Duel of Death by Bronwyn Leroux

Author:Bronwyn Leroux [Leroux, Bronwyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781953107077
Publisher: Digits
Published: 2020-07-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

Iri wished she couldn’t see the colors or smell the fear on Kayla. But it was what it was. Kayla’s dad was missing; in the place Tarise had told them to go looking for the next clue. Which meant Tarise had probably lied to them, and Terratalunga had been a trap.

For want of something to do, Iri said, “Are we going to find Kayla’s dad or go back to Daxsos to find this Awena person?”

The peach tones around Kayla flickered at the distraction. Then Jaden’s teal overlaid the peach as he moved even closer and took Kayla’s shoulders in his hands.

Focusing all his attention on Kayla, Jaden said, “This is your call.”

Fascinated, Iri watched as the colors around Kayla died down, like a fire reaching the end of the coals. The fiery oranges mellowed to lemon. Before Kayla said the words, Iri knew what she had decided. “Scary as it is when he misses check-ins, my dad’s done it before. Usually because he’s been held up by something.”

Kayla didn’t expand on her statement, but Iri watched the lemony hues solidify into the bright sunshine of determination.

“Because I believe in my dad, we’ll go to Daxsos. We’ll find the information that will confirm exactly where we should be going. And if it’s not Terratalunga and my dad hasn’t checked in by that time, then we’ll swing by Terratalunga first and collect him on the way to wherever we should be going.”

Jaden studied Kayla carefully before he answered. “If you’re sure . . . ”

“Jaden, have you thought about where Terratalunga is relative to where we are and where Daxsos is?”

Iri ran the map in her head. She saw Atu and Jaden reaching the same conclusion she had. But Jaden balked at answering, so Iri said it instead. “Daxsos is on the way to Terratalunga. If we go to Daxsos first, we wouldn’t have lost anything if Terratalunga’s where we should be going.” And we’ll be closer to your dad if he needs us.

“Can we go now?” Kayla asked, maroon sparks betraying her impatience.

Despite this, salmon undertones still throbbed below the dominant buttery yellow. Kayla wouldn’t admit to being worried.

Jaden leaped to his feet. “Yes, we don’t have a moment to waste.”

Iri completed the sentence again. Because if something has happened to Kayla’s dad, we need to get there sooner rather than later. Iri realized everyone was moving. Not wanting to be left behind, she rose and dashed to her room, grabbed her gear, and then sprinted toward the front of the house. She stopped dead when she exited and saw what was there.

A new glider waited with the other voyagers’ gliders. Suddenly, breathing was difficult. Her grief was suffocating. Iri closed her eyes against the image of Tinks being torn apart. She’d been helpless to stop it.

“I understand it’s difficult. But you’ll need your own ride. And Tinks wouldn’t want you to be without someone to watch over you.”

Atu’s voice was soft so only she could hear. Iri turned, finding his rich brown eyes full of understanding.

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