Dark Humanity
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Now we are done. Let's go home.
No one in town really knew much about the battle that didn't really take place, and nobody knew what started the fires. All they knew for sure was that the Wizard Vail was dead and his keep a mound of ash and rubble caused by a gigantic fire.
The four of them talked about it between themselves quietly as they rubbed down their horses. They decided to spend the night in the stable because it really was cleaner than the inn, and paid the stable keeper a little extra for allowing them to stay. They were just drifting off to sleep when a nightmarish cackle cut through the evening quiet.
An old hag appeared before them. Her gray hair held bits of twigs and straw that stuck out from her head like porcupine quills. Her wrinkles were so deep a butter knife could be lost in it and her apron so greasy and spotted you could use it as a well-seasoned frying pan. Not that anyone would want to. She held a walking stick in one hand and the reins to a sturdy looking mule in the other.
"You," she said, pointing her stick at Ellora, "I heard you want to make a bargain with me."
Ellora nodded.
"Well, then I see you at my mountain home, and don't be late." She twirled the walking stick around once in the air and both her and the mule disappeared.
"Did you see that," Christol asked.
"I think we all saw it, except for Jogli."
"I felt it. I know her magic well."
"Well, what are we going to do?" Ellora asked.
"I guess we're going for a long, long ride," Christol answered, and rolled over in his sleeping robes and promptly fell asleep.
About the Author
Nancy Segovia has been a professional writer for over 25 years. She has achieved publishing success in the fields of adult fiction, children's literature, newspaper journalism, feature magazine articles and poetry. She was happily married, but is now widowed. She has five daughters, five granddaughters, and two adorable grandsons. She loves all of God's creatures and is active in animal rescue and rehabilitation. She is also a prize-winning cook. Her other published works include Shine: How To Walk the Talk which was published by Faith and Reason Publishing in 2013, and Dragon Tears which was released 2014. The Journey Home which was released in 2015. She expects to release a sequel to Dragon Tears called Dragon Songs in 2016, an anthology of love stories titled Love Potion #9 which was released in September 2016. And the first book in a new series, Ellora's Quest, titled, Freedom's Call in 2016.
She also has several other completed works that will also be published by Faith and Reason Publishing over the course of the next few years. Nancy Segovia has a Master of Arts Degree in Religion from Northwest Nazarene University and a Masters of Liberal Studies in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. She currently writes and teaches college English.
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