(eng) Michelle L. Levigne - Zygradon Chronicles 01 by Zygradon

Author:Zygradon [Zygradon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

"They'll just pick on other boys even smaller than us," Endor told him the next morning, after Mrillis related what they discussed during the dinner with Lyon, and Le'esha's words afterwards.

"Oh. I didn't think about that." Mrillis sighed.

This was the backlash that Master Ayleron constantly warned his students about. He was a cynical, gnarled, surprisingly young man who taught the skills to be hunters, spies and scouts, to travel on solitary missions or act as bodyguards. Master Ayleron constantly warned that for every action, there was always a reaction, in direct proportion to the strength of what had been done. For every sweet, there was a sour. For every rescue, the enemy reacted with another attack. Because Mrillis, Endor and Ceera could now be reasonably sure of freedom from Nixtan's nastiness, that meant younger, more vulnerable boys on the island would receive more nasty tricks and bullying.

"Make sure Nixtan knows we won't let him beat on the little ones," his friend continued. "Pound him hard with your imbrose, just once, and stop him from being a bully."

"That would make me a bully."

"No it wouldn't!"

"Nixtan can't touch his imbrose yet. If I use it on him, it's as bad as him picking on someone half his size." Mrillis rubbed at his temples. Maybe he hadn't slept away his headache after all. He would have a lot of questions for Master Breylon when the High Scholar finally sent for him.

* * * *

Mrillis was grateful that Endor seemed to like Ceera. His friend had an amazing skill in woodcarving but rarely gave his creations as gifts to anyone. The day after the tower incident, Endor carved two birds for Ceera, so lifelike they made her laugh with delight. Mrillis was glad.

However, he found he didn't like it when Ceera smiled for Endor and laughed at his partially barbed comments. He especially didn't like it when his friend put an arm around the girl or tousled her hair or shared sweets with her. Mrillis didn't understand why such friendliness should bother him. He only knew it did.

His quandary didn't last long, because Le'esha and Ceera left Wynystrys to return to the Stronghold only two days later. Mrillis thought life would return to normal on the island, and he was partially right. Because of his new lessons, with boys older than him, he had less time for fun and less time to spend with Endor. His red-haired friend grew quiet and seemed to spend more time alone than ever. Mrillis tried to make it up to him by sharing his lessons in tapping the power of the Threads, but it was hard when Endor could neither see nor touch the Threads yet, and couldn't visualize what Mrillis told him.

Nixtan attended the classes, but none of the other boys who had confronted Ceera, Mrillis and Endor that day in the tower were present. Mrillis thought long and hard about all the reasons why. If they were being punished, forbidden to take the classes, then

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