Free Amulet of Souls (The Sentinels of Wizgrad Book 1) by Pegs Hampton Page A

which I still do not understand. I do however know that these events do not just happen by chance. One way or another, you and you alone were destined to have that" he said. Mr Pannett pushed Iris's hands back toward her.
    "But..."
    "There shall be no argument," Mr Pannett said firmly.
    "Thank you, Mr Pannett, so much," Iris said with a smile on her face.
    "Please, just call me Stilts."
    Iris just smiled again and looked down at the cutting in her hands. She placed it in a pouch that she had hidden under her shirt.
    "I heard your King tell you all to meet up in the morning, you should get some rest" Stilts suggested.
    Iris walked back to the acorn room and crept back inside. Iris laid down next to Zelkith and fell to sleep.
    Iris woke the next morning, alone in the room. In no rush to get up, she waited a few minutes. She hid Limbo and the cutting around her waist and fastened the amulet around her neck before she covered them with her dark black cotton shirt.
    She opened the door and glanced down to the bottom of Haven. She noticed The King faced the remaining troops from the Legion, Zelkith and Mireylon among them. Iris watched until the meeting had finished.
    Everyone left and dispersed in several different directions. The King approached Mireylon and Zelkith and after a short talk, the three of them approached Iris.  Mireylon stepped in front of Iris and took hold of her hand.
    "It seems we must part, I have some things I must see too, we will speak again soon" Mireylon spoke gently.
    He stepped away and walked off with a smile on his face. The King and Zelkith approached Iris after.
    "I have a mission for you, and it is of the utmost importance" The King requested. Iris and Zelkith nodded but did not say anything.
    "With the events of the recent battle, I now have a task that needs doing urgently. The two responsible for the attack have been spotted nearby and need to be dealt with accordingly,” The King said.
    "You mean to kill them?" Zelkith said.
    "Yes. If the Legion is to survive, we must stop the corruption from its source. Are you both willing to do this for the Legion?" The King asked.
    "Why us? I'm hardly assassin material" Iris argued.
    "You have two advantages over the others in the Legion. The targets won't know that you are one of us and you are Dark Elf like our targets. They won't suspect you as much."
    As much as Iris hated to admit it, The King did have a good point, but she did not think that she could kill someone in cold blood.
    "The balance of the Legion is counting on the success of this mission. We must put a stop to this once and for all" The King pleaded. With a sigh, Iris reluctantly agreed.
    "Thank you, both of you." The King said sincerely. He handed Iris a small satchel and a small pouch of money. "Inside there is a map, and some food to last the journey. The targets were recently seen in Alphaport, north of here, you'll need that money to get a boat across."
    Once they arrived, they were to scout out for two Dark Elves. They were spotted at an auction, the only information they had obtained was the taller Elf had a golden earring in his upper ear.
    Mr Pannett personally led them out of Haven and left them with a saying that he lived by.
     
    Never judge a book by its cover or a person by their face. There's no knowing what it could behold.
     
    Iris and Zelkith walked off into the distance, map in hand both eager to get this mission over and done with.

Chapter 6
     
    Iris and Zelkith made their way down the road and towards the small port town that would take them to Alphaport. It took three days to walk, but it was an easy route along the cobbled road and they made good progress.
    They arrived at the small port town at dawn on the third day. It had no more than thirty small houses and a single tavern. The small port had around seven small fishermen’s boats moored up. They approached the first boat, which was the largest boat there. Iris walked up to a large burly man who stood beside