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Loch: A Dane Maddock Adventure

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by David Wood


  Isla nodded. “And how do you expect to achieve those aims?”

  “The same as you—with power. Political, social, and most of all, ancient powers that defy modern understanding, and will capture the imaginations of the masses.”

  “And do you possess anything that fits that description, or are you hoping to share in our power?”

  Nineve quirked an eyebrow. “My sister found several such treasures, but they were lost due to the actions of other members of the Sisterhood. I have managed to recover the most important of those items. As to your power, the last I heard, you did not possess any of the treasures of the Tuatha.”

  “That will be addressed in short order,” Brigid said, tersely. “My people have already retrieved the Stone of Destiny and the Cauldron of Dagda, as well as the Urquhart Treasure.”

  “And what of the spear and sword?” Nineve asked.

  “They will soon be in our possession. Dane Maddock was foolish enough to turn it over to the national museum, as if we don’t own enough staff members there to take whatever we want.”

  Nineve sat up straight. “Did you say ‘Dane Maddock’?”

  “He helped me find the treasures.” Isla’s heart beat out a rhythmic tattoo. How could this woman possibly know of Maddock? Had he been involved in the hunt for the treasures of which she spoke?

  Nineve rose from her chair, turned to the window, and laced her fingers behind her back. She stared out at the forest for ten anxious seconds before turning around to face them.

  “Well, then,” she said, rubbing her hands together. “It appears we have a great deal to discuss.”

  End

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  David Wood is the author of the popular action-adventure series, The Dane Maddock Adventures, and many other works. Under his David Debord pen name he is the author of the Absent Gods fantasy series. When not writing, he hosts the Wood on Words podcast and co-hosts the Authorcast podcast. David and his family live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit him online at http://www.davidwoodweb.com.

 

 

 


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