Dragonstorm: A Dragonhall Chronicles novel (The Reasoner Trilogy Book 2) by Mirren Hogan

Author:Mirren Hogan [Hogan, Mirren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

After days spent ensconced in his room, Del finished cleaning out everything he wouldn't take with him. In the end, he didn't have much to pack. A few shirts, trousers, a jacket, underclothes and three or four pairs of socks were squashed under several books and his notes. The rest of his books and his latest pieces of work went into different cases for the reasoners to pick up and deliver. He suspected they'd look through them even as he clicked them shut. He wanted to lock them, to keep people from touching his work, but they might be broken open. It wasn't worth wasting precious locks.

Tossing aside another sock which had no pair, he saw a hint of paper underneath. Assuming it was another random scrap, he pulled it out, only avoiding tearing it in two when he saw the scribbled lines on the page. He leaned back against the wall and exhaled. Tears prickled in the corner of his eyes.

The picture was of him, Kaida, and Daven, drawn by his son at the age of four or five. Each of them had disproportionately long legs, arms only slightly shorter, round bodies and tiny heads. Daven had depicted himself only a head shorter than his mother, and with wild hair and huge eyes. They all wore smiles from ear to ear. Above them, the sun was a circle with lines coming out at all angles. On the opposite side of the page were the moons, each the same size as the sun.

Del smiled, remembering when Daven had given him this artwork. He'd been so proud of himself and explained every aspect of the picture in minute details.

"Mother is happy 'cause it's sunny. See, here's the sun. And I'm happy 'cause I like the moons. They look so pretty, like eyes. Maybe I should give them eyeballs?" He had scratched his head and shrugged.

"I think they're nice just as they are," Del had replied. "So why am I happy?"

"Um, you're happy 'cause you're standing next to me and mother. That's why your smile is bigger than the rest. See?"

Del thought they looked the same, but he nodded, regardless. "I see why that'd make me happy," he said, "plus look at the size of my feet. How could anyone not like those?" They were so big he doubted he'd be able to walk if they were real but seeing his son beaming was worth it.

"They're big so you can dance," Daven had said. "The bigger your feet, the faster you can dance."

"Is that so?"

Daven had given a vigorous nod. "Yes. You can dance very, very, very fast." He giggled.

Del smiled at the memory. He couldn't help the feeling of nostalgia for the days when dancing quickly was the most important thing in life.

He tucked the picture between the pages of a book and put it into his suitcase. It was too precious to leave it to anyone else. No doubt Kaida had dozens of them hidden away somewhere, but he just had one.

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