Lily of the Desert by Shari L. Tapscott
Author:Shari L. Tapscott [Tapscott, Shari L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07511BD69
Published: 2017-11-15T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
City of Lanterns
âMaybe they werenât stolen,â Avery says wryly. âPerhaps they went for a morning walk.â
I glare at my husband, not in the mood for his particular brand of humor at the moment.
The mules, Averyâs horse, and both the donkeys are missing. If itâs not one thing, itâs ten others. My easy expedition is getting more difficult by the day.
Flinkâs gone as well, but since heâs gotten into the habit of wandering, Iâm not too concerned about him. At least not yet.
Gorin sits on a tree stump, his head in his hands. He hasnât spoken all morning.
Esme stands with Yancey, looking like she wants to lighten the situation but has no idea how. âThis is a popular stop for the caravans,â she finally says. âSomeone will be by soon, and we can travel with them.â
âHow soon is soon?â Yancey asks.
She wrinkles her nose. âA week, maybe two?â
Adeline is handling the news surprisingly well, but she looks nervous. âHow much food do we have left?â
âEnough for half a week,â Sebastian answers. âA few days more if weâre careful.â
I hold up my hand. âI volunteer to give up my share.â
Avery flashes me a stern look. I smile like Iâm joking, but the truth is, Iâm starting to get anxious. Iâve felt off for days, and even after a full nightâs rest, Iâm still exhausted. This morning I was ill as soon as I woke up. Luckily, I managed to sneak out of the tent without waking Avery. I donât want him to worry, but Iâm afraid I might have contracted something.
Though I hate to, once weâre in Malka, Iâm going to have to find a healer. If we ever make it, that is.
Flink returns early in the afternoon and finds a spot to nap in the shade.
The rest of us are restless.
Yancey spent the morning organizing whatâs left of his supplies, and Adelineâs been working on a handkerchief all day. Avery and I hike up the creek so we can have a few moments to ourselves. Flink wanders with us for a while, and then he gets bored and goes off to do whatever it is dragons do in the desert. Heâs probably hunting snakes and lizards. Thereâs no denying heâs taken a liking to them.
We find a small waterfall and rest in the spray. Iâm sullen, melancholy. If weâd gotten on Averyâs ship fifteen minutes sooner, Gorin would have never found me, and we wouldnât be stuck in the middle of the desert, hoping for a passing caravan to rescue us.
âIâm about done with Elrija.â I watch a giant dragonfly settle on a tall reed growing by the creek.
Avery catches my arm and pulls me over to him. I settle on his lap and put my arms around his neck. We havenât had enough of this time, just us. Weâve been married for a month, and the only time weâre alone is at night.
âI miss you,â I say quietly, rubbing his neck.
He angles back, groaning softly as I work the tense muscles.
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