Page 126 of Broken Veil
Duncan said, “What about Jibril?”
“He’s a messenger,” Carys said. “Angels are messengers.”
“If we don’t stop the Morrígan here,” Lachlan said, “magical war is going to spread. In all the worlds.”
“The barriers between worlds could fail completely,” Carys said.
Godrik chimed in. “That means more Brightkin wandering into the Shadowlands, possibly with deadly consequences.”
“And more magical creatures creeping out here. Creatures like imps and redcaps can be vicious,” Naida said. “And they don’t need magic to harm people.”
“My horde confirmed what Jibril said,” Cadell added. “Briton is being cut off from the rest of the world. The other kingdoms are watching what happens.”
“So we stop the Morrígan on this side,” Carys said, “before she breaks down the gates. Or other countries might step in to try to save themselves.”
“War,” Godrik said. “Magical war on both sides of our world.”
Angus pointed at Carys. “The Builder. He took you to another place, didn’t he? When we were at his cottage.”
Every eye swung toward Carys.
“What?” Laura said. “No, we were there.”
“We were there, but they were somewhere else,” Angus said. “At least for a moment.”
“It was more than a moment,” Carys clarified. “I had kind of a… slight mental breakdown. And Joshua was kind enough to freeze time for a little bit.”
Laura’s mouth dropped open. “Okay, how cool is that?”
Duncan frowned, “What did Joshua say?”
“After I blabbed every single fear I’ve been holding in about all this mess, he reassured me that I am capable of defeating the Morrígan.” She glanced at Duncan. “Even when I don’t feel like I can do it, I have to remember?—”
“If you tell them…” Duncan started.
“—that I’m basically Frodo.” She smiled at Duncan. “Because this is a burden that came to me, but I can carry it with the help of my friends.” She looked around the library. “With your help, we are going to succeed.”
Laura gasped. “I know I’m human, but can I be Arwen?”
“She wasn’t part of the fellowship,” Lachlan said.
When Lachlan had lived in Baywood, he’d become completely addicted to the movie series. So much that Carys thought he could probably quote it from memory.
“There were like, no women in the fellowship, so I feel like that leaves it open to creative casting.” Laura pointed at Lachlan. “Aragorn. So Aragorn. You’re royal and you ran away from your duties!”
“Thank you so much for interpreting my life that way,” Lachlan said. “How insightful and sympathetic.”
“You’re the only one who regularly carries a sword, Lachlan.”
Cadell shot Laura a look from the side. “If you even start?—”
“Smaug!” Laura’s eyes lit up. “Yay! We even have our own dragon, but he’s a good dragon in our fellowship.”
The dragon’s nostrils flared, but he remained silent.
Naida raised her hand. “I do not know this Frodo, but did he also release a harmful god into an alternate realm?”
Godrik was also frowning. “That is what Carys did, so it must be.”
