A Piece of Scythe by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2019-03-30T04:00:00+00:00

Amelia

Dinner ended quickly after that conversation. We took a few minutes in private with Taeral to discuss the whole Medina business, but the emperor had already made Taeral’s intentions clear, without Taeral having to explain anything. His wisdom was awe-inducing, if he’d been able to realize Taeral’s intentions before all of us.

The facts were pretty straightforward. We knew that Medina had lied about the rosy fish sanctuaries—she did know where they were, and she could’ve told us straightaway, but she hadn’t. She’d made us wait, instead, pushing us into the next day to start our search operation, for a variety of reasons, all cited as safety precautions.

We couldn’t exactly point the finger at Medina, as Taeral had later explained in more detail. It was too early in the game to oust her—that had to wait until we knew what she was up to. Right now, Medina was more or less in her element, and she was planning something. By keeping this knowledge to ourselves, we could work a sting operation into our overall mission, and we could surprise her later down the line. Something was bound to come our way, something dangerous and even deadly, and chances were that Medina could be involved.

With that advance knowledge, we could think several steps ahead and play smarter. We’d gather enough evidence to make a proper accusation, knowing that the emperor would act against her, swiftly and with no mercy whatsoever. If we went after her now, we risked some messy internal politics, and we didn’t know enough about the Cerixian justice system to get involved and succeed in our endeavor. Irrefutable proof, on the other hand, could pass in any world and in all the courts. It was universal in its veracity.

And so, with Medina unaware of the thinly veiled conversation we’d just had with the emperor, we made our way back to our rooms and prepared for the morning. My room was warm and cozy, and the bathroom had a cute little gift basket filled with fragranced soaps that smelled of mountain summers and tropical jungles. Naturally, I’d made full use of them, soaking for the better part of an hour. I needed the downtime, badly, especially knowing what sort of fresh hell we’d be in for the next day.

This was my pause before the true fight. The last few hours of much-deserved peace before we’d go out and sneak into Hermessi territory to retrieve Eirexis. None of us thought it would be a smooth ride. We all knew the elementals would be waiting for us in the right place, and that they would stop at nothing to end us before getting Thieron complete and back to Death. All we could do, in these circumstances, was to be sharp-witted and invisible, swift and effective. Every second mattered. Every ally mattered—which was why unmasking Medina’s objectives had become so important. She was posing as our friend, yet she’d lied to us.

As soon as I left the tub and wrapped myself in a large and fluffy pale blue towel, I had a brief conversation with Viola through Telluris.

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