Seven Stones: Part Twenty
Previously on Seven Stones: The argument between Kobb and Haelen escalates to violence. Anessa realises the corruption is influencing everyone’s emotions and manages to break up the fight. Kobb directs power into raising the barrier around the stones, helping everyone think clearly but collapsing in the process. Awoken from the first proper night’s sleep in weeks, Anessa spots a mysterious figure emerging from the other tent.
Kobb focused on the weave of the canvas above his head. A great weight pinned him to the cot and a deep hammering echoed through his head. Forcing his lungs to take and hold deeper breaths, the thudding faded. Heart no longer racing, he turned his thoughts inward. The barrier pressed against him. Incoherent syllables squeezed from his lips as he shoved back.
Easing into the feeling, he sensed the wind gusting through the stones… and something else. The power twisting and flowing from the stones to the barrier. He shouldn’t be able to — He was still connected. When he collapsed, he hadn’t noticed. Body arching, he forced himself out of the flow.
A sliver of light flickered across the roof of the tent. Sitting up, he pushed aside the blanket Haelen had insisted they hang between the cots. The tent flap fell closed, cutting off the image of Anessa creeping away.
