Adventurers Wanted 2) The Horn of Moran Read Online Free PDF

Clutter.
     
    “Yes, yes, of course. And I hope this adventure turns out as well as your last. Oh, your last adventure was very good indeed.”
     
    “Which way then?” Bregnest questioned, cutting Mr. Clutter off before he could really get going.
     
    “Through the wardrobe, I think,” said Mr. Clutter. “That will put you just inside the Swan.”
     
    The Golden Swan was the finest tavern in Telous and the favorite of most adventurers. Alex had never traveled through Mr. Clutter’s wardrobe, however, and he wasn’t at all sure how it worked.
     
    “Oh, I almost forgot,” said Mr. Clutter, as Bregnest moved across the room. “Master Taylor, would you like to change your age at all?”
     
    “My age?” Alex asked before he remembered what Mr. Clutter was talking about. “Oh, I, well . . . If I could go at the same age I was when I returned from my last adventure, that would be nice.”
     
    “Right you are,” said Mr. Clutter. “I’ll make a note of that. I see you’re already wearing comfortable clothes, very wise that, but you might want to loosen your belt before going, just in case.”
     
    “Yes, of course,” said Alex, reaching down to undo the buckle on his belt. “Wouldn’t want things to be too tight.”
     
    “It’s time to go,” said Bregnest, walking to a large wardrobe that stood against the wall between two bookshelves.
     
    “Enjoy yourselves,” said Mr. Clutter, as Bregnest opened the wardrobe door and stepped inside.
     
    Val followed Bregnest, but Alex stood by the door for a moment, a strange feeling of doubt in the back of his mind. He decided it was just nervous excitement and pushed the feeling aside, hurrying to follow Bregnest and Val into the darkness.
     
    * * *
     
    The trip through Mr. Clutter’s wardrobe was, to say the least, very strange. Alex thought he knew what to expect, having gone through Mr. Clutter’s back door on his last adventure. This journey, however, was something entirely different. When he first stepped into the wardrobe, everything seemed to go dark around him. Then, before he knew what was happening, he found himself sitting in a chair inside the main room of the Golden Swan. He shook his head and looked around in disbelief. He had no idea how he’d suddenly gone from walking to sitting, and he laughed at his own surprise.
     
    “A bit strange, isn’t it?” said Val from the chair next to him. “I’ve always preferred the back door myself.”
     
    “I think I do too.”
     
    “About time you lot showed up,” said a voice that Alex recognized as his dwarf friend Halfdan. “Been wondering if you’d be here in time for the midday meal.”
     
    “I see your patience has not improved,” replied Alex, as he fastened his belt once more.
     
    Halfdan gave a grunting laugh, and pulled Alex into a friendly hug. Alex laughed as well, but before he could say anything else, he heard another voice calling his name.
     
    “I see you’ve grown a bit, Master Goodseed,” said Alex as his friend Andy hurried over.
     
    “Oh, not so much,” answered Andy.
     
    Alex, Andy, and Halfdan all started talking at the same time. They all had a great deal of news to share, and even more questions to ask.
     
    Bregnest stood behind them, finally clearing his throat to get their attention.
     
    “If you three can contain yourselves for a moment,” Bregnest began. “Alex, you need to be introduced to Sindar, and the rest of you need to be introduced to Sedric Valenteen.”
     
    “Our apologies, Master Bregnest,” said Halfdan with a deep bow. “We were overcome with joy. We won’t let it happen again.”
     
    Bregnest laughed and led them all into a private dining room in the back of the Swan. The introductions were made, and then Bregnest rang a golden bell that had been sitting on the table. At the sound of the bell, servants brought their meal into the room and then the adventurers were left alone to dine and discuss their plans.
     
    To Alex’s