Return to the Fierce Land by N C Bolton

Author:N C Bolton
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Celebrate Lit Publishing
Published: 2020-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Rikk lounged near Myla after the evening meal, watching the sky turn from dusky blue to darkness. Starlight grew in intensity while the daylight faded. Rikk grinned at the display. “Beautiful.”

Myla stretched her arms out wide, yawned, and braced her hands on the ground, face tilted upward. “Tell me now about this man, this ‘bearer’ you met. I’m curious.”

Rikk smiled at her, then glanced at Enmin and Vinnt, seated nearby. Anek sat further off, staring at the horizon. Rikk said, “I told you I awoke from a long sleep full of dark dreams. After I ate, Enmin came to speak with me and brought Enick with him.”

Enmin nodded. “I remember the night. How confused you were. And how you craved the fire’s warmth.”

Rikk chuckled. “If I could have crawled into the fireplace, I would have.”

Vinnt laughed and stretched his legs forward. “Not even a Fierce-Lander could survive that much heat.”

Rikk’s gaze traveled back to his sister. “So, I met Enmin and Enick, one of the elders. As I told you, he’s a bearer. Enmin asked if I wanted Enick’s help. But Enick carried no medicines or items of offering, so I asked what help he could be. Enmin said he would help bear my pain.”

Rikk closed his eyes for a moment, lost in the memory. “My mind had blotted out the way of our parents’ death, and left behind an aching pain that laid heavy on me. But I was afraid to think about where the pain came from, so I shook my head.”

Enmin laid a hand on Rikk’s shoulder and spoke to Myla. “We understood and told him nothing would be done without his agreement. So we waited and spoke of other things.”

Rikk continued. “I watched Enick. I could see he was kind. Soon an odd, peaceful feeling passed over me. Then everyone in the room grew silent, and I looked at Enick. I nodded at him, and he came to stand next to me.”

Rikk tilted his head back, gaze upward. “I heard words of prayer from the others, and Enick laid his hands on my shoulders and began to pray. I closed my eyes and my body grew warm. Then a terrible heaviness rose in my middle and spread to my shoulders. Just before I cried out in pain, Enick lifted his hands, and much of the heaviness left me.”

Myla’s eyes widened, and Rikk rubbed his face, remembering the intense sensation. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed his uncle’s head turn toward them. After a short silence, Myla asked, “And so?”

“I became alarmed when Enick fell to the floor and great cries burst out of him.”

Enmin said, “Rikk yelled at me that Enick was hurt and I must do something. I had to hold Rikk still and tell him Enick would soon be well. For a youth, Rikk was hard to contain.” Enmin offered a calm smile at Myla’s pale, confused face.

Rikk said, “Soon after, Enick rose and smiled at me. My legs were weak and he helped me sit down.

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