Prophecy (The Destiny Series Book 4) by Christine Grey

Author:Christine Grey [Grey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Siusan trudged beside Aodh. Her head buzzed as though it were full of bees, and her legs trembled with almost every step. Still, he had insisted that she needed to go with him. He had said it was a matter of life and death. No amount of questioning, however, would induce him to say more. She was so lost in her misery that she didn’t even take note of where they were until Brin’s cave came into view.

“Aodh? What are we doing here?”

“No questions. Keep walking. I am not going to carry you.”

When they entered the cave, Siusan gasped. Brin was there! How had he ever made it so far? There was a blanket spread before him, upon which sat an entire roasted boar, several small birds, mounds of fruits, vegetables and nuts, loaves of hearty bread, and multiple fish that looked as though they had been smoked.

“It looks as though you have everything you need. I will leave the two of you to take your medicine in peace. Siusan, there is no need to hurry back. Raisah is coming over to help me with the scrolls. If we find anything of use, we can discuss it tomorrow.”

She kissed him on the cheek, and threw her arms around his neck. “Thank you, Aodh,” she whispered, and was amused by the blush on the man’s face.

Aodh pulled away and mumbled something unintelligible. He patted her cheek affectionately before turning to go.

Siusan stood at the mouth of the cave and looked around. Strange as it seemed, she had not been inside before. When she visited Brin, they preferred to sit outside and enjoy the stars and sky. She didn’t mind caves; they simply didn’t call to her the way they did for Brin. Inside, there was a small pile of pearls, a story quilt with panels depicting scenes from Brin’s past, a pile of gold that looked like Brin had melted and formed it into a crude representation of a bird—or maybe it was meant to be a dragon, she couldn’t quite tell. There was not much as far as dragon treasure went, but then again, he didn’t really live here.

“See anything you like?” he asked, breaking into her thoughts.

“One or two things, perhaps, but I have heard that dragons can be a bit fussy about their treasures, so I will content myself with looking.”

“Humph,” he responded. He tapped the floor in front of him with one claw, making a harsh scraping noise against the stone.

“Did you do all this?” she asked, indicating the food spread before him.

“Aodh,” Brin responded.

“Have you eaten yet?” She looked up at him expectantly.

“No, I thought we could eat together.”

He was looking at her very closely, and she wondered what she must look like. She had lost weight, and she knew it showed. When she had looked at her reflection that morning, her face had been a pale mask. Her cheekbones protruded, there were dark circles under her eyes, her hair had lost its pretty shine, and hung in a limp tangle of red around her shoulders and down her back.

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