Savior of the Damned by J. Pagaduan

Author:J. Pagaduan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, dark fantasy, steampunk
Publisher: J. Pagaduan
Published: 2023-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18 Eldren

“This is it,” Orso said. “This is the ’stone for Phaedra.” He passed it to Merethyl, who took it gingerly.

“I agree,” she said, putting it down on the desk.

Eldren exhaled with relief. “How do we get it to her?” he asked.

Orso rubbed his chin. “Let me handle this one,” he told Merethyl, as she opened her mouth to speak. “Though if I need help, I’ll ask you first. But I think I can sort this one out on my own. I’ll summon you when I have an answer.”

Eldren stood and left the office, Merethyl on his heels. “Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry.”

“Food sounds good.”

They made their way to the dining hall, where lunch was kare kare, a hearty stew with a peanut butter sauce in it. It was one of those dishes that Temple never made the same twice, because they used leftover vegetables in it as well as whatever meat was on hand, with a side of rice. Today it was beef, which was Eldren’s favorite. “How do you think we’re going to get it to her?” Eldren asked as they sat down at a table to eat.

“We seem to run into her looking for the ’stones,” Merethyl pointed out. “If we can narrow it down to the next one they’ll look for, it should be easy.”

“Easy on paper, sure.” Eldren took a bite and chewed. “But how many are left? And how can we be sure we’ll really be able to meet up with her long enough to give it to her? I don’t like the look of the men she’s been hanging out with, and I’m not in a mood to fight off two of the Resurrected. Seems bad for my health.”

Merethyl looked thoughtful as she ate. “Temple didn’t make it this far, and get this powerful, without something to combat stuff like this,” she pointed out finally. “I think trusting that Orso can figure it out is the best thing we can do.”

“What if he can’t?”

“then we’ll ask the elven Seers.”

Eldren considered that. “Don’t they work on their own idea of time, though?”

“They do. But this is important enough. I don’t think it will take them another hundred years to get back to us.”

“I hope Orso can pull through on this one.”

Merethyl nodded. “I do too.”

***

Eldren left Merethyl at her door and walked down the hall toward his room at the other end. He didn’t want to admit it, but he was tired. Sleep would help, but it wasn’t the kind of tired that was easily resolved. Phae was out there, and he wanted more than anything to bring her back. But he had been running after her so long he had used up all his reserves.

It was a monumental effort to get back to his room, so much so he didn’t bother undressing and just fell into bed fully clothed. Staying up and worrying himself sick wasn’t going to save Phae, and he needed the rest.

Unfortunately, the rest he needed was too far away.

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