CHAPTER 34
Finn and Huntress Wizard enter what's left of the village. They see people rummaging thru the destruction, trying to salvage what they can, while others are tending to the injured and dead. They dismount their horses and walk towards one of the villagers.
"Excuse me, sir, what happened here?" Finn asks.
"What does it look like? We were raided."
"How many attacked?"
"It seemed like hundreds, but way less than that. They were extremely skilled. They took their orders from one person. He was a young man in his mid-twenties. Long black hair and muscular."
"That sounds like Garrick." Huntress Wizard said.
"These attackers not only were they skilled, but they seemed inhuman in strength. I don't understand it. It was like they were enhanced by magic."
"Do you know which way they went?" Finn asked.
"Yes." He points in the direction. "There's another village several miles that way."
"Thank you." Finn says as he and Huntress Wizard ride off. They ride to the next village, and see the same type of destruction as in the other two villages. They also are given the same description of the attackers. They spend the entire day riding to the next village over and so forth, hearing the same old story.
By the end of the day, Finn was so tired, he forgot to ask Huntress Wizard to finish her life story. Both he and her went to bed early that night, hoping that they can find Garrick before he can do anymore damage.
Garrick, however, was losing patience. He went to the room of his benefactor.
"When are we going to conquer a kingdom like you promised me? I grow weary of only taking down small, insignificant villages." Garrick said.
"Patience. We will, but first we must make them more fearful of us first. We can only do that by taking down these "insignificant" villages, like the one you came from. At first, that was all you really wanted, wasn't it? You could have simply made those villages into a kingdom of your own, but I see you want more. More and more, until there's nothing left. That's why I decided to help you. We are so much alike, you and I. Just trust me on this, and you'll have everything that's coming to you."
"Very well." Garrick said as he left.
After he was gone, Garrick's benefactor gave an evil grin. Everything's going as planned. After he is successful, he'll kill Garrick since he would be of no use to him then. All of Ooo would be his, and there will be no one to stop him. He then gives an evil laugh.