to perform.”
“Jared,” Macey cautioned.
“Please, this will only work if she’s the only one within the stones with me. Or else your path will confuse matters.”
“Path?” Macey asked. “He only has one?” She frowned, unsure what to make of that. Why would Jared only have the one path when she had many? As Wardens, surely they should have the same amount.
“Yes and no,” the kludde replied. “He has many, but they are faint and following his main one, which is linked to you. Are you ready?”
Macey stared at the strange creature, confused by all that was going on. Despite that, she knew this could be a way in which she actually managed to progress on her quest to rid the world of Mahoun and his friends. Which always made things worth doing.
“Okay then. Jared, out of the circle.”
“Macey…”
“Jared, now. I’m not spending my whole life chasing who knows what, to who knows where. I want answers and a direction that can take me where I really want to go. I want a life with you all, and we can’t have that if we’re always off saving the world.”
He opened his mouth to speak but closed it again seconds later. With a confused look on his face and a reluctance which could rival that of the Pope’s going into a brothel, he stepped away and to the other side of the surrounding stones.
“Good, we can begin,” the klude announced, rubbing his hands together with what appeared to be glee. Never a good sign if anyone asked Macey. It normally meant someone evil had worked on a plan and it was all coming together. At least in the films and books she’d encountered, the good guys still managed to save the day.
“What do you want me to do?” she asked, nerves tainting her question. She hated being so vulnerable, but knew it was a necessity.
“Just close your eyes and relax. Don’t say anything else. You’ll feel my presence within you, but remember I can’t read your thoughts, only the paths you are able to take.”
She nodded and did as he instructed. The world went black and she scrunched her hands into fists before releasing them again. This was uncomfortable to say the least. Hopefully they could be done with it quickly and she would be left to get on with whatever path he selected for her to walk.
