The First Spell Weaver of Airendell: Book Two of the Airendell Chronicles Read Online Free PDF Page B

her blindside quickly.  Breena swings around neatly stabs it through the lower gut.  It falls with an agonizing screech.  She neatly whacks its head off.  “Yep, just as I expected.  Any critter dies when you decapitate it.”  She smiles her gratitude to Damian who swiftly takes her in his arms for a quick kiss before they both return to the battle.
    “Has Luca been through here?” Morna shouts her question at Archer above the screeching and sounds of battle.
    “Yeah, day before yesterday.  He was going to your cottage to think, he’s been doing that for years.”  Replies Archer as he takes another Troll out.
    Morna hears George tell her to watch out.  She jumps straight up and as she comes down she decapitates the Troll with her sword just as Elias neatly stabs it in the abdomen.  George laughs, and says, “Taking a beastie’s head off, now that I can do.” And he proceeds to prove it by decapitating a Troll on his left.  He laughs exuberantly, and says, “Hey, they chop easier than vampires!”
    Morna laughs wildly.  Battle always exhilarates her.  She looks around quickly at George, Damian, and Breena.  They seem to be able to hold their own, and work well together.  In fact, Breena seems to be taking out more Trolls than either George or Damian.  Since she doesn’t have to worry about her sister Morna calls over to her brother.  “I am going to help Luca.  Elias you are with me, you know the area. Archer, these Trolls have been sent after Luca.  Watch out for my friends, and the vampire is like my son, so be nice!”  After she says this she runs out the doorway into the realm of Airendell. 
    She can hear Archer laughing behind her, she can’t help but laugh a little herself as she takes off in a desperate run to help her mate.  She doesn’t have to look to see if Elias is with her.  She knows he won’t let her down and she can sense him following.  Elias catches up with her quickly.  Morna smiles to herself, her favorite godson is definitely all grown up.  “Morna, what’s the plan?” he asks. 
    “I want you to go in from the back of the glen, I will go in from the front.  Just around the bend up here I need you veer off the path and cut through the woods so they won’t see you going around to the back of our little glen.  I will wait about a minute to give you time to get around to the back before I go in.  They will be able to see me coming, I will hopefully draw them away from Luca’s position.  I am counting on you to surprise them.  I don’t know what kind of shape Luca is in, but I can hear the sounds of battle, can’t you?”
    “No, but I don’t have vampy hearing,” he laughs.  “Be sure you give me a little time to get around to the back Morna, don’t be impatient!” he calls as he veers off in the woods.
    By now she can smell the Trolls too.  She wrinkles her nose at the nearly overpowering stench.  Ah, there he is!  Now she can smell Luca too.  She starts running faster.  She tops the rise near the entrance to her glen and sees a hoard of the beasts converged on one spot about 500 yards from their cottage, their gleeful grunts echo in her ears.  Panic grips Morna’s heart because she cannot see Luca! 
    Some the beasts are carrying torches.  Since when do Trolls fight with fire?  They have always seemed to fear fire in the past. The sight of all those torches when Luca might already be at their mercy fills Morna’s heart with terror. Stone Cold vampires are very flammable.  She forgets all about her promise to Elias to wait for him to get into position.  She lets loose with a battle cry.  About fifteen of the attacking Trolls break off from Luca’s position and head for Morna.
    Elias swears under his breath.  Morna didn’t give him enough time to get into position.  He cuts through the woods, hoping that he will come out in the right place.  He is afraid he may charge right into the small river that runs through Luca and Morna’s