Seven Stones: Part Twenty-One
Previously on Seven Stones: Haelen suggests the less unusual stone links to Alcston, and begs Kobb to step through it. Kobb is uncertain but agrees. While attempting to understand the flow of power, Kobb feels himself hurled away.
Kobb’s blood glowed against the pristine snow. Cold biting into his knees, he tried to spit the copper taste from his mouth, but the effort set him coughing again, flooding his throat with bloody mucus.
“Kobb!” The snow crunched as Anessa dropped to his side.
Taking a gulp of chill air, he forced the pain down into his stomach. “Caught me off guard. I’ll be fine.”
“It worked. We’re there.”
Kobb straightened. Drifts of mostly white snow clung to low huts. “Haelen was right.”
“Looks sort of homely with the snow.” Anessa threw her arms out and spun around. “It’s all worked out.”
The sun hadn’t moved in the sky, so the journey had been almost instant. And — even accounting for the drifts hiding some of the decay — Alcston did seem better than when they left. More normal. Maybe too normal. “Best wait until we get back before we celebrate.”
Anessa’s shoulders slumped. “Sorry. You probably need to rest a bit.”
