David Bishop and the Mystic of Creation T.C. Crawford (icecream ebook reader txt) 📖

and asking him if either of them had seen a boy matching David’s description come through these parts recently.

As soon as they described David, both men shared an equal look of understanding before getting really excited.

“You two must be the friends he’s been talking about!” said Ty, nodding his head enthusiastically.

“Come on, we’ll lead you to him! He’s not far from here, actually.” agreed Kal.

The two men led them through a series of interconnected alleys before they came to a section that crisscrossed through the center of the makeshift slums, before stopping as they reached a plain looking building made of sandstone with a red clay roof and a wooden door. The door was composed of several wooden planks that had been nailed together to make a panel, and it was placed unevenly on its hinges.

Ty knocked on the door three times, then opened the door and walked in, urging them to follow.

When they entered the small building and their eyes adjusted to the dimmer light, Erin’s heart almost leapt with joy.

There in the corner of the room, seated at a small table, was David.

He hadn’t seen her yet, as his head was resting on the top of the table with a wet cloth over his neck.

She couldn’t hold in her excitement and rushed over to the table, only for the men around the table to quickly jump up with their weapons drawn, pointing towards Erin in a threatening gesture.

“Easy does it!” said one of the men towards the front.

With the commotion of the men jumping up and the swords being drawn, David lifted his head to see what had suddenly caused all the excitement.

When his eyes found Erin he nearly jumped from the bench and knocked over the table, startling the men around him.

He quickly urged them to put down their swords and ran over to Erin, embracing her in an enormous hug, lifting her off the ground and spinning her in a circle.

When he finally put her down and let her go, he held her at arm’s length to make sure it was really her, then pulled her in for a passionate kiss.

Finally, Tyrius had to gently remind David of his manners, loudly clearing his throat in the process, to which David pulled back from Erin, smiling sheepishly.

“Sorry, Tyrius.” he said, ears beet red. “I’m just so happy to see you both!”

“No need to apologize, David. I’m just as happy as you are!” said Tyrius, smiling. “How did you get away from Jakob?” he asked as they picked up the fallen table and sat down, two of the men giving up their seats for Erin and Tyrius to sit.

“These men rescued me.” said David, looking around the room at the men seated beside him. “When I was thrown in prison, after I had been taken here by Jakob Zander, I met a man named Riyan who was also being held prisoner there. He found out who I was and that I possessed the Orb of Power, and that night while I slept he told his crew through the bars of his prison window of the Wolf Guard’s plan to lead me out of the city the next morning. They set up an ambush and the next morning when I was being led through the slums, they rushed us from all sides. It was enough to provide a distraction long enough to free me from my chains and lead me away from the fight.

“When I caught up to the men who led me away, they tried to cover my face so they could take me to their headquarters and question me without revealing the location of their headquarters, to make sure I was indeed who Riyan said I was, but I fought back not knowing what was going on. In the struggle, I knocked my head against the wall and when I woke up, I was here!” he said, holding up his arms.

“Thank you all, truly. You’ve done an incredible service to us all!” said Tyrius, looking around the room at the men and women who were now standing throughout the small building.

They were a rough looking bunch of people, but they seemed to be good natured and honest.

“They need our help, Erin.” said David as the room finally quieted down. “They’ve been oppressed by the Southern Wolf Guard and the local Guild for a long time. That’s why they helped me escape – they think I can make a difference in their fight for freedom. That I can be a beacon of hope that will inspire the locals to rebel.” said David, the men and women in the room all nodding in agreement.

Seeing the look on Erin and Tyrius’ face as David revealed the news, Kal spoke up.

“We heard about his powers, how they are being blocked. We don’t need him to fight, we just need him to be seen, so the people can see that he is on our side and he is here to help them claim their victory. The legend of the bearer of the Orb is one that our people have been told for generations. If the people knew we had David on our side, we think that is all they will need to become inspired enough to fight back against the Guild and Wolf Guard and bring us victory. If even just half of the population fought back, the Wolf Guard and Guild would be outnumbered by far.” he said.

Tyrius looked at David and the others before responding, “David, I understand you want to help these people, but we have a greater mission than this that is at stake. We have to get you to the Crystal Caverns to awaken your powers so you can stop the Defiant One. We can’t afford to put that on hold, no matter what the circumstance. We’ve already been delayed long enough as it is. You know this…” he said, sadly.

“Look, I understand that…I do. But these people need me, and right now, I am in a