Weeds Meads and Steeds PDF
After an alcoholic wizard accidentally curses a forest, it’s up to a group of misfit adventurers to set things right. There’s Dranden, a saddle maker wanting to boost his business; Belfast, a ruggedly handsome man who is also dangerously clumsy; Toble, a smelly, disgusting goblin who wants to do some good with his miserable, wretched existence; Rendle, a dull-witted academic who’s entirely obsessed with amphibians; and finally Zelendra, a half-elf priestess who ran away from home in search of true love. But their relatively easy quest of chopping down an infected tree quickly turns dangerous as they uncover a deeply sinister plot that’s bigger and far more ancient than any of them could imagine. With the entire kingdom at risk these brave souls must battle an ice elemental, survive their evil twins, traverse the shadow realm, and destroy a rampaging monster; all while tripping over, getting lucky, or taking naps – whatever works! They learn how to set aside their differences and grapple with life’s big questions such as; can you trust your perception of reality, is chasing after love a noble pursuit, what are the metaphysics of luck, and do frogs taste better than chickens?
After an alcoholic wizard accidentally curses a forest, it’s up to a group of misfit adventurers to set things right. There’s Dranden, a saddle maker wanting to boost his business; Belfast, a ruggedly handsome man who is also dangerously clumsy; Toble, a smelly, disgusting goblin who wants to do some good with his miserable, wretched existence; Rendle, a dull-witted academic who’s entirely obsessed with amphibians; and finally Zelendra, a half-elf priestess who ran away from home in search of true love.
But their relatively easy quest of chopping down an infected tree quickly turns dangerous as they uncover a deeply sinister plot that’s bigger and far more ancient than any of them could imagine. With the entire kingdom at risk these brave souls must battle an ice elemental, survive their evil twins, traverse the shadow realm, and destroy a rampaging monster; all while tripping over, getting lucky, or taking naps – whatever works!
They learn how to set aside their differences and grapple with life’s big questions such as; can you trust your perception of reality, is chasing after love a noble pursuit, what are the metaphysics of luck, and do frogs taste better than chickens?
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Chapter 14<br />
Painful News<br />
Peering down into the basement from on top the stairs in the lobby,<br />
Zelendra crossed her arms in protest <strong>and</strong> scowled at the sight of Pournel<br />
interrogating the goblin. He's obviously going easy on the horrible little<br />
creature, Zelendra thought since there wasn't enough sounds of agony coming<br />
from their direction. In fact, there wasn't any sounds at all except the quiet<br />
mumbling of the two talking to each other.<br />
She had stepped away from the kitchen, <strong>and</strong> was all the way across the<br />
lobby area – a beautiful entrance to this large mansion. She ab<strong>and</strong>oned the array<br />
of cheeses, sliced meats, <strong>and</strong> bread rolls Pournel had made Marfus set out, just so<br />
she could catch a glimpse of the wonderful torture of the foul little pest.<br />
Disappointment was all that was happening; bitter disappointment.<br />
“Why don't we just kill it already?” She asked aloud to no one in particular<br />
<strong>and</strong> scrunched her nose. “Who cares why it's here, goblins are nothing but<br />
trouble.”<br />
“He needs to see if it's alone or not.” Dr<strong>and</strong>en answered while chewing a<br />
bread roll <strong>and</strong> peering out from the kitchen. “If theres more around here, we have<br />
to exterminate them too.”<br />
“I underst<strong>and</strong> that but,” Zelendra rolled her eyes, “can't he just cast a spell to<br />
read it's mind or something? It's been too long <strong>and</strong> I don't feel comfortable with<br />
that thing still alive.”<br />
“Here, have some more cheese.” Belfast said, walking up to her <strong>and</strong><br />
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