Dusk Gate (Soul Bound Book 1) by Benjamin Medrano

Author:Benjamin Medrano [Medrano, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

“I don’t understand Xandra at all.”

Naomi’s comment was soft, but not unexpected, with how pensive she’d been all evening. Jasmine looked up from adjusting the laces of her nightgown, resisting the urge to smile, as she didn’t want to make Naomi think that she was making light of her concerns. It wouldn’t be right after what they’d been through together.

“Why do you say that?” Jasmine asked after a few seconds, straightening again.

The room they were sharing was relatively small despite having two beds. It wasn’t as nice as what Jasmine was used to, though she’d certainly slept in worse than the lumpy beds. Far worse.

Naomi hesitated, pausing in the middle of folding her clothing, then audibly sighed as she shrugged, looking at Jasmine helplessly.

“I don’t…” Naomi began, then paused, obviously struggling to find words, then leaned onto the bed as she complained, “I just wish she’d be consistent! For a while I thought she was just crotchety, mean, and willing to do horrible things, since she says such mean things all the time. I mean, she threatened to set that lady’s hair on fire!”

“Yes, she did. She also didn’t go through with it, since the woman left her alone,” Jasmine acknowledged, crossing her arms as she waited for Naomi to get to the point. She had a good idea of what was going through Naomi’s head, but she didn’t want to project her own opinions on someone else.

“I know that, but it was rude and mean,” Naomi said, raising her head to look at Jasmine. “It would make it so easy to hate her if she was always like that. But… but then we found out about other things. The slavers, for instance, and how she didn’t take all of the things from the bandits for herself either. Or how she’s done several things for others without any real payment at all. It doesn’t make sense.”

Jasmine nodded, pursing her lips as she thought. She couldn’t blame Naomi for her impressions, if she was being honest. For herself, she found Xandra’s attitude oddly refreshing in a lot of ways. Most people were overly polite, danced around the point, and were reluctant to tell her the truth. Xandra… well, Xandra had no compunctions about telling her off if she felt like it. It might be rude, but sometimes it was what she needed to hear.

“I don’t know why she acts the way she does. I have my guesses, but I don’t know,” Jasmine said at last, adjusting the laces once more, then settled onto her bed gently. “I think that she’s… complex, in that she rather dislikes most people, yet at the same time she doesn’t want anyone to be in the position she was in. Beyond that, with what she does… perhaps it’s her way of making amends for what put her in the Domain of Ashen Hopes to begin with. All that said, I think she’s a good person.”

“A good person? She did end up down there, I’ll remind you,” Naomi said, looking at Jasmine incredulously.

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