Avian by Nicole Conway

Author:Nicole Conway [Conway, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: children's fantasy, sword and sorcery, magic, dragons, science fiction and fantasy
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC
Published: 2014-08-01T07:00:00+00:00

By the time I finished telling Felix about the dreams I was having, the sun had set and it was almost dark. I couldn’t bring myself to watch his reaction, but whenever he said something or asked a question, I could hear how serious he was. Something about my dream had him worried.

“Jaevid, did anyone ever tell you how this war got started?” Felix asked as we stood up. We started checking our saddles one more time, just to be sure nothing had bent or come loose during our last flight. We had to get back to the academy soon, or Jace would come looking for us.

“No.” To be honest, it had never really mattered to me before. I assumed it was a problem a lot bigger and older than I was. I didn’t see how knowing the details would make any difference.

Felix got quiet. The look on his face was intense. He started rubbing his chin, scratching at the beard that was starting to grow in. Finally, he started to tell the story.

“I mean, after twenty years or so, the details are muddy. Truth gets mixed with rumors. Pretty soon, it’s hard to tell what’s true and what’s not,” he said. “But the way I’ve always heard it was that the gray elves struck first. They launched an attack against our northern border, started burning villages and killing townsfolk. The royal family was traveling up there and got caught in the crossfire. Only the king survived—if you can even call it that. His whole body was so badly burned and mutilated that to this day, he wears a mask and long baggy robes to hide the scars. They say his face was almost burned completely off by shrike venom. He doesn’t come to balls or parties unless he has to. People rarely see him outside the castle. They say his whole mind has been consumed by the desire to win this war at all costs, not that I blame him. Look at what it’s done to him, and to his people. Anyone would want justice for something like that. That’s why he hates gray elves so much.”

I tried to think of what to say or how to respond. Nothing would come out. I stood frozen, staring at Felix. And he stared right back at me with a haunted look in his eyes. I knew we were both wondering the same thing.

“I’m dreaming about something that happened twenty years ago?” I forced myself to ask. I wanted to make sure this wasn’t some kind of twisted Felix-style prank. He was totally capable of doing something like that just to watch me squirm. It was basically his favorite hobby.

Felix frowned and looked away. “No. Don’t be ridiculous. That’s not possible. It’s a coincidence.”

I was starting to panic. If he wasn’t joking, then why was I dreaming about something like that? “But, Felix, the details are the same!”

He turned away and picked up his helmet. “No, they’re not. You said the king died in your dream, right? Well he’s not dead.

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