Drinks and Sinkholes by S. Usher Evans EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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“That is a sinkhole.”
Bev stared down into the black abyss, her words echoing in the
cavernous space. She’d been on her way back from the twice-weekly
farmers’ market with a wagon full of produce to serve guests at her beloved
Weary Dragon Inn when she’d heard a loud rumbling. Then the ground
began to shake, rustling the trees and making the pebbles dance along the
road. Bev’s old mule Sin (short for Sinister; she’d had quite a reputation
once) had brayed unhappily, backing up a few steps before Bev hopped off
the carriage to soothe her. Once the shaking stopped, Bev had continued
down the road to investigate when the road itself had…disappeared.
“That’s definitely a sinkhole, Bev.”
Grant Klose had been behind Bev in his own carriage, returning to his
farm after selling all his produce at the market. When Bev had come to an
abrupt stop, he’d jumped off his carriage to see what the problem was.
“What’dya reckon?” he asked, peering down next to her.
“No idea.” Bev rubbed the back of her neck where her short, dark hair
reached her shirt. “Couldn’t have picked a worse spot, though.”
“Could’ve been in the middle of Pigsend.”
“Could’ve been,” Bev admitted with a nod. “But this is a well-traveled
road, y’know? Someone not paying attention would go head-first.”
Grant nodded. “We should put up a barrier, yeah? I got an axe in the
barn. Let’s cut down a tree.”
It took some time, but between the two of them, Bev and Grant cut
down a young sapling near the hole so it fell right in front of it, serving as a
very obvious deterrent to anyone coming down the road.
“That’ll at least slow them down,” Grant said, dusting off his hands. “Do
you want to pop over for a glass of lemonade?”
“Wish I could,” Bev said, walking to where Sin was eating nearby grass.
“Got some new guests coming into town today. Queen’s soldiers.”
“You don’t say.” Grant whistled. “Suppose that Queen Meanie likes to
get her claws into every inch of her kingdom. Wouldn’t be surprised if they
were coming to harass the locals before moving on.”
“Queen Meanie.” Bev chuckled. “That’s a good one.”
Queen Meandra had come into power some years ago through a violent
and bloody war against the previous king. From what Bev had heard, it was
quite a spectacle, with thousands of soldiers marching against each other,
wizards casting magic, and perhaps even a dragon or two. But the stories
had come from the old wine merchants who came back and forth, and they
liked to exaggerate, so who actually knew the truth?
Not Bev, that was for sure.
“I’ll let the mayor and sheriff know about this.” Bev nodded. “We’ll see
about getting some folks out here to fill this in. Have a good day, Grant.”
“And to you, Bev.”
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