Dragon Sword and Wind Child (Tales of Magatama Book 1) by Noriko Ogiwara

Author:Noriko Ogiwara [Ogiwara, Noriko]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Haikasoru/VIZ Media
Published: 2012-12-03T23:00:00+00:00

“DO YOU REALIZE how much trouble you caused everyone?” Saya scolded Chihaya furiously after they had returned to the hall. In her relief, she was suddenly filled with anger. “We were all scouring the mountainside for you, including me. Not only that, but everyone in Eagle’s Manor is now convinced that you’re crazy. And just think of that poor stag!”

Chihaya stared at her as though she were talking about someone else, then finally remarked, “So Saya gets angry, too, just like my sister.”

“And who wouldn’t be angry!” Saya snapped. “How can you treat your own body so carelessly? No wonder you can’t understand what it was like for that poor stag. Doesn’t it even bother you that you were cut up so badly when you weren’t in your body?”

Chihaya looked at the numerous gashes upon his arms. “Oh. I’ll fix them.”

“Well, you can’t fix the stag. It may even die because of that wound,” Saya said, holding back angry tears. She could not forget the trusting gaze of the stag when it had come to her. Chihaya had been twice as attractive then as now, she thought.

“All right, all right, from now on, I’ll think carefully before I dream. Or I’ll ask you first.”

“I don’t want you to dream ever again,” Saya said. “You’re not in the shrine anymore. There’s no one to bind you or keep you hidden away, so there’s no need to leave your body in the care of a wild creature while you go out to play. You should be ashamed of yourself. You should be more responsible. Surely you realized what a dangerous game you were playing when you were hit by that arrow.”

“Mmm,” Chihaya nodded, but he did not appear repentant. “That was the first time I’ve become such a large creature. It’s difficult to control something so big and strong. When it’s faced with danger, it’s impossible to stop it. But when it runs, it’s wonderful! Simply wonderful! It springs from a rock and the next instant knows exactly where to land—not by sight but by feel—through its hooves. When it runs at full speed, the whole world changes. The ground seems transitory, the wind thickens, and they both become like water . . .”

Saya was just thinking how unusual it was for Chihaya to speak at such length when, before she knew it, he had lain down on his side, still talking, and fallen fast asleep the instant his head hit the woven rush mat with a soft thud. He was out quicker than a gambler loses a fortune. She was so taken aback by the suddenness of it that she lost the will to be angry and instead sat gazing at his face.

It was the face of a sleeping child—untroubled, eyelashes casting long shadows, lips slightly parted. He looked so innocent.

“My Lady,” Natsume said quietly from behind her.

“Will you treat his wounds?” Saya said. She was surprised to find herself speaking in such a gentle tone. “Carefully, though, so as not to wake him.

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