Child Of A Guardian And Of The Free (Book 3) by Dan O'Sullivan

Author:Dan O'Sullivan [O'Sullivan, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Dan O'Sullivan
Published: 2014-05-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Cathaoir and Jemicka

Dale pulled off the shirt he had borrowed from Eibhear and carried it to the stream. Eibhear found no discomfort in the cold air and Dale had been grateful for the shirt as the nights turned cold. He washed the shirt thoroughly and hung it over the branch of a tree to dry, then he picked through the huge pile of clothing the warriors had stolen and chose a dark shirt with a black leather lace and a pair of plain black pants. They fitted him perfectly and were very comfortable. He rummaged through the pile again and his hand struck something hard. At the very bottom of the pile was a pair of boots. They were brown leather with no adornment. He picked them up and glanced questioningly at Ben who was sitting with his bare feet cooling in the stream.

‘None of the rest of us needed boots, Dale,’ he said, ‘except Raline, and Rez got her a pair too.’

‘Which dress did he bring for her?’

‘All of them.’

Dale laughed. ‘Ben, it’s getting colder, particularly at night. I think we have to find a warmer place for Raline to sleep.’

‘Rez thinks so too. He’s been thinking of taking her up to the farm, the one where we’ve been getting the chickens.’

‘I thought they were wild chickens! Rudi said that the hills were absolutely swarming with birds. And he said that... I suppose he didn’t actually get these birds from the swarm on the hills did he? So, we’ve already broken their gate and stolen their huge chickens. How much chance do we have of them letting us sleep in their barn?’

‘I don’t know. But when everyone gets back, I think we might head that way. We’ve had no luck finding any sort of help in any other direction; we might as well try that way.’

For the past month, they had explored in many directions. Hope dwindled of finding their ship and finding the remaining crew and the Princesses Lerise and Jade. They had not stayed long in any place, but always they remained within a day’s run of the bay where they had last seen their ship. But they had neither seen nor sensed anything of the ship or the crew. Dale’s heart ached for the knowledge that Enri and Lerise and Jade were most likely dead. He imagined how he might feel when he faced the boy’s parents, Duke Percy and Duchess Vera. The Duke and Duchess had only one child, Enrique, and their lives would be eternally shattered to learn of his disappearance. Dale remembered first meeting the Duke and Duchess and he admired their grace and wisdom. He shook his head sadly, remembering what Enri had said of his father and thought of his own father, who had said similar wise and kind words. ‘Dale, if you’ve no-where to go, you can come home.’ And Enri’s father, ‘If you’re at sea and nothing is going right, set sail for home. Home will be waiting.’ Dale froze with one hand clutching some of the clothing he was jamming into the sack.

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