Heroes Gone Rogue by Jason Kenyon

Author:Jason Kenyon [Kenyon, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two: Life in Shadows

Even by his current standards, Archimegadon deemed the following night to be dreadful. Anjilo and Neurion took a spot a distance from the rest of the group, where they talked quietly to one another, while Mellara seemed more annoyed than she’d let on, and left to keep silent watch on the other side of the camp, pointedly leaving the paladins out of her range. Tharanor resumed his shadowy spot under the rock face, while Obdo sat awkwardly by the fire, looking like a child stuck between arguing parents.

As Archimegadon watched what everyone was doing, his eyes met Ithalna’s, and she smirked back at him. Unsure exactly what she meant by it, Archimegadon simply glared back at her, but it only seemed to amuse her more. With her hair back to its real dark shade, Ithalna looked much more sinister as the flickering firelight played over her face. For the first time, he could really see her as the Cleric she claimed to be.

Left with no real direction, since he didn’t particularly want to talk with anyone at that moment, Archimegadon sat back down with his satchel and checked through it for anything interesting that he could look at. Unfortunately, he’d only got a couple of changes of clothes, and a few travelling essentials such as his drinking flask, so he decided to brood on his mission instead. It didn’t go particularly well, though, as irritation over Neurion’s claims kept interrupting his thoughts.

Mellara and Tharanor kept watch for the night, but that made little difference to Archimegadon, as he was too angry to sleep comfortably, and the bitter taste of Neurion’s ill-made dinner was still fresh in his mouth. Obdo’s snoring was also intolerable, but since he was one of the few party members who Archimegadon had not apparently offended, Archimegadon was not eager to rage at him as well.

And so the next morning rolled around, with a silky mist enveloping the campsite. Most of the party ate in silence, and the two paladins in particular sat by themselves and whispered. Archimegadon decided that he was right, and furthermore that he would not apologise for his attitude towards those imbecilic paladins of Salestis. If Neurion and Anjilo were unable to understand that his dislike did not extend to them (until last night, at least), then that was their own fault.

Once out of the forest and back on the plains, the group seemed to lighten up a little bit, and Obdo wandered over to Archimegadon, scratching his hair with the two remaining fingers on his right hand.

‘Alright, Sir Mage?’

‘What do you think?’ Archimegadon returned.

‘Guess you aren’t so jolly today,’ Obdo replied. ‘First time I’ve seen Neurion properly angry… with us, at least. I think he got mad at Valia back in the Tomb of Vortagenses.’

‘If he wishes to seek attention for his stupidity, then so be it,’ Archimegadon said. ‘I shall not reward him for it.’

‘Guess so,’ Obdo said. ‘You’ve gotta admit, it’s kinda rough on him, though, yeah? Remember how he idolised you all the time, just like he did the paladins in general.

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