The Rambling Spy
Contents
Title Page
The Chronicles of Terah
Character List
Maps
Chapter 1 June 30
Chapter 2 July Eases In
Chapter 3 July 5
Chapter 4 Crinsor Run
Chapter 5 The Ministers' Conference
Chapter 6 Trouble in Norwyn
Chapter 7 Sister Hayley
Chapter 8 July 24
Chapter 9 Ridgeville
Chapter 10 Elsewhere
Chapter 11 Dog Days of August
Chapter 12 Moving Day
Chapter 13 Meanwhile in Milhaven
Chapter 14 News from Crinsor Run
Chapter 15 Trouble at Marcus's House
Chapter 16 Visitors in Bridgeport
Chapter 17 A Few Loose Ends
Chapter 18 Federation of Terah
Chapter 19 Visitors in Milhaven
Chapter 20 The Boatmen of West River
Chapter 21 Back in Milhaven
Chapter 22 News from Sean
Chapter 23 Hayley's Night Off
Chapter 24 South Port
Chapter 25 Family Business
Chapter 26 Making Plans
Chapter 27 The Chapel in Bridgeport
Chapter 28 Fun in Bridgeport
Chapter 29 The House of Nordin's Newest Member
Chapter 30 Timera Valley
Chapter 31 Back in Bridgeport
Chapter 32 Milhaven Welcomes Donovan
Chapter 33 Ardmore
Chapter 34 The First Weekend of December
Chapter 35 Meanwhile in Bridgeport
Chapter 36 South Port
Chapter 37 Back in Milhaven
Chapter 38 News from South Port
Chapter 39 Sorting the Pages
Chapter 40 One Year Ends, Another Begins
Chapter 41 The Search Begins
Chapter 42 Saying Goodbye
Chapter 43 Plans Get Underway
Chapter 44 Darrell Makes a Change
Chapter 45 Spring Arrives
Chapter 46 Rhianna's Weekend Off
Chapter 47 Break's Over
Chapter 48 Summer Eases In
Chapter 49 The Ministers' Conference
Chapter 50 A Departure
Chapter 51 And An Arrival
Chapter 52 A Brief Respite
Chapter 53 Last Days of Summer
Chapter 54 Cedar Grove
Chapter 55 News from Kitridge
Chapter 56 Another Arrival
Chapter 57 Gildan's On the Move
Chapter 58 New Beginnings
Chapter 59 Chills of Winter
Chapter 60 February Council Meeting
Chapter 61 More News from Kitridge
Chapter 62 Winds of March
Chapter 63 One More Moving Day
Chapter 64 Mikos and Devron
Chapter 65 Capture
Chapter 66 Decisions
Chapter 67 Trendon
Chapter 68 First Weekend of July
Chapter 69 Meanwhile in Glenco
Chapter 70 Revelations
Chapter 71 Reactions
Chapter 72 Saturday, August 6
A Note from the Author
The Rambling Spy
by
Mackenzie Morgan
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, places, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author.
Copyright © 2018 by Mackenzie Morgan
Cover Design by John Ward
All rights reserved.
