Aurora Magazine 2019

knew about Godsbane and who sent her on her quest – a feat that wasn’t easily accomplished. I didn’t question his decision, as he was easily the smartest and most experienced among us. If he trusted Mab, even the slightest, then I would too. I leaned in, lowering my voice to a whisper. “My loyal companions and I are also on a quest to find this weapon, so that we can destroy it before it falls into the wrong hands. Only, we only have a general idea of where it might be located. Everyone we’ve sent out to give us more information about its whereabouts, have not returned.” Mab looked as if she were deep in thought for a few moments and then nodded her head as if she might have expect - ed this. “I might be able to help you, friend.” Before I could say anything in response, she continued. “Lathander gave me a vision about the location of Godsbane a few weeks ago, along with a message. He told me to pack my things and come here; that I would find the help I needed to destroy the weapon.” The fact the one of the greater deities, Lathander, had involved himself to make sure this weapon was destroyed, made me realize that this would hardly be an easy feat to accomplish. He and his followers were intolerant of inaction that might lead to the prosper of evil in any way. If he was sending one of his followers to destroy the weapon, that meant something big was after the weapon, and that something was not going to be on our side. I looked at Mab, then my friends, and then the bartender who looked like he was going to lose his cool, if someone didn’t do something about the unconscious goliath on the floor. “Okay, let’s move your friend here outside, before the poor man who makes the best ale in town decides to kick us out of his tavern. Then, I’ll take you to meet my friends, and I want you to tell them everything you’ve told me and anything else you might know about the Godsbane and its whereabouts.” Mab nodded and helped me move the guy she knocked out. Once outside, I grabbed my water skin and poured some 76