Faith and Fury by Tiger Hebert

Author:Tiger Hebert [Hebert, Tiger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brightblade Press
Published: 2019-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

10

Spoils

Vacinne shivered as she came to. Her eyes didn’t want to open, but her cold body just wouldn’t allow her to sleep anymore. It was time to get up. She wiped the crust from her eyes, then opened them to find herself in an empty cave. There was no fire or sign of Renlar. His bedroll was gone, his pack, everything was gone.

“He left me, that son-of-a—”

“Good morning princess,” said Renlar ducking his head into the cave opening. “I hope you got enough beauty rest. The weather is favorable, so we should be moving.”

“What the—”

He cut her off once again, “Unless you want to spend another night sleeping up here, I suggest we move.”

The thought of sleeping in a frigid cave was all the motivation she needed. She nodded and climbed from her bed roll. The chill of the wintry air assailed her, urging that she dress quickly. She wasted no time pulling her armors over top of her under layers. She didn’t care how well they fit, she just wanted the extra layers, and she wanted them now.

Renlar poked his head in again. “Come on, let’s go.”

“I just crawled out of bed, give me a moment, for heaven’s sake! Goodness, I’ve been awake for thirty seconds, and you’re already treading on every last nerve,” she snapped.

He poked his head in again and flashed his pearly whites in a big smile. “Glad to know I could be of service, Madam.”

“Madam?” she snapped. “Who in the Nine Hells are you calling Madam? I am neither a school marm, nor am I the owner of a brothel. I would think you’d know better since you’ve surely met your fair share of the latter.”

Even though he’d already ducked out of the cave, she stood there with her arms crossed and an imperious glare on her face.

I told him.

Before the thought finished, a large, fluffy ball of snow popped her right in the mouth. Snow splashed everywhere as the soft snowball exploded, sending frigid flurries up her nose and down her blouse, and every other conceivable direction.

“Ugh!” roared Vacinne to a return chorus of Renlar’s distant laughter.

She brushed away the snow and threw on the rest of her gear. She rolled up her bedroll and packed up her things with haste. Then she crawled out of the cave and climbed to her feet with her anger fully stoked.

There Renlar stood waiting for her, face to face. He grinned as he held out his hand. Vacinne looked down and saw a snowball sitting in the palm of his hand. She looked back up and saw him smile. She hesitated before reaching for the snowball, then she snatched it quickly in case he might change his mind. Then without mercy, she tossed it at him. The snowball exploded into a powdery puff as it landed on his chin.

Vacinne laughed as the snow covered his face and the front of his leathers and overcoat.

Renlar shook away the snow. “There, we’re even now.”

Vacinne wanted to disagree, naturally, but she reluctantly gave an agreeable nod.

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