The Enchantments: Book 4 - The Key of Mulastef

Chapter 27: Marchaud

The wind that had gathered around the small island drifted off to nothing more than a gentle breeze as Fin and Doctor Miller stepped through the wooden door into the small vestibule that doubled as the entrance. The room was dark and musty smelling more of sweat and decay. When the minions left their mark on places, they always seemed to leave behind more than just their presence. It was a sickening reminder of what would come if they failed in their missions the doctor thought.

They stepped through the small tiled area into another are containing more distinct tile that seemed to reflect the lushness of the island and the beautiful area it inhabited. The doctor's view of the cabin gave him a bad taste in his mouth at who it reflected. Marchaud may have been an important person in the banking industry, but the doctor believed he looked at the island and all its intricacies as a tax write-off for his many millions he controlled.

Dr. Miller stood back with that feeling of revulsion as he thought of the man using this stunning island as a way to save money.

"Where is he?" the doctor asked angrily.

One of the 'Brothers' nodded to an open door at the back of the room. "The Last bedroom, be prepared he's scared to death, he's already peed himself once. Quite funny to watch thou.

Fin snickered behind the doctor, but he just nodded and headed to the back to confront the person he hated most in this world. The doctor took the distance with a stride that surprised even Fin. The man was on a mission pushing hard across the floor to a place I knew was not just a room but a confrontation.

The doctor entered the room first greeted by a show flying through the air. He dodged to the right his eyes never veering from whatever was in the room.

"GET OUT!!!" A familiar voice screamed from somewhere in the room.

Doctor Miller stepped through with such conviction Fin had to stop for he had never seen the doctor this way before. The sound of a fist hitting flesh reverberated through the open door and Fin lets a smile cross his face.

"HELP!! HELP!!! SOMEONE COME QUICK HE'S..." The sound repeated itself, and the room went quiet.

"You will shut your mouth of all negative comments, or I'll give you another negative response," the doctor spat these words with so much venom Fin wanted to walk away. He waited for a moment then continued inside the door.

Marchaud curled into a fetal position near the headboard, his eyes a mask of fear and unbelieving. The farther Fin stepped into the room, the more he could see the left eye of the blubbering man swelling as time went on. Fin smirked again.

The doctor stepped around the bed towards Fin and pulled a chair to the side of the bed. "Now Mr. Marchaud we're going to discuss in calm voices where the money for Miss Enchantments location."

Fin saw it coming before he knew what to do Marchaud reared back and spat into the face of Doctor Miller. He stared in shock as the doctor slowly moved his hands towards the spot, wiped off the foreign saliva all without taking his eyes off the cowardly man.

"Fin, can you wait outside please?" The doctor asked in an unconventional monotone voice.

Fin knowing to obey the man who had become his second father stepped around the chair the doctor now occupied and stepped through the door to the living area beyond.

"Milliard!" The doctor yelled. "Can you come here please?"

Milliard, the man they had seen as they walked in sprinted into the room and while Fin waited and much whispering was going on Marchaud began to object heartily.

"You can't manhandle me like this; I will bring a lawsuit on you so fast..." The voice suddenly stopped as if cut off as they pulled the now terrified man from the room his hands bound by tape and out the back door.