Shadow of the Ravens by D A Rice

Author:D A Rice
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Interlude

The valley is just how I remember it as we materialize. I’ve used some of the Time from Little C’s inexperience to get us where we need to be. The shadows dissolve around us as Little C takes in his surroundings, his arms tightening around my shoulders as his head peers over one.

I pay him little mind.

My hat has been returned to my head, reappearing as if by magic. I glance around us, my hands in my long coat pockets as Little C free hangs off my back. I tilt my head.

This valley was desolate before, but even the Nightmares refuse to take refuge here now. They’re afraid of the only predator they have, but I won’t risk my sanity recklessly. Not anymore. It’s precarious as it is with all the grief hidden within the shadows of my mind.

Golden sands pulsate gently around us, protective of the small timekeeper on my back. This is one place the Guardian cannot go, but that doesn’t mean Little C can’t bring some of the Guardian with him.

Everyone is protective of the child in our midst, but I know he is safe here. I’ll always protect him, but there’s nothing left here for me to protect him from. That monster is gone now, at great sacrifice.

I clap my hands once twirling around as I do. “Aw, this place brings back such memories!”

“This is where it happened?” Little C’s voice is soft, but I can tell from his tone alone that he doesn’t recognize the place personally. It’s all a part of the archive Chronos left for him.

I tilt my head the other way, my hands finding my hips as I do. “Less fun than I remember…”

Little C cracks a grin. “That’s probably a good thing.”

I smirk, huffing out a laugh, then wave away his words. “Tea time!” I sit in the dirt with no finesse, crossing my legs underneath me. Little C’s body jolts as his feet hit the ground, then he’s moving around me to sit at my side. His eyes tick as he looks around in curiosity. It seems he’s answered his own question, so I don’t say anything as I materialize two cups of tea in my hand.

Little C takes one but doesn’t drink from it. Emma’s warned him to be wary of my concoctions. I can’t say I blame her, but it makes life infinitely less amusing than it could be. She should know by now I’m not going to do any permanent damage to the two people I actually care about.

Oh well… I sip my own tea and shiver, a smile touching my lips. It’s not as strong of a brew as I left in Little C’s bedroom, but it’ll suffice for now.

“Tell me the story, Uncle. The memories trouble you.” Little C is watching me with that look in his eyes that tells me he’s only half here.

I pause in my sip-taking to eye him. “Looking into my past, little Timekeeper?” I take the sip, swish it around on my tongue, closing my eyes as I savor it.

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