Gaston’s face paled at the thought of rats having their fill. He gingerly set the doll back down on the floor and picked up the lantern. He couldn't help but wonder if the doll belonged to the whispering voice they had heard. Awkwardly, with the hand that held the lantern, Gaston made a sign of blessing over the pile of bones, much like a priest would over somebody sick or recently deceased.
“I wonder if other chambers are filled with something similar,” Gaston commented absently.
Navarr wondered the same thing, but at the moment he was thinking about the innkeeper. He remembered how he had commented that few visitors came to his inn, that most who frequented his establishment were travelers passing through. Navarr knew that if a traveler’s absence was noted at their destination it would be impossible to track any misdoing back to the inn. Besides, accidents and brigands were frequent enough on the roads between towns, and all the innkeeper had to say if somebody did come around later asking about a missing person was to deny ever having seen them.
Gaston could see that Navarr was deep in thought. “What are you thinking?” he asked.
“About our gracious host, the innkeeper. As soon as you showed him that bulging coin purse of yours he planned for us to join these other poor wretches.”
“We must have words with him, and soon.”
“Words will not suffice enough for me,” Navarr said darkly, “I like not the thought of being murdered in my sleep.”
Reviews for A Whisper in the Dark
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"This story is a real blast. There is more action packed into its one hundred pages than is contained in some books three times as long."
Philip McClimon
Author of: H.E.L.L. Nicole's Odyssey
"A Whisper in the Dark is imaginative, and at times spooky and high energy"
Cat Condo
Amazon reviewer
"The author created a wonderfully dark atmosphere that carried through from the beginning to the end. There was plenty of intrigue and just the right amount of action. If you've a liking for a little swashbuckling, some mystery, a little supernatural elements, and a great deal of suspense…then read this novella by TD Bauer."
Thom Kirby
Goodreads reviewer
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