No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the author, except where permitted by law
The Chronicles of Terah
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The Dragon’s Flame
The Fourteenth Key
The Warrior Elf
The Rambling Spy
Character List
Aaron - Guard at the castle in Milhaven
Agnes - Resident sister at the Chapel of Light in Milhaven
Ainsley - Fenway’s daughter, helps him run Fenway’s Tavern
Alastar - Seated Sorcerer of Landoryn, took over when his mother, Gwendolyn, lost her challenge to Myron
Alek - Guard at the castle in Milhaven, one of Myron’s bodyguards
Allisandra - Badec’s sister, Craven’s wife, Lysette’s mother
Ariel - Head page in Myron’s office
Ashni - Giant, Blalick’s wife, lives on Wildcat Mountain
Badec - Myron’s father, Master Sorcerer of Terah before Myron, deceased
Bianca - Seated Sorcerer of Dresland
Blair - captured by slavers, rescued by Kevin, lives at Doreen’s and cooks for the sisters and aides at the chapel
Blalick - Giant, attends Glendymere, lives on Wildcat Mountain
Brandon - Guard at the castle in Milhaven
Brandt - Shadron’s son
Brena - Head of the Sisterhood, lives at the chapel in Timera Valley
Caelan - Warrior Elf, representative to the Federation of Terah, lives in North Amden
Caitlyn - Orphan from Syrando, lives with Joan and Karl
Caleb - Marcus’s nephew, son of Marcie and Lance, lives near Bridgeport
Callie - Cooked at Fenway’s Tavern until she married Petar and went to the island with him, cooks for them now
Cameryn - Page in Myron’s office
Chris - Kevin’s closest friend and assistant, advertising executive on Earth
Colin - Sorcerer who helped Warren in Walnut Springs
Corey - Orphan from Syrando, lives with Joan and Karl
Corin - War unicorn, bonded with Laryn, lives in the woods surrounding Milhaven
Crandal – General in charge of Camden’s army
Craven - Allisandra’s husband, blacksmith in Ardmore, Lysette’s father
Cryslyn - Head of Housekeeping at the castle in Milhaven
Damien - Seated Sorcerer of Nandelia, lives in Prindley
Dani - Alysian Cat - lives with King Merdin in Farowood
Danyelle - Badec’s sister, married to Sedwin, children: Ashney, Sadie, Teron, and Norrie
Dara - Dayed’s wife, Jasyn’s mother
Darius - Korman’s apprentice, one of Rolan’s spies, originally worked at the castle
Darrell - Captain of the Guard at the castle in Milhaven, college football player on Earth
Darwyn - Sorcerer of Lormere who became the sorcerer for Cpt. Garen’s men on Elsewhere
Dayed - Badec’s brother, Dara’s husband, works with wood
Debra - Serra’s mother, Korman’s wife, lives in Milhaven
Devron - Mikos’s assistant, tagged along when Mikos went to Camden to track down Gwendolyn’s extra key
Dora - Aide at the Chapel of Light in Glenco at the time of Gerry’s death, now aide for Sister Rochelle
Doreen - Captured by slavers, rescued by Kevin, built a house in Milhaven for herself and several other women
Dougan - Elf, Eryn’s father, Marshall’s grandfather, trains soldiers in Farragon
Drusilla - Next in line for Head of the Sisterhood, trained Theresa, lives in Drisden
Duane - Elf, lives in North Amden, helped get Myron out of Milhaven when he was born
Duri - Aide at the Chapel of Light in Milhaven
Dylan - District Sorcerer for Tamarack, lives in Fall Creek
Edwin - Seated Sorcerer of Farragon
Eldwyn - Elf, Weldon’s assistant in South Port in North Amden
Elin - Page in M
yron’s office
Eryn - Elf, slave in Riordan who was rescued by Kevin and Rhianna, Marshall’s mother, Dougan’s daughter
Fenway - Owns the tavern in Milhaven
Franco — Alastar’s assistant in Landoryn
Freddy - phoenix, lives at the castle in Milhaven
Garen - Captain of a squad of guards Rolan sent to Milhaven to kill Myron
Gaynor - District Sorcerer of Zander until he was removed and placed with Warren, killed by Myron in self-defense.
Geoffrey - Seated Sorcerer of Havernia
Gerry - Resident sister of the chapel in Glenco, Rolan’s girlfriend, responsible for the poison that killed Badec, helped steal the dragon’s flame lamp and pendant, killed by Rolan
Gildan - Guard at the castle in Trendon, sent to North Amden in search of Landis, met with Weldon
Glendymere - Dragon, Head of the Federation of Terah, Grandfather of the dragons, Myron’s tutor, works with Landis, lives in Willow Canyon
Glenice - Resident sister in Mapleton, communication link between Myron and Robyn
Gloria - Morris’s wife, lives in Bridgeport, mother of Thom and Shel, foster mother of Marcus
Gwendolyn - Seated Sorcerer of Landoryn until she challenged Myron and lost, teamed up with Rolan and Malcolm, Deceased
Gwynn - Elf, Hayden’s wife, Rhianna’s and Duane’s mother, Landis’s foster mother, lives in Crinsor Run, North Amden
Hayden - Elf, Gwynn’s husband, Rhianna’s and Duane’s father, Landis’s foster father, lives in Crinsor Run, North Amden
Hayley - Sister in chapel in Milhaven, once was Theresa’s assistant
Isak - Page in Myron’s office
Jana - Wrenn’s wife, lives in Milhaven, former governor’s assistant, helps Joan
Jason - Seated Sorcerer of Prosidian
Joan - Karl’s wife and assistant, farmer on Earth
Jonquin - Dragon, lives in Camden, friend of Glendymere’s
Judith - Seated Sorcerer of Riordan
Kalen - Dwarf, Keeper of the Gate
Karl - Joan’s husband, Governor of Camden, farmer on Earth
Kayla - Shadron’s wife, Lysa’s and Brandt’s mother
Kevin, aka Myron of the House of Nordin - Master Sorcerer of Terah, Seated Sorcerer of Camden, Badec’s and Yvonne’s son, accountant on Earth
Korman - Blacksmith in Milhaven
Kort - Guard at the castle in Milhaven, Darrell’s assistant, handles the Guard Office
Kyle - Badec’s youngest sibling, works with dogs
Lance - Marcie’s husband, lives in a settlement outside Bridgeport, Rayne’s and Caleb’s father
Landis - Tsareth’s daughter, Rolan’s half-sister, Taelor’s half-sister, fostered with Hayden and Gwynn in Crinsor Run, Myron’s apprentice, lives with the giants on Wildcat Mountain, studies with Glendymere
Laryn - Badec’s sister and Second, Myron’s aunt, Steve’s wife.
