"What brings you here, manlings?" hissed Rhone in what Nessa assumed was her version of a friendly tone. "Wait, let me guess - you are here for the seal of fire?".
"How did you know?" Ladel blurted out like a buffoon, causing Nessa to grimace.
Rhone simply laughed. "That is the same reason those soldiers have laid seige to our home. They too tried diplomacy at first. Our answer to them is the same we must give you. Please understand, the Fire Ruby keeps our god, calm. There is simply nothing you can say or do that..."
A sudden, deep rumbling interrupted the captain's speech as the whole mountain shook briefly.
"Does that happen often?" asked Nessa as she steadied herself against a nearby wall.
Before Rhone could reply the rumbling returned, more intense than before. The other lizard folk began screaming and running past in terror.
"It can't be..." Rhone hissed angrily as she began to march deeper into the mountain. Ladel and Nessa followed close behind. "What's happening?" asked Nessa in a more demanding tone as a few more soldiers joined their group.
Turning the corner to an opulent staircase that spiraled further down the depths she got her answer. The bodies of dead lizard warriors and a few Shadowstar soldiers ley strewn lifeless on the floor. They had breached the walls.
No comments:
Post a Comment