A Study of Fiber and Demons by Jasmine Gower

Author:Jasmine Gower [Gower, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisexual, Asexual, Fantasy, Poly, Romance
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC
Published: 2017-08-09T04:00:00+00:00

Four

The demons led them further into the subterranean labyrinth, taking them along a downward path that dropped them deeper and deeper into the expansive cavern. Alim was sure the three of them would have, indeed, fallen into some endless crevasse or off a steep ledge if they had continued trying to navigate on their own in the dark. The demons knew the way well and their glowing orb illuminated it, though because they could float, some portions of the path were easier for them than their human charges. Clambering over stony outcrops stung Alim's hands and feet and strained his already-suffering muscles to the point where he wondered how long until his limbs simply fell off, but the hope of a comfortable place to rest and be fed kept him onward without complaint.

The orange demon tried to communicate some with him as they traveled. He tried to learn its name, but when he asked it responded with a blare of tangled emotions, and he wasn't sure how that translated. He started thinking of it as the Scout, given that it and its dead teal companion must have been exploring that ruin for something. Its brown and red companions he thought of as Sentinel and Watchdog, respectively.

Scout prodded Alim for information, too, though surprisingly it did not ask how they had gotten into that cave or why. Instead, it asked about humans in general.

Humans live in the sun?

"We see the sun every day, yes. Unless it's particularly cloudy."

Humans eat fish?

"Some do. Some also eat chickens and cows and lamb."

???

"Animals that live above land. They also see the sun."

!!!

Scout's gentle curiosity might have been charming if Alim weren't so worn from the entire day's nonsense. As it was, Alim was relieved to be spared more of Scout's questions when they reached a prominent mineral vein running through a nearby cavern wall. At first, the metal caught Alim's attention because of the intense reflection of light, but as they neared it, he realized that like the demonweave, it had an innate shimmering glow. Even closer, heat radiated off of it.

Magic to keep warm. We used to live under the sun, too. We adjusted but still need the light, the heat. Scout led them to stand near a wide vein, and Alim inched as close to it as he could without leaning against the wall. Open relief spread across Sylvestra's face as she scooted closer and absorbed the warmth. Liam kept his arms folded and his expression still as he took a position by the vein, as well. I must confer with The Authority. Please wait here with my guardians. Alim nodded to Scout, who drifted off further down the tunnel without them. The orb stayed behind, hovering over Sentinel, but the glow of the veins would be enough to guide Scout on its own.

"Sylvestra." Alim felt as though he would fall asleep standing up as he basked in the vein's heat, and Liam's abrupt utterance spooked him out of his sleepy daze. Sentinel

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