Lawrence - Army captain, Gen. Crandal’s assistant, was Captain of the Guard under Badec
Leira - Aide at the Chapel of Light in Milhaven
Lisal - Lives in Bridgeport, parents own and operate the tavern and inn, has planned to marry Marcus for years with no encouragement from him
Lysa - Shadron’s daughter
Macin - Giant, Blalick’s and Ashni’s son, lives on Wildcat Mountain
Malcolm - Seated Sorcerer of Glyndal
Marcie - Marcus’s sister, lives in a settlement outside Bridgeport, Lance’s wife, Rayne’s and Caleb’s mother
Marcus - Sorcerer, Myron’s Associate, lives at the castle in Milhaven
Marissa - Thom’s wife, lives in Bridgeport, Parsyn’s mother
Marshall - Manages Myron’s stable, takes care of Nikki, one of the teens Karl bought in Glenarbour
Merdin - King of the Forest Gnomes, gnome representative to the Federation of Terah, lives in Farowood
Mikos - Gwendolyn’s son, head of her slaving business, discovered Marcus was the one who took Gwendolyn’s extra key to Terah
Miranda - Head of the kitchen staff at the castle in Milhaven
Morris - Director of Bridgeport, Gloria’s husband, Thom’s and Shel’s father, Marcus’s foster father
Murphy - Eryn’s husband, Marshall’s father, works with Dougan
Myron of the House of Nordin aka. Kevin - Master Sorcerer of Terah, Seated Sorcerer of Camden, Badec’s and Yvonne’s son, human representative to the Federation of Terah, accountant on Earth
Namir - Minister of Lormere
Nan - Captured by slavers, rescued by Kevin, lives with Doreen, works at Tolliver’s
Neisha - Captured by slavers, rescued by Kevin, lives with Doreen, Shelley’s mother
Neiven - Blacksmith and Head of Grounds at the castle in Milhaven
Nikki - Kevin’s dog
Nolan - Badec’s father, Myron’s grandfather, was Master Sorcerer before Badec, deceased
Owen - Elf, member of the Council of Elders, has it in for Rhianna
Pallor, aka. Paul Steward - Elf, lives on Earth, godfather to Kevin O’Reilly, Hayden’s nephew, Weldon’s son, has a house in Crinsor Run
Paul Stewart, aka. Pallor - Elf, lives on Earth, godfather to Kevin O’Reilly, Hayden’s nephew, Weldon’s son, has a house in Crinsor Run
Petri - Page in Governor’s Office, one of the teens Karl bought in Glenarbour
Regan - Seated Sorcerer of Silva
Rhianna - Elf, Hayden’s and Gwynn’s daughter, Duane’s sister, from Crinsor Run in North Amden, Landis’s best friend, lives with Doreen in Milhaven
Rigel - Guard at the castle in Milhaven, one of Kevin’s bodyguards
Robyn - Tsareth’s son, Rolan’s brother, Landis’s half-brother, lives in Mapleton
Rochelle - Sister of Healing at the Chapel of Light in Glenco, took over after Gerry’s death
Rolan - Seated Sorcerer of Brendolanth, Tsareth’s son, Landis’s half-brother, lives in Trendon
Rupert - Guard at the castle in Milhaven, night guard at the stairs leading to the family quarters
Ryan - District Minister of Ragenon, lives in Walnut Springs
Sandy - Gargoyle representative to the Federation of Terah, lives in Dresland
Sari - Giant, Blalick’s and Ashni’s daughter, lives on Wildcat Mountain, tends Theresa’s herb gardens
Saryn - Assassin, sent to Milhaven to kill Landis, shot Marcus behind the chapel, stopped by Rhianna, died in the jail
Sean - Guard at the castle in Trendon who was sent to Milhaven with Cpt. Garen to kill Myron
Sedwin - Danyelle’s husband, farmer, children: Ashney, Sadie, Teron, and Norrie
