Clara Mainn wasn't expecting a man with red eyes, black claws, and teeth as sharp as razors to attack in the night.
Suddenly thrown into a world of supernatural creatures, Clara is finding it hard not to question her own mental sanity. A chance enc...
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"Yes, yes!" The troll nodded and gently placed the dagger back in it's sheath at Clara's side.
Clara breathed deep breaths as she came down from her high. She was reeling from seeing what she had.
"What are you doing Dani? Don't give him what he wants." Cage was now right behind her, his body almost pressed up against Clara's. He had moved Angelica out of the way so he could step forward and whisper.
"Does Kai know how to rhyme?" Clara asked, nervous.
"No. He's a half wit." Cage replied.
"I'm right here Cage. . ." Kai bit out angrily.
"I couldn't care less." Cage shot back in a whisper.
"Will you two stop insulting each other! This is serious." Clara reached back and grabbed Cage's arm firmly.
"Sorry." The brothers muttered at the same time. Clara released Cage's arm from her grasp.
"Today the sun, tomorrow the moon, two lights that shine brighter than the light beneath the lagoon. . ." The troll rhymed the riddle and Clara realized he was trying to see if she could conjure up the answer.
"Any ideas?" She asked the group behind her and they all stayed quiet.
The troll smiled slyly, his mangled, brown teeth showing as he did.
Two lights that shine brighter than the light beneath the lagoon. Two lights. . .
Clara thought about the answer, she closed her eyes and she reflected on the time she was beneath the water of the lake. The monster had gripped onto her legs and forcefully pulled, leaving Clara disoriented in the darkness. Darkness.
The black marks on her legs were still there, and would occasionally flare up. Come to think of it, Clara could feel the ink beneath her skin start to hurt now, just as she was trying to keep her mind off of the pain.
"Darkness. The answer is darkness." The smile on the trolls face turned to a scowl at Clara's sudden answer.
Cage laughed, and Kai smiled. "You got it." Kai said.
"Yeah." Clara breathed.
The troll nodded his head in defeat and began to rhyme the second riddle.
"Love is great, love is hate. It is the key to open the iron gate. but, what brings forth the horses and sometimes rides away before it is too late?" The troll tilted his head.
Clara turned around and eyed everyone in the group. Angelica shrugged, and Kai glanced up at Clara, his hand on his chin as he thought about the riddle.
Cage looked into Clara's eyes and said nothing. He reached out and held her hand for a moment.
"Words. That is the answer. Sometimes we say them at just the right time." Cage gave the answer and turned his attention to the troll.
