CHAPTER NINE
Aramis stared through the black gates that guarded the shrine of Mordum. He was hiding beside Mel in the woods that surrounded the shrine, waiting and watching. The Prophet said it was reported that the blood would come out of the fountain at midnight.
They had barely found a caravan to travel with. Although the war with Talvaard was at a stand-still, most people still didn’t travel across the border. Using a crudely drawn map, they had navigated the mountain trails to the shrine. They had seen the caved-in entrance of the tunnel Calderon had supposedly defeated Orlek in.
They’d been watching for over an hour and had yet to see anyone. It was almost midnight. Aramis looked to Mel. “It’s almost time. I should get in there. Who knows how long the blood will be available in th
