Children of Rima
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know she’s getting engaged this weekend. She could get married tomorrow
for all he cared, but he wasn’t leaving Melodia with Elene making absurd assumptions about him. When he got to the crossroads, he stopped to catch his breath. The cool breeze swept against him, but the distance to the Harrow farm was too far. He jogged a bit but stopped right after the pain in his chest grew. From afar was a shadowy figure, its trotting hooves pacing in a two-beat rhythm. The moons unveiled a black horse. Riding him in a jog trot was a woman covered with a maroon-colored cloak. The frame of her face followed him before she slowed to a stop. The wind’s breeze tugged at her hood, shuffling her hair tassel. “Go home Lucan. My family is sleeping.” “I was coming back so I could talk to you.” “There is nothing to talk about.” Elene encouraged Fior ahead. “Excuse me.” “If you want to be like this, then you won’t have any trouble there. I’m leaving Melodia.” “Leaving?” She encouraged Fior around. “What did Cleric Aaron want? Terra overheard Wein talk to you, said you tried to get into the Sanctum earlier.” “She really likes to tell everyone everything, doesn’t she?” Elene shrugged. “You get used to it.” “Zorn and Oscern are alright, as far as I’m concerned, but I wouldn’t have found out if Maiden Gittle didn’t ask High Maiden Trini to forward me the message.” Elene brushed Fior’s back. “Gittle… she’s a sweet, caring little girl, isn’t she?” “Listen Elene… I was told some news that may be important to you, considering it has to do with Caydon.” Elene took the reins into her left hand and took her right foot out of the stirrup slide. As she slid her right foot over, she sank down, her left foot still caught in the stirrup. Fior jumped but didn’t move when she plummeted to the floor. Lucan took her arms and helped her up. Wincing, she wiggled her boot off the stirrup. “I-I got it” She used her one foot to balance herself until she could free her other foot. She fixed her upturn cloak and adjusted her turban. Lucan had bitten his inner cheeks for having witnessed that. Fior could have taken off and dragged her like a doll. “So,” she said, patting down her skirt. “You were saying?” “It’s Caydon… he and the Fallen have yet to be found.” “I feared so. His power was remarkable.” Elene took the reins and encouraged Fior towards the road home. “Wein told me he was… that he may be corrupted.” “That’s what David said, and there’s only one way for me to find out.” Her stare sharpened when she looked at him. “Alright, Lucan, since you’re leaving, let’s talk.” “Really? Just because I’m leaving?” “Last chance.” She said it like he was doing her a disservice by wasting her time. But maybe there was more. Matias said she was mostly driven by her emotions, forgoing that she was clumsy and tenacious. “Terra.” He only said the name, and her eyes widened. “She embraced me back there. She was nervous about her engagement and just opened up to me.” “Alright,” she said. “Thank you for letting me know. Goodnight.” “Wait. Don’t do that. Stop pretending it’s not bothering you.” Elene scoffed and spun to him, her tassel shifting left and right. “It’s not.” “Right, because that look you gave me in the dining room was anything short of disappointment.” “As I said before, you always liked Terra. I have no reason to be upset.” “Have you ever heard of the phrase, ‘match your attitude with what you’re saying?’ I know your jealousy got to you.” “Jealousy?” she said, surprised in the eyes. “I’m not jealous.” “Says the woman who asked me if I would marry her if Maiden Derli willed it.” It was dark, but he could bet a gold coin Elene was flustered. He knew she was embarrassed about that night, but he had no choice. She was acting like she had no soul, lacking a drop of emotion. “I asked you one question, and you think I’m going to get jealous just like that?” Fior started stomping, compelling Elene to lead him forward. “Sure, I wanted us to get along, but now I’m starting to have regrets.” “And what do you mean by that?” “I’m saying that if you come back to Melodia, I don’t want to see your face ever again.” “There she is, the Little Heathen I know!” “And since you want to keep acting like a killer, you can leave now, or I’ll throw you back into the river!” Now her spikes were out, and it got him deep. He started by unbuttoning his vest. “You want me to go? Fine!” He then followed with the cotton shirt. “Here, it belongs to your father—don’t want you to call me a thief too.” He flung them on the ground. “And since you want me to leave that soon, then I’ll leave tonight.” He marched back to Melodia, mind rattled and heart scorching. Download 3.95 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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