Isla nodded. “And how do you expect to achieve those aims?”
“The same as you—with power. Political, social, and most of all, ancient powers that defy modern understanding, and will capture the imaginations of the masses.”
“And do you possess anything that fits that description, or are you hoping to share in our power?”
Nineve quirked an eyebrow. “My sister found several such treasures, but they were lost due to the actions of other members of the Sisterhood. I have managed to recover the most important of those items. As to your power, the last I heard, you did not possess any of the treasures of the Tuatha.”
“That will be addressed in short order,” Brigid said, tersely. “My people have already retrieved the Stone of Destiny and the Cauldron of Dagda, as well as the Urquhart Treasure.”
“And what of the spear and sword?” Nineve asked.
“They will soon be in our possession. Dane Maddock was foolish enough to turn it over to the national museum, as if we don’t own enough staff members there to take whatever we want.”
Nineve sat up straight. “Did you say ‘Dane Maddock’?”
“He helped me find the treasures.” Isla’s heart beat out a rhythmic tattoo. How could this woman possibly know of Maddock? Had he been involved in the hunt for the treasures of which she spoke?
Nineve rose from her chair, turned to the window, and laced her fingers behind her back. She stared out at the forest for ten anxious seconds before turning around to face them.
“Well, then,” she said, rubbing her hands together. “It appears we have a great deal to discuss.”
End
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Cibola
Quest
Icefall
Buccaneer
Atlantis
Ark
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Dane Maddock Origins
Freedom
Hell Ship
Splashdown
Dead Ice
Liberty
Electra
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Justice
Treasure of the Dead
Blood Codex
Anubis Key
Jade Ihara Adventures
Oracle
Changeling
Brock Stone Adventures
Arena of Souls
Track of the Beast (forthcoming)
Myrmidon Files
Destiny
Mystic
Bones Bonebrake Adventures
Primitive
The Book of Bones
Stand-Alone Works
Dark Rite
The Zombie-Driven Life
You Suck
Into the Woods
Callsign: Queen
Primordial
Writing as David Debord
The Absent Gods Trilogy
The Silver Serpent
Keeper of the Mists
The Gates of Iron
Stand-Alone Works
The Impostor Prince
Neptune’s Key
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David Wood is the author of the popular action-adventure series, The Dane Maddock Adventures, and many other works. Under his David Debord pen name he is the author of the Absent Gods fantasy series. When not writing, he hosts the Wood on Words podcast and co-hosts the Authorcast podcast. David and his family live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit him online at http://www.davidwoodweb.com.