Flames of Mana: Eschaton Cycle (Heirs of Mana Book 2) by Matt Larkin

Author:Matt Larkin [Larkin, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Incandescent Phoenix Books
Published: 2019-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

From the jungle, Pele watched as Lonomakua wrapped a poultice around the apprentice’s wrists. She watched him give the man a draught of awa to ease the pain. She watched him guide him back to the village.

When she had burst in on Lonomakua, barely keeping from shrieking, he still didn’t seem to judge her. Why wasn’t her furious? Why hadn’t he blamed her for this mess?

Only, he’d come with her, told her to gather certain plants, and then bid her wait while he tended to the man. Only that, and no more.

The sun had risen before his return. Though she thought herself concealed, Lonomakua strode straight for her hiding spot, then settled down on a root, sitting in front of her. “Do you want to discuss it?”

“No.” She wanted to scream. She wanted to bury her face in lava and never come up. “I can never have a lover.”

“That’s not true.”

She scoffed. “You mean I can fuck someone if I don’t care about burning his balls off and leaving him a charred husk.”

Lonomakua folded his arms, silently chiding her for speaking thus.

Her mouth opened, intending to tell him to go fuck himself. The words wouldn’t form. “I’m sorry,” she said instead.

“For what? For wanting normal human relationships? For having needs? That hardly warrants an apology. But like the rest of your life, you are different from other people, Pele. You have to learn to control that difference, even when in the throes of passion.” He unfolded his arms and leaned closer, holding out a hand which she reluctantly took. “I promise you, one day, this will all seem small. One day, it will be a distant memory, like learning any other skill. Come back with me. Continue your training. You will get past this.”

The warmth of his palm was an unexpected comfort. “Sorry,” she repeated. Sorry for everything. For things she couldn’t put into words.

From the warm nod he offered, she didn’t need to.

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