Night Goddess (The Goddess Prophecies Book 1) by Araya Evermore

Author:Araya Evermore [Evermore, A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Araya Evermore

Chapter 23

The Dark Rift

A cheerful climb soon became a weary trudge up the many spiralling steps to Freydel’s study at the top of the round tower. Out of breath and sweaty, they entered a large round room lined with shelves full of books and scrolls of all shapes and sizes. Some were so old they looked as though they would disintegrate if touched. There were also books on the floor stacked as high as her waist and the air was thick with dust.

Crammed against one wall was a bed, but it too was covered in scrolls and parchment. Issa wondered if Freydel actually slept on top of them. The room was dominated by a round table in the centre, also covered in books, maps and scrolls. Along one section of shelves were numerous vials of all shapes and colours, some on top of the other balancing in a way that defied gravity, yet the dust upon them suggested they had not been moved in a long time. The whole room was a mess, dusty and stuffy.

Freydel coughed, probably from the dust and possibly from embarrassment. ‘I don’t dare let that maid in here,’ he explained, ‘who knows what havoc she would wreak.’

She arched an eyebrow at him, strode over to one of the windows and flung it open. Wind gushed in, sending paper and dust swirling into the air. Freydel leapt and hopped to catch them.

‘What are you doing? This is madness,’ he said.

‘I’ll not shut it until I can breathe fresh air,’ Issa fumed and coughed.

Freydel sucked his teeth and shook his head. With a whisper and a motion of his hand, she felt a surge of magic. She watched in awe as the dust collected together in mid-air and streamed out of the window. The window slammed itself shut and calm returned once more to the room. Freydel sighed in relief.

‘This room is special,’ he grinned at her, all grievances clearly forgotten. He pulled on a thick red cord hanging from the roof. ‘It gives an excellent view of the stars.’

‘It’s wonderful.’ She stared up in awe as the red blinds rolled back to reveal a huge domed window and clear blue skies above.

‘You can step outside on to the balcony too,’ he indicated to the small door opposite. ‘Here I can map the very heavens. You should come up here when the night is clear. I can show you the constellations.’ He rummaged around and found a teapot and two cups hiding under the maps and scrolls.

Issa chose a chair next to the round table and took the books off it, carefully stacking them atop another pile that wavered frighteningly under the additional weight. She sat down with caution, ready at any moment to catch an avalanche of books. Freydel clicked his fingers and she watched open-mouthed as he lit the small stove under the teapot with a flame that appeared on the end of his finger. He rubbed his fingers together and the flame went.

‘How did you do that?’ she started.

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