Serra - Works with Cryslyn in the Housekeeping Office at the castle in Milhaven, was captured as a baby, saved by Debra, Yani’s neice
Shadron - Badec’s brother, raises and trains horses, married to Kayla, father of Lysa and Brandt
Shana - Laryn’s housekeeper, one of Rolan’s spies, originally worked in Miranda’s kitchen
Shardin - Governor of Wyndsor, lives in Valez
Shel - Thom’s sister, Marcus’s foster sister, lives next door to Marcie, Evan’s mother
Shelandra - Elf, Duane’s wife, lives in Crinsor Run, North Amden
Shelley - Neisha’s young daughter, lives with Doreen, adores Nikki
Sheryl - Ryan’s wife, lives in Walnut Springs
Starvos - Seated Sorcerer of Jardin
Steve - Myron’s advisor, retired history teacher on Earth, Laryn’s husband
Taelor - Landis’s half-brother, Rolan’s runaway slave, former chapel aide, lives with giants on Wildcat Mountain, helps Sari with herb gardens
Thanzer - Minister of Lochland, lives in Ridgeville, Yani’s husband
Theresa - Sister at the chapel in Milhaven when not on assignment for Sister Brena, college journalism major on Earth
Thom - Blacksmith in Bridgeport, Marcus’s foster brother, Marissa’s husband, Parsyn’s father
Tolliver - Town Director of Milhaven, owns the dry goods stor
e
Torrey - Warren’s wife, lives in Walnut Springs
Tremayne - Chairman of the Provincial Court of Camden, has an office in the castle in Milhaven
Trevor - One of Gen. Crandal’s soldiers who was also one of Rolan’s spies, Kevin captured him, took him to Rolan’s castle and left him there
Trivera - Seated Sorcerer of Wyndsor, lives in Valez
Tsareth - Father of Robyn, Rolan, and Landis, Seated Sorcerer of Brendolanth before Rolan, deceased
Tyree - Taught Myron about the government of Camden while Myron was in Rainbow Valley, occasional advisor, does not live at the castle or in Milhaven
Verna - Resident sister at the chapel in Timera Valley, helps Sister Brena
Warren - District Sorcerer of Ragenon, lives in Walnut Springs
Weldon - Elf, Chairman of the Council of Elders, lives in South Port, Hayden’s brother, Rhianna’s uncle
Wrenn - Governor of Camden while Badec was Master Sorcerer, advises Karl, lives in Milhaven
Xantha - Pegasus, has a mind link with both Myron and Duane, lives in Crinsor Run, North Amden
Yani - Thanzer’s wife, Serra’s Aunt
Yara - Merfolk representative to the Federation of Terah
Yardner - Captain of the Guard at Rolan’s castle in Trendon
Yvonne - Myron’s mother, seer, died shortly after his birth
Chapter 1
June 30
“Took you long enough,” Rolan hissed without looking up when he heard a knock on his office door Monday morning.
“Sorry, but I wasn’t aware you wanted to see me,” Cpt. Yardner answered as he approached the desk.
Rolan frowned as he looked up. “What do you want? And where’s my tea?”
Before Cpt. Yardner could answer, a timid knock on the door announced the arrival of the tea. The page slipped in, set the cup down on the Rolan’s desk, and scooted back out the door.
Cpt. Yardner waited while Rolan drank his tea. After Rolan set the cup down, Cpt. Yardner said, “You wanted to know when the bounty hunters were out of North Amden.”
“So? Where are they?”
“They’re here, awaiting further orders.”
Rolan shrugged. “Didn’t do much good to send them out. None of them found out anything. Except the one in South Port, the one who talked to the head elf. What was that man’s name?”
“Gildan?”