Blood, Fire & Mercy: An Upper YA Adventure Continues (Da'Valia Trilogy Book 2) by Christina Davis
Author:Christina Davis [Davis, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christina Davis
Published: 2021-11-09T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Nineteen
Seventh Vestive, 1644
Dear Elkizhi,
It appears I am coming home a war hero. Bryand, too. We chose well when we agreed to side with the upstart Order. With Dhianzâs blessing, this will be my final letter to you and I will see your face soon.
With honor and pleasure,
â Astiand
BLEARY-EYED, NEVA CLIMBED down from her perch to discover that breakfast was a meal of gamey roasted seagull and raw sea slug. It had been a year since sheâd enjoyed her auntâs cooking, but she almost cried from missing the comforts of home as she forced herself to swallow sea slug entrails. Durant had scooped its innards out in front of them, declaring heâd throw it back in the ocean when he was done and that once it healed, they could eat it again the following month.
âThese are for you.â Ballard handed out three heavy spears to the newcomers. One end sported a metal-tipped point and the other a steel ring. âWe have you properly outfitted now.â
Neva wiped her hands on her pants and grabbed her spear. The wood was smooth from use, but the tips had recently been replaced. She spun it around in a figure-eight, picking up speed. Neva recalled Emiliand wielding his staff against the Ceasekin and the renegades. She would need to practice with the new weapon to really know how to use it, but she had some idea.
âWhen will the dragons make an appearance do you suppose?â Debo asked.
âGood question,â Crowe commented. His eyes were red-rimmed.
âThe birds will go quiet,â Tavo said. âYouâll get no more warning than that.â
Warbler tweeted a sing-song melody and preened.
âI imagine the wardens will go on a hunt before too long,â Ballard added. âThey havenât attacked as often the past few seasons. Used to be every day. But we still see them take flight every week or so. When would you say, Tavo?â
âI said to rely on the birds,â Tavo grumbled. âCounting on my calculations is a gamble.â
âYou werenât too far off the last time,â Durant said.
âThe last time?â Neva asked.
âTavoâs calculations were a few hours off,â Ballard acknowledged. âBut he gave us the most forewarning weâve had in years.â
âNeeds to be better,â Tavo deflected.
âSurely you had some method,â Neva said, friendly but serious. If she could learn when the dragons would hunt, then she would know when their lair had the weakest defenses.
âIâm not keen on sharing much with a ganger who has mysterious nighttime visitors while sheâs on watch,â Valentine interjected.
âNighttime visitors?â Ballard asked.
âAre you saying you saw someone here last night?â Neva challenged Valentine, knowing that it would be impossible to prove. Mari hadnât left any tracks.
âWhy didnât you alert the gang?â Ballard asked Valentine.
âI would have noticed a ganger climbing past me, even if I was asleep,â Durant said.
With as loudly as he snored, Neva wasnât so sure, but she wasnât about to point it out since he was taking her side.
âSuppose I didnât see anything,â Valentine said after a moment. âBut I heard voices.â
âMaybe itâs time to move camp,â Ballard said with a frown.
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