Eternal by W.J. May

Author:W.J. May
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2018-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

THE NEXT MORNING, DYLAN and Katerina set out as soon as he was able to walk in a straight line. They were laden with gifts from their own personal friendly giant. Tubs of berries and butter. A loaf of bread the size of a small horse. Even a cache of herbs from his garden.

They thanked him profusely and dragged it all away with cheerful smiles until he was out of sight. Then they set it on the ground in front of them, and took stock of what could be used. While the sentiment was incredibly sweet, they simply didn’t have enough strength, or enough limbs, to lug around a giant-sized portion of food. So after packing everything they could possibly carry, they sat down beside a giant waterfall and proceeded to feast on the rest.

“I’m not going to lie,” Katerina said between mouthfuls of biscuit, “this is a lot more what I had in mind when you said we’d be living deep in the woods.”

Dylan spread a helping of butter across his toast with the tip of his hunting knife, chuckling all the while. “Biscuits and tea? Someone got used to the finer things back on the farm.”

She tensed for a moment, then let it go. It had become clear over the course of their travels that both of them had secrets. But as long as he wasn’t spilling his, she kept hers close to the vest.

“And what about you?” she asked with a rueful grin. “You used to the finer things?”

Dylan licked the butter off the blade before sticking it back in his jacket. “Clearly.”

“I’m serious,” she giggled, “you may act like this rough and tumble mountain man, but there are some things that you can’t hide. Literary references. Patterns of speech.” She cocked her head curiously, looking him up and down. Just the other day, he’d sarcastically quoted the Gutenberg Bible. “You’ve clearly been educated. How did that come about? For a travelling thief, I mean.”

He flashed her a grin. “I thought we agreed I wasn’t a thief.”

She grinned back. “Stop dodging the question.”

Perhaps it was the sudden abundance of food. A luxury that can’t possibly be overstated for two slightly malnourished people living in the woods. Perhaps it was the fact that they’d recently walked unharmed out of the cave of a giant. But something had loosened his tongue.

He set down a bottle of cider as the grin faded slowly from his face. It faded into something thoughtful. Something almost nostalgic.

“My mother taught me,” he said quietly. “My father wanted me to get a tutor, which was the custom at the time. But she wanted to teach me herself. Science and mathematics. History and literature. Whatever she could get her hands on. It was all there.”

His eyes warmed for a moment, softening with a tenderness that Katerina had never seen before. She couldn’t help but soften in return. “Where is your mother now?”

Just like that, the tenderness faded. The warm light vanished from his eyes.

“She’s dead,” he answered bluntly.

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