Once there was Darkness

Sandstorm

Part 6

The entire party held up their hands. King Brum slid off his horse. “We are here to help.”

King Kol met him. They looked at each other with caution. “You will answer to Kessa.”

He bowed to her, “what do you need?”

She, Max, and Kol looked over a map of the city. “We need to figure out where to move the debris too. Do we burn it?” She asked as she wiped her face with a cool towel that Beth had handed her. “Thank you.”

“You know what we could do?” Max pointed at two spots next to the barracks. “We could use the debris to expand our training ground.”

“Or,” Kol pointed at the ocean. “We have been talking for years about putting up a barrier against the waves. We have extra help. Why not start now?”

“Alright.” Kessa answered.

They started to walk away. Kol called to her. “Kessa, you and your team need rest.”

She bowed her head, “thank you, my king.”

She and Max led King Brum and his troops to the beach. “Let’s not have to work harder than we need too.” She disappeared for a moment. There came a loud noise followed by two explosions. Kessa wasn’t about to show the Shadow People the full might of Mecca, only two ships answered the call to the harbor. The first one docked to the left of the beach. She pointed to the small yet impressive vessel. “Let’s start filling her up. The platform is wide enough that a horse drawn wagon can go down and turn around. While you are getting your first load ready, we will test the platform.”

King Brum bowed and they left.

She and Petro took a small boat out to find the spot where to start putting the barrier.

Kol was standing on the beach when she and Petro returned. They had placed five barrels out in the water outlining the spot where the debris was to be dumped across the water front.

When she stepped out of the boat, Kol was furious. “Kessa, I want you to rest.”

“There’s still a lot of work to do.” She said in protest.

“That’s an order,” he hissed. “You and the Bejhar.”

Frego was standing by his side. She stared at the prince for a moment. It was disrespectful to protest. Even more so in front of his son. She said not a word as she walked away.

It was almost night fall before the first load of debris was loaded onto the ship.