Flames of the Sun by Scott Reeves

Author:Scott Reeves
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dystopian fiction, steampunk, clockpunk, clockwork fiction, dark fantasy, young adult science fiction, science fantasy
Publisher: Scott Reeves
Published: 2016-05-30T00:00:00+00:00

13 - The Sun Shaft

It was a long wait. The lights of distant Bridgeton provided a very dim illumination, so at least they did not have to wait in pitch blackness.

When they first climbed in, Embra gladly removed the pillow stuffed beneath her shirt.

“Great,” Jordan sighed in mock resignation. “One more mouth to feed. What shall we name our child?”

“It’s not ours,” Embra replied. “This might not be the best time to tell you, but I was unfaithful.”

First they had to pass the rest of the day, which they did by eating a meal from the bag of food they found secreted within their refuge. It contained two loaves of bread, a few fruits and vegetables, three hardboiled eggs, and two wineskins, one filled with water, the other with a weak wine.

As they ate, they talked about the surprising revelation about Delvin.

“Do you think he knew more than he let on?” Embra asked.

“Probably,” Jordan said.

“Why do you think he didn’t tell us what he knew?” Embra asked. “He lied to us. He said he was returning home, but instead, he left us in Pelis and apparently headed to Bridgeton, stopping here to drop off this food. Why leave us? Why not just take us on with him?”

“I have no idea about any of it,” Jordan said. “I suppose we’ll just have to wait for answers until we can talk with him again.”

They chewed in silence for a time, then Jordan said, “Belmont said that he and Delvin were both Flame Kings. So there’s more than one. But I must not be one, since neither of them said I was or treated me with any deference, as they have you. They treated you like royalty, but I was nothing to them.”

“It doesn’t make sense,” Embra said. “If they’re Flame Kings and you’re not, why can I sense you but not them, and why can they sense me? You appear special to me, but they don’t, yet they say they’re Flame Kings, whatever that means, and I seem to appear special to them. You would think that if they’re special, I would be able to sense them and not you, but it’s exactly opposite.”

Jordan shrugged. “Belmont said that all would be made clear in the morning. He’s been trustworthy up to this point. I guess we’ll have to trust him a bit more.”

When they were done eating, there was really nothing to do other than lie around. They discussed going above and looking once more into the Chasm, but decided against it, not wanting to attract the attention of the distant Darker guards.

They also held out hope that Belmont might finish his business early, and return to them that evening. But he didn’t.

Eventually Embra pointed beneath their feet, and announced that the Sun was directly under them.

“Long time to wait,” Jordan said. Then he yawned and drifted off to sleep.

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