Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff

Author:Breeana Puttroff
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Literary, Fantasy, Contemporary, Action & Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9780983993032
Publisher: Thirteen Pages Press
Published: 2011-12-30T00:00:00+00:00

~18~

The Journey Begins

“ARE YOU REALLY SURE about doing this?”

“Not you, too, Linnea. I already walked out of my world without telling anyone. I’m here. I’m not going to just sit around the castle and wait for news.”

“Must be nice to have that choice.” Linnea’s voice was sulky. She had made several unsuccessful attempts to convince her parents she should be allowed to go with William and Quinn on the trip.

After listening to the debacle for most of the day, though, Quinn was beginning to feel grateful that they weren’t going to stop her and William from going. Truthfully, after listening to all of the points that Stephen and Charlotte made about the danger, she was beginning to wonder why they’d given in so easily about the two of them. Though she didn’t at all understand why, she’d become convinced that it had to do with Alvin’s presence at the meeting the night before.

“Sorry, Nay. I know it isn’t going to be easy.”

“What’s not going to be easy?” William stepped into Quinn’s room through the open doorway.

“Staying here while you two run off to go find Thomas.”

Quinn watched as conflicting emotions crossed William’s face before he settled on sympathy. “Yeah, it’s going to be hard on you, I know. I’ll send word as soon as we find out anything¸ I promise.”

“You’d better. What are you doing in here, anyway?” Linnea asked, staring at the medical bag he was carrying.

“What? I’m not welcome to spend time with the two of you?” His expression was teasing, which surprised Quinn. He’d been so serious lately, and everyone’s stress level was so high right now that she had figured she’d mostly be seeing his solemn, sulky side. Ever since they’d come through the gate together last night, though, he’d been downright friendly. She had always sort of thought that his serious side was his dominant one; now she wasn’t so sure.

Quinn smiled, but Linnea glared at her brother. Her mood today had been unabashedly dark.

“Well, I did want to see what the two of you were doing, and see if you needed anything else to prepare for the journey tomorrow, but mostly I thought it was time to get those stitches out.” He looked at Quinn.

She nodded and pulled up her sleeve.

“You’re taking enough medical supplies with you, right?” Linnea asked as William worked methodically on Quinn’s arm. “Just in case…”

“Don’t start thinking like that, Nay,” Quinn said, wincing as one of his tugs unexpectedly stung.

“Sorry,” William said, rubbing at the spot. “I left the ones on this cut in a little too long. A couple of them are a little stuck.”

“Why didn’t you take them out back in Bristlecone?” Linnea asked.

William looked at Quinn when he answered. “Because I was being an insensitive jerk. I really am sorry about that, Quinn.”

“Yeah, well, you’re going to have to make it up to me later, I guess.” She rolled her eyes at him, although right then she was anything but annoyed. She didn’t even think he’d

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