Seven Stones: Part Twenty-Six
Previously on Seven Stones: Kobb tricks the hunter into revealing knowledge of dark rituals and attacks. When he wrestles Kobb to the ground, Anessa hits the hunter with the flat of her turf-hook. One of the odd insects rises from his cracked skull. Courser recovered, Kobb shoots without effect. Realising the insect avoids sunlight, Kobb blasts at the fallen trees. As more light strikes it, the insect falls to the ground. Haelen suggests trepanning might drive them out of living hosts.
Kobb holstered his Courser and stood.
“Shame to waste that.” Haelen pointed at the broken branches scattered across the area. “And we’ll all be better for a rest.”
Shivering, Anessa glanced at the hunter. “Day’s only half gone. And, like Kobb said, this ain’t the best place to camp.”
“With him dead, don’t need to overnight. And sooner we’re there, sooner everyone’s safe,” said Kobb. “But, I’ll not hide that I’d enjoy something hot before we head on.”
Lifting one end of the hunter each, Haelen and Kobb moved him to the edge of the tunnel and piled broken branches over him. By the time they’d finished, Anessa had cleared enough space for a fire and brewed a pot of porridge.
