Out of the Darkness by Amy Sumida

Author:Amy Sumida [Sumida, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

I stared down at the Ring of Remembrance feeling very conflicted. I was in the solar, which I called the lavafall room because of its proximity to the lava that flowed down the left side of Castle Aithinne. It was only a few feet away from the large window on the left side of the room. If I had a stick, I could have touched it. There was another big window on the right side but it only had a view of the forest and as much as I loved looking out on the Forgetful Forest, I could get that view from any room in the castle. It was the view of the lava that I found thrilling... and warm. Shutters had been put over the right side window but they couldn't be placed over the left, they would have caught on fire and the heat coming off the flow actually warmed the room anyway. So it was there that I sat, in front of the open window, contemplating going back in time to meet my father.

Arach had said it was a bad idea but I often didn't listen to him and I'd spent a lot of time considering what he'd said. He was right in that I shouldn't speak to both of my parents at the same time, I didn't want to influence any of their decisions, but if I spoke to them individually and gave them very little information about the future, it should be okay.

I felt guilty for deciding to do this without telling Arach but he was right about something else, I didn't like asking for permission. I was more of a it's better to ask forgiveness than permission kind of gal. Besides, what did either of us know? Maybe I should just ask the ring.

“Ring,” I said down to it and a sheen passed over its surface. “I want to meet my father but I don't want to disturb history. Will you take me back to a time when I can do so with the least amount of risk?”

The answer was an immediate shift in reality. My body tingled and vibrated, shooting through time while I remained in the exact same place. I felt time roll around me and my head spun as my stomach rolled on a wave of nausea. I'd never traveled back so far before and it was far more uncomfortable than the other shifts I'd made.

Finally, everything settled and I opened my eyes to find myself still in the solar. There was more furniture in the room, more decorations, little tables with doodads on them and large pedestal frames for working on embroidery. It was very feminine and very warm, filled as it was with bodies. I panicked for a second but then realized that no one was paying me any attention. They were all focused on a body laid on the floor in the center of the room. I quickly made myself invisible and went to peer over their shoulders.

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