Ashes of Verdenheld by Jack Wright

Author:Jack Wright [Wright, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven - The Dragonslayer

Eris opened her eyes, only to cringe suddenly at the pain of her scar. In her sleep she had almost forgotten about it. On the bright side, it hurt a lot less than it did earlier.

“Ah, welcome back to the world of the living.” Caesia smiled cheerfully.

She was still sitting beside Eris, legs folded and once again buried in a book, ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Electromancy’.

“Have you been reading that this whole time?” Eris smirked as she propped herself up against the wall.

“Of course, reading to me is what swordplay is to you. Besides, as of your recent brush with death I’ve come to the conclusion that I definitely need to figure out some of the higher level electromancy spells. They’ll come in handy next time I have to save you.” Caesia teased with a cheeky grin.

“In your dreams!” Eris chuckled. “I’m not going to let there be a next time. Lesson learnt.”

Caesia smirked. She was amazed how plucky Eris could be despite her recent audial.

“You alright?” Caesia asked in a softer, more caring tone.

Eris sighed and brushed her bravado aside. “I’ve… been better. My face still hurts and I’m stuck in a tomb full of skeletons, but it could be worse.”

“I suppose it could.” Caesia muttered quietly. She didn’t want to imagine what worse could be.

Eris heaved a heavy sigh and stared longingly at the ceiling. “When I finally went out into the world, I felt invincible. I was so confident in my skills that I didn’t stop to realise how unprepared I actually was. Nothing could’ve prepared me for this.”

“Yes, the heroes in the stories tend to make it look far easier, don’t they?”

“Yeah, I was stupid to think I could be like them.” Eris mumbled glumly.

“Oh, come on. You shouldn’t blame yourself, you’re amazing!” Caesia urged, bright eyed as she was before. “You’re strong, brave, compassionate - you’ve got everything it takes to be a hero!”

Eris smiled shyly, embarrassed at Caesia’s praise. Nobody had ever described her with such admiration, not even the flatterers back home trying to cosy up to her father.

“Your shortcomings are the fault of the chiefdoms.” Caesia muttered spitefully. “Their dogmatic isolationism gives them such a skewed view of reality, it’s no wonder you were so naive.”

Eris buried her hands into her unscathed cheek to hide any potential blushing. “Alright, I’m not that perfect.” She smirked timidly.

“No, you’re not. Who is? It’s our imperfections that make us who we are.”

Eris had no words, but she certainly felt a lot better about herself. Caesia had quite a way with words.

“That was revoltingly poetic.” Eris sniggered amusedly, finally perking up. “Thanks though, I needed a pep talk… and for the record, you’re pretty awesome yourself.”

Caesia laughed. “Oh, please-”

“No, really. You’re as much a part of this team as I am! Neither of us would be alive without the other.”

Perhaps Eris was right, maybe she did need to stop putting herself down all the time. She had always felt like she was following in Eris’ shadow, but now she realised that maybe she was more than just a shadow.

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