Kaz Chapter 17
RUN! - Argan the Warrior #3
The chamber beyond the door had been silent for a long time before any dared release their pent up breath.
“Shaman,” Argan’s barely audible breath amplified in the room’s acousitcs, “do you hear anything out there? Are they gone?”
“I sense nothing,” Kharzai said, for he listened also with hearing that is not of the ears. “But giants can become as still as stone itself. Hard to say if they are truly gone, but I sense nothing out there.”
“I will look outside,” Argan said. “If the giants see me I may at least be able to command them back.”
“What if they do not obey you?” said Kaz. “Not to pick on the negative, but their respect for you did not seem very sincere.”
Kharzai nodded agreement.
“I agree with Kaz,” he said. “I doubt they will listen to you now that we are in their territory.”
“Probably not,” acknowledged the one time emperor, “but I can at least lead them on a chase away so you all can escape.”
“But you will be killed if you do that,” said Kla’kawet.
“Only for a short while,” said Kharz…
