all, why should we travel halfway across the world? It will take quite a long time, and so what if a few people call us cowards just because we’re unwilling to fight the terrible monsters that live there? We know we aren’t, right? Let them insult us and say that we fled like girly-men from the dangerous—”
“We shall leave at once!” Sehn shouted. Nero watched as he quickly picked up any items of use that might be needed on a long journey. “I shall fuck up everything that breathes from here to the treasure. Let the whole land know that Sehn has arrived.”
“Hold on now, Sehn,” Patrick said. Nero had the sense that the extraordinarily well dressed man was trying to suppress a grin. “We still have to prepare.”
Sehn shot him a dangerous look. “You dare to order—”
“No, you misunderstand me, Sehn. I meant that the three of us need to prepare. We are not as quick to meet danger as one so courageous as yourself.”
Sehn held his glare a moment and then visibly relaxed. “I see. Well then, in that case we shall leave at dawn. You three are to meet me at the gates of Elvar, and we’ll proceed from there. This will be more dangerous than our usual hunting trips, so don’t blame me if you three die along the way. I’m more than happy to take the treasure for myself. In fact, I am still not certain I won’t betray you along the way. You had better offer your prayers that I don’t.”
The three nodded and then left the home. Nero’s mind whirled in thought while he carefully lowered himself down to the base of the home and then allowed himself to drop the last few feet. He didn’t know everything that was going on, but he did know one thing—they weren’t going without him!
Chapter 5: And Off We Go
Sehn could barely sleep. His mind raced with thoughts of money and power. He twisted and turned in his sleeping pallet, anxious to head out in search of this treasure. Patrick hadn’t told him what the treasure was, but such a thing mattered little to Sehn. After all, what difference did it make? As long as it yielded great profits, anything would do.
Thinking of which, Sehn had quite a bit of work cut out for him. It was almost overwhelming the things he still had to do. Dozens of questions still needed to be answered. For instance, what type of material would he use in building his grand statue, and where would Sehn place it?
There was one spot that called to him, but getting his statue built there would prove more than just a little difficult. For the Great Sehn, there was only one deserving place—the center of Elvar, hovering above the grand springs.
The problem was that it was the location of the statue of Helena, the Holy Goddess of water and savior to the people of Elvar. Tearing it down would cause quite a bit of problems for Sehn. It was very large and would require many work hours. Also, the head would have to be salvaged so that he could place his statue’s foot on top of it.
“Damn thing shouldn’t be there to begin with
,” Sehn grunted in his half-sleep.
It was of the utmost disrespect to have put the Goddess statue there in the first place. Seers should’ve foretold of Sehn’s coming centuries ago, and a Great Sehn statue should already have been in place, even before he was born. When Sehn finally conquered the world, all Seers would be punished for not having already prepared his tribute. Thinking of these things, Sehn tossed and turned the remainder of the night, until the first rays of light reflected off the tops of trees, throwing vertical slashes of sunrays into his home.
Sehn jumped out of bed and grabbed his survival kit, his dagger, and his new Elven bow and sword, then exited his shabby dwelling into the fresh air of Elvar. He looked out on the city from his small porch. Despite being in such a low class location, Elvar was still a beautiful place. The early rising birds hopped from tree to tree, scouting prey, while squirrels could be seen running amok.
“We shall leave at once!” Sehn shouted. Nero watched as he quickly picked up any items of use that might be needed on a long journey. “I shall fuck up everything that breathes from here to the treasure. Let the whole land know that Sehn has arrived.”
“Hold on now, Sehn,” Patrick said. Nero had the sense that the extraordinarily well dressed man was trying to suppress a grin. “We still have to prepare.”
Sehn shot him a dangerous look. “You dare to order—”
“No, you misunderstand me, Sehn. I meant that the three of us need to prepare. We are not as quick to meet danger as one so courageous as yourself.”
Sehn held his glare a moment and then visibly relaxed. “I see. Well then, in that case we shall leave at dawn. You three are to meet me at the gates of Elvar, and we’ll proceed from there. This will be more dangerous than our usual hunting trips, so don’t blame me if you three die along the way. I’m more than happy to take the treasure for myself. In fact, I am still not certain I won’t betray you along the way. You had better offer your prayers that I don’t.”
The three nodded and then left the home. Nero’s mind whirled in thought while he carefully lowered himself down to the base of the home and then allowed himself to drop the last few feet. He didn’t know everything that was going on, but he did know one thing—they weren’t going without him!
Chapter 5: And Off We Go
Sehn could barely sleep. His mind raced with thoughts of money and power. He twisted and turned in his sleeping pallet, anxious to head out in search of this treasure. Patrick hadn’t told him what the treasure was, but such a thing mattered little to Sehn. After all, what difference did it make? As long as it yielded great profits, anything would do.
Thinking of which, Sehn had quite a bit of work cut out for him. It was almost overwhelming the things he still had to do. Dozens of questions still needed to be answered. For instance, what type of material would he use in building his grand statue, and where would Sehn place it?
There was one spot that called to him, but getting his statue built there would prove more than just a little difficult. For the Great Sehn, there was only one deserving place—the center of Elvar, hovering above the grand springs.
The problem was that it was the location of the statue of Helena, the Holy Goddess of water and savior to the people of Elvar. Tearing it down would cause quite a bit of problems for Sehn. It was very large and would require many work hours. Also, the head would have to be salvaged so that he could place his statue’s foot on top of it.
“Damn thing shouldn’t be there to begin with
,” Sehn grunted in his half-sleep.
It was of the utmost disrespect to have put the Goddess statue there in the first place. Seers should’ve foretold of Sehn’s coming centuries ago, and a Great Sehn statue should already have been in place, even before he was born. When Sehn finally conquered the world, all Seers would be punished for not having already prepared his tribute. Thinking of these things, Sehn tossed and turned the remainder of the night, until the first rays of light reflected off the tops of trees, throwing vertical slashes of sunrays into his home.
Sehn jumped out of bed and grabbed his survival kit, his dagger, and his new Elven bow and sword, then exited his shabby dwelling into the fresh air of Elvar. He looked out on the city from his small porch. Despite being in such a low class location, Elvar was still a beautiful place. The early rising birds hopped from tree to tree, scouting prey, while squirrels could be seen running amok.
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