A New Life by Payton Cavallo

Author:Payton Cavallo [Cavallo, Payton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

It had been an hour since the battle, and after Rayan burned the body, Aethel had settled into the living room of Gawain’s home. It was comfy place, a nice leather couch and a few wooden pieces of furniture decorating the room.

“You two going to be alright?” Gawain asked. Aethel saw the grimace on his face as he tried to move the hand that wasn’t there, bandages surrounding the stump, and couldn’t help but wince. It wasn’t like he, Rayan, or her could go to the hospital. If what Lianza said was true, and the older redhead had no doubt that it was, then they were in danger if they went there. “I’m going to go head to the back and rest up.”

“Yes father, we’ll be fine.” Rayan replied, his shirt off revealing the new scars he had acquired from Lianza, fully healed, but still a painfully bright red. He had used a pale green liquid that Gawain used for his farm animals to heal their wounds. Though it stung like mad if the small hisses she heard from him were anything to go by, it seemed to work just fine on humans.

“Good.” Gawain simply replied, sounding too burnt out to care about anything. Aethel couldn’t help but pity the man. Rayan had told him about his wife currents status, and it seemed to have greatly disturbed the older man, his eyes filled with fury as he walked off, leaving the two alone.

“Now take off your shirt.” Aethel blushed slightly at Rayan’s brazen words, but she did as he said. It had been a long while since she had revealed herself to a man like this and though she had very little shame, it still made her feel a little odd to do it in front of Rayan. She had a bit of an awkward smile on her face, as she felt his cold hands on her back.

The smile didn’t last for long as she hissed as he poured the pale green liquid onto the gash on her chest, the small wound healing up with a sizzle as the flesh mended itself together. “There, good as new.” Rayan said as he put a cork back on the bottle.

“Thank you.” Aethel said. Her mind was filled with nothing but hopelessness as she remembered Lianza’s proclamation about Ailbe. It had left her distraught, confused, and yet, Rayan had been by her side. It was a small comfort, but one she had latched onto as her world was flipped upside down once again.

It left her feeling helpless, like she was back in Rubrary and had to flee her store to save her son’s life.

She hated that feeling.

“I appreciate you taking down Lianza. You both didn’t have to do it, put your life on the line like that, but you did.” She hugged him. “So, thanks.”

“It was no problem Aethel.” He replied as he returned the hug. They stayed like that for a moment, before Aethel let go. “We would’ve fought it anyway. Though, I’ve got to admit, it sucks that my mother still isn’t avenged after all this time.

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