Soulbroken by Z Brewer

Author:Z Brewer [Brewer, Z]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Purple Lightning Press

Chapter 13

After a hardy meal of roasted riverfox and creamsquash, I slept. The food filled me with warmth and comfort, as did the memories of dining on it frequently with my parents when the weather turned brisk. By the time I awoke, Gage had already cleaned up the camping area and doused the ashes with water from the stream, just to be certain no embers remained. The air around me was chilly and damp, the clearing gray with fog. I nestled under my new cloak, and watched the tree line for any sign of Gage, who was nowhere to be found. After a while, he broke through, his satchel stuffed full with items that he must have gathered from town. I got to my feet just as he reached the fire pit and nodded to it. “More shopping?”

“Just a few things I remembered I needed for travel. When I awoke this morning, I couldn’t shake the feeling I’d forgotten something, so as soon as the sun threatened to break dawn, I headed back into Drago for some things.” He met my gaze then, and I could tell that he was fighting to keep his tone casual. “So what direction are you headed in now that you plan to track Graplars?”

“North. Toward King Darrek’s stronghold. If there are any answers to be found about why Graplars are moving into the lower elevations, they can be found there." I hoped that I was right, anyway. But what if I was wrong? What if all that I was about to accomplish was marching into the lair of Tril's greatest enemy, alone? I swallowed hard at the prospect. "What about you?”

A gentle breeze picked up, ruffling the bottom of his cloak. “If you’re heading to Darrek’s castle, you should come West with me. I know of a path—“

“You can’t get North by going West. That doesn’t make any sense.” I shook my head in certainty. What he was saying was insane and could be proven wrong just by looking at a map. Not that I'd had a map. Not that I could really afford a map. Maps cost more than a dagger. More than a cloak, even. I was down to less than thirty trinks, and had no idea how I was going to fill my coin purse with any more.

“If you’d just listen for a moment, I know a path that leads through the lowlands instead of hitting the mountains head-on.”

“The lowlands end days before Darrek’s castle grounds begin, Gage.” I snapped, and knew I snapped, but he kind of deserved it. I refused to get involved in a nonsensical debate. North was North. West was West. Saying they weren't didn't make them so.

“How do you know so much about the Graplar King?” He was pouting now, and the fact that he was pouting over something so stupid really irritated me.

I shook my head, and raised my voice a bit to make my point. “It doesn’t matter. I’m not going North when my destination lies in the East.

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