Fae - The Realm of Twilight (The Riven Wyrde Saga Book 2) by Austin-King Graham

Author:Austin-King, Graham [Austin-King, Graham]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fallen Leaf Press
Published: 2014-12-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Ylsriss sipped the water from the skin and grimaced at the leathery taste. A bird, startled by something in the trees, burst from its cover and crashed up through the leaves into the purple twilight sky. She froze, the waterskin still pressed to her lips, as her eyes searched the bushes and leaves around her.

The woods had grown still and it was only as the quiet noises of the birds returned that she felt herself relax. Joran hissed out a sigh of relief behind her and she turned to see him lowering the bow. She hadn’t even heard him move to retrieve it from the packs.

“Do you still think we should be resting during the daylight hour?” she asked, for what she knew must be the hundredth time.

“It’s the only time we can be certain of being safe, Ylsriss. You know that.” He stepped closer and held her gently by the shoulders. “Look at me. I mean, really look. You look as bad as I must do. We can’t sleep properly at night, not when we have to take turns on watch and we jump at every sound.”

“But we could be so much further away…” She trailed off. They’d already been over this. There was little point in listing the pros and cons of the rest stops again.

She could tell he knew what she was thinking, as he hunkered down beside the remains of the runeplate to make sure the glyphs were covered. The sun was already shining through the trees, although it had yet to crest them.

“They’re fading,” he said.

“It will last a bit longer. I’m surprised it's lasted this long, really.” Ylsriss shrugged. “When it’s gone, it’s gone. We can make a fire easily enough.”

Joran lowered himself to the earth with a groan. “Lords of Blood, Sea and Sky, I’m tired.”

Ylsriss dug through the pack to find their few remaining oatcakes. “We’re going to have to stop and hunt something soon, Joran. We’re running out of food.”

“I know,” he sighed. “I don’t want to stop here, though. It just doesn’t feel safe yet.”

She nodded, though he wasn’t looking. It didn’t feel safe yet. That much was as true for her as it was for him. They’d seen no sign of pursuit or any sign of a threat but the menace hung in the air. It had done for days, but it was nothing she could put her finger on. It felt similar to the sensation of being watched, but not quite the same.

“I’ve lost track of the days again,” she said softly, as she handed an oatcake over.

“It’s been three weeks now, by my reckoning.”

“Another week then?”

“Hmm?”

“If we go another week, then we ought to be safe, don’t you think?”

He paused, the oatcake held to his lips. “I suppose so. If they haven’t caught us by then, they either can’t find us or they don’t care.”

She swallowed down the last of the cake, forcing it down though she didn’t really want it. She knew she would need the strength it gave her.

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