Strings of Sorrow (The Wayward Chronicles Book 2) by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Interlude 2

Garridan hated