Into the Breach by Jonathan Yanez & J R Castle

Author:Jonathan Yanez & J R Castle [Yanez, Jonathan & Castle, J R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archimedes Books
Published: 2018-03-15T06:00:00+00:00

18

Well good luck with that,” Frank said, turning his attention back to the vambraces. “He doesn’t sound like a fun guy.”

“No,” Heron agreed. “That would be putting it lightly.”

“Hey, what are these things?” Frank pointed at the vambraces. He still couldn’t tell if it was the light playing off the metal or if they were, in fact, glowing a blackish purple. “And am I having a mental break, or are they glowing?”

“What!?” Heron ran to Frank’s side staring at the vambraces. He swallowed so hard Frank could hear it. “How can this be?”

“I don’t know.” Frank shrugged, unable to take his eyes from the vambraces that were now not only glowing, but also hovering in the space inside the glass container. “You’ve got a lot of weird stuff in this room. What are you, a wizard?”

“A historian.” Heron tore his eyes from the floating vambraces and directed them to Frank. “You’re him. You’re the next Arilion.”

“Bless you.” Frank grinned, trying to lighten the mood. When that didn’t work, he felt obligated to fill the silence. “It was a joke, Heron. You know, because you said ‘Armilion,’ and I don’t know what that means, so I said, ‘bless you.’”

“It’s pronounced Arilion,” Heron corrected. “And we have so much work to do.”

“I’m just trying to find some more food without being fat shamed.” Frank took a step back from Heron and the floating vambraces. “I have enough on my plate at the moment. You and the Lord of Chaos have a blast, and invite that Arilion guy, too. I’m going to go now.”

Before Heron could say another word, Frank turned and nearly ran into Vega. How long she had been standing in the doorway to the room, Frank had no idea. But she had heard and seen enough. Her mouth was open. She moved her gaze from Frank, to the glowing, floating vambraces, and then back to Frank again.

“You’re … you’re an Arilion Knight?”

The awe in her voice, the way she looked at him, made Frank believe he would be whatever she wanted him to be.

“Yep, yep, that’s me.” Frank nodded, biting his lower lip. “I’m full—fully knighted to be an Armarillion.”

“Arilion,” Vega corrected him absentmindedly. She paused, tilting her head. “You don’t know what that means, do you?”

Vega didn’t wait for a response. She rushed to Heron, and the two stared at the floating vambraces.

“How can this be?” Vega asked Heron. “He’s not a Neeve. He’s not even from this planet.”

“The Arilion Knights are not chosen based on their species or location,” Heron said, lifting with unsteady hands the glass that held the vambraces. “They choose for themselves who is worthy.”

The vambraces floated slowly, almost bashfully, to Frank. They stopped right in front of him, chest level.

“I get that this is all very exciting and wondrous to you,” Frank said, trying to be polite, but failing, “but can someone explain to me what this all means?”

“The Arilion Knights are protectors of the universe,” Vega said, looking at Frank as if seeing him for the first time.

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