Peel, Blake Arthur - Arc of RadianceFall of Radiance 04 - Exiled by Peel Blake Arthur

Author:Peel, Blake Arthur [Peel, Blake Arthur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blake Arthur Peel
Published: 2018-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Owyn

Scratching my chin, I watch from my perch on the hill as the slaves busy themselves with their daily chores. The sun beats down overhead, making the parched land appear to shimmer, and in the scrub brush all around me insects chirp and flit around in the hot, dry air.

More than two weeks have passed since we first came to the slave camp, and we are still no closer to getting back inside the Arc of Radiance than the day we arrived.

I pick up a stone and toss it down the hill, watching it tumble to the bottom far below. I feel so useless, I think to myself glumly. There’s not much to do except wait around for Zara to figure out how to communicate with these people.

In truth, she has made amazing progress in the last few days. Every waking moment she spends with the people, speaking with them and attempting to learn their language. Her scholarly interests make her perfect for the job, and even though the majority of the people are still wary of us, many have started to warm up to her, sharing their food and resources with us as a result.

I, on the other hand, feel like I’m going mad with boredom. I exercise, going through fighting stances and keeping my body fit, but one can only do such things for a limited time. The hours in the days are long, and it is starting to wear on my nerves. Half of the time, I have even begun laboring with the slaves themselves, hauling rocks and breaking stones with their primitive tools. More than anything, I hate feeling unproductive.

The one spot of light in all of this has been the fact that our basic necessities have been met. We no longer have to worry about food or shelter, and the demons have not returned since that day when the girl was taken.

Still, I think, picking up another stone and tossing it, it would be nice to have a purpose in all of this.

Eventually, I decide to make the long hike back down to the camp to check on some sinews curing in the tent.

The trail down is rather steep, but I manage it well enough, navigating past the thorny bushes and jagged boulders in my descent. Nearby, a half dozen slaves load stones into a wagon, moving sluggishly in the heat of the sun.

As I traverse the uneven terrain, an interesting thought enters my mind, sparked by a story I had heard when I was just a boy. The Legion of Light, the fabled army that sacrificed itself fighting the R'Laar so that the Arc of Radiance could be created, had fought in hills just beyond the borders of Tarsynium. I wonder if this is where they made their last stand, I think idly to myself. Could the great general Luca Dhar have set foot on this hill himself?

The thought sends a shiver down my spine.

I make my way back into the tent encampment, and the long-haired youth who we had met first rushes up to meet me.

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