focus on Demona. The woman’s steady gaze made Demona feel anxious.
She knows what I am .
The woman handed Molony his papers and Molony exited the structure with Felix and Demona in tow. He stopped just outside the structure and turned to the two of them.
“I need to speak with the Council before they have a deliberation about the demon priest. You two can wonder around for a while, but I want you to stay out of trouble. And meet me at the Gleann Tower in an hour,” Molony said. He turned and walked down the docking system towards the high stone structure.
“Alright then, let’s check this place out. I heard there are some great training grounds. Should we go find them?” Felix asked.
Demona shrugged nonchalantly. “Sure.”
They began walking down the dock once more. Demona continued to maintain a steady pace, while the unstable surface below her feet swayed slightly. They stopped at a platform with several stands situated outside of a domed structure. In some ways it reminded Demona of the stands in Terra Hollow, except these stands contained produce from all over the world. There were mangos, pomegranates, sugar cane, potatoes, leeks, and other foods she could not name. Felix purchased a few pieces of star fruit before continuing on their way.
Another platform contained various kinds of baked goods. Demona inhaled the smells of bread and sweets. Felix bought a pastry that was covered in nuts and a sugary glaze. It made Demona wish that she could have enjoyed the food as much as he did. She envied him with each bite that he took. Soon, Felix was sucking the glazed icing from his fingers. They passed other structures that were dedicated to butchers, candle makers, tailors, shoe makers, and so on.
Everyone in Gleannbroch looked like normal humans, but Demona knew better than to think that they were ordinary. Many GLC members had abilities that could not be determined from their physical appearance. Some were probably GLC allied shapeshifters. It was possible that a few of them were neutral beings such as elves and fairies.
They continued towards the Gleann Tower and walked around the circular platform that surrounded the rounded stone obelisk before making their way onto another path of docks. The dock was full of people hustling and bustling about. The Gleann Tower seemed to be the center of activity.
“Demona! Felix!” a child’s voice called. Benen had caught up with them. He stopped and panted before he could speak once more. “Where are you going?”
“The training grounds,” Felix said.
“Cool! It’s this way.” Benen took off running down the docks ahead of them.
Felix smacked his hands against his thighs. “Geeze, what’s that kid running from?”
“You heard Oakley. He just lost his parents. He probably doesn’t want to sit still long enough to think about them,” Demona said.
Felix nodded his head. “Good insight.”
“By the way, what is a halfling?” Demona asked.
“Halflings are half human and half some other kind of being. They can be half dark, neutral, or light,” Felix said. “Why?”
“Oakley told Molony that Benen is a halfling.”
“Oh… in his case he’s probably a half light, or neutral being,” Felix said.
They caught a glimpse of Benen up head. He waved for them to follow and took off farther down the docks once more. After walking past what seemed to be a residential section, they made their way onto shore.
Benen was kicking a stone around while he waited. Then, he looked up to them with a grin on his face. “It’s this way.” Benen pointed down a dirt path that wound around a bend.
Demona heard the sound of metal clanging and people grunting in frustration. They rounded a patch of trees to find a leveled clearing, where two men were sword fighting.
Demona and Felix leaned against a wooden fence. Benen climbed the fence and teetered on the top board as he
She knows what I am .
The woman handed Molony his papers and Molony exited the structure with Felix and Demona in tow. He stopped just outside the structure and turned to the two of them.
“I need to speak with the Council before they have a deliberation about the demon priest. You two can wonder around for a while, but I want you to stay out of trouble. And meet me at the Gleann Tower in an hour,” Molony said. He turned and walked down the docking system towards the high stone structure.
“Alright then, let’s check this place out. I heard there are some great training grounds. Should we go find them?” Felix asked.
Demona shrugged nonchalantly. “Sure.”
They began walking down the dock once more. Demona continued to maintain a steady pace, while the unstable surface below her feet swayed slightly. They stopped at a platform with several stands situated outside of a domed structure. In some ways it reminded Demona of the stands in Terra Hollow, except these stands contained produce from all over the world. There were mangos, pomegranates, sugar cane, potatoes, leeks, and other foods she could not name. Felix purchased a few pieces of star fruit before continuing on their way.
Another platform contained various kinds of baked goods. Demona inhaled the smells of bread and sweets. Felix bought a pastry that was covered in nuts and a sugary glaze. It made Demona wish that she could have enjoyed the food as much as he did. She envied him with each bite that he took. Soon, Felix was sucking the glazed icing from his fingers. They passed other structures that were dedicated to butchers, candle makers, tailors, shoe makers, and so on.
Everyone in Gleannbroch looked like normal humans, but Demona knew better than to think that they were ordinary. Many GLC members had abilities that could not be determined from their physical appearance. Some were probably GLC allied shapeshifters. It was possible that a few of them were neutral beings such as elves and fairies.
They continued towards the Gleann Tower and walked around the circular platform that surrounded the rounded stone obelisk before making their way onto another path of docks. The dock was full of people hustling and bustling about. The Gleann Tower seemed to be the center of activity.
“Demona! Felix!” a child’s voice called. Benen had caught up with them. He stopped and panted before he could speak once more. “Where are you going?”
“The training grounds,” Felix said.
“Cool! It’s this way.” Benen took off running down the docks ahead of them.
Felix smacked his hands against his thighs. “Geeze, what’s that kid running from?”
“You heard Oakley. He just lost his parents. He probably doesn’t want to sit still long enough to think about them,” Demona said.
Felix nodded his head. “Good insight.”
“By the way, what is a halfling?” Demona asked.
“Halflings are half human and half some other kind of being. They can be half dark, neutral, or light,” Felix said. “Why?”
“Oakley told Molony that Benen is a halfling.”
“Oh… in his case he’s probably a half light, or neutral being,” Felix said.
They caught a glimpse of Benen up head. He waved for them to follow and took off farther down the docks once more. After walking past what seemed to be a residential section, they made their way onto shore.
Benen was kicking a stone around while he waited. Then, he looked up to them with a grin on his face. “It’s this way.” Benen pointed down a dirt path that wound around a bend.
Demona heard the sound of metal clanging and people grunting in frustration. They rounded a patch of trees to find a leveled clearing, where two men were sword fighting.
Demona and Felix leaned against a wooden fence. Benen climbed the fence and teetered on the top board as he
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