Iron Melting (Legend of the Iron Flower Book 6) by Wong Billy

Author:Wong, Billy [Wong, Billy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-01-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

"Looks like it's time for another vacation," Finn said to Rose one day in their room after receiving a bird-borne message. The rumors stemming from their confrontation with Victor hadn't affected their reputations too much, as they were only rumors weighed against their many lauded deeds. "Apparently, young King Matthew went missing while staying with your friend Alicia, and she wants us to help her find him."

"Still reading mail addressed to me, huh? But why does she want us specifically to help?" Being heir to the late King Benedict, Matthew was supposed to take over rule of the country when he came of age, so Duchess Alicia should readily be able to recruit the aid of many concerned others.

"Maybe she doesn't want to be embarrassed by letting the news get out? Hey, this isn't too bad. Weith isn't that far away, and we could use a break from running the center. We can even bring the kids."

"Yeah Mommy let's go!" Amber said, tugging at her sleeve. "It's boring at home."

Finn patted the young girl's head. "Yeah Mommy, it's boring at home. Aren't you ready for another adventure?"

"Maybe I'm getting too old for adventure," she said softly.

He smiled at her. "Yeah, right. What's really going on, Rose? It's because Weith is where your... old love died, isn't it?" His voice had turned serious with sympathy, soothing her to a degree.

"Yeah." Rose looked away from her children, feeling tears form in her eyes. Though she couldn't imagine loving anyone more than her soulmate Finn, she still sometimes wondered what might've been had gentle Ethan not died in the last battle against the barbarian Vlin. As well, the memory of his passing always made her imagine with terror Finn's death; she'd lost one great love and couldn't bear to think of experiencing that again, a wound far worse than any physical pain she had felt. His last moments flashed before her, and she cringed with the recollection.

They'd all but won the battle, and resisting her body's urge to fall down Rose had stood straight and proud, though covered with wounds including a spear driven all the way through her chest. She'd shouted and waved to brave Ethan as if to tell him she was all right, but her action might have killed him. For he had stared at her horrible injuries in alarm, and while he stood transfixed a Vlin raider darted forward and cast a spear into his chest.

He'd died unable even to say any last words in her shredded arms, and nearly mortal grief instantly defeated her invincible self and drove her from the field. And yet, though her wailing departure with Ethan's corpse might have cost some of Weith's defenders in the closing moments of the fight, his killer never knew the blow he'd struck them and her. In the moment after he struck Ethan down, he'd fallen himself to an archer's shot into the base of his neck.

"I'm glad you're not one to be distracted by my wounds," Rose said breathlessly, and found herself feeling stupid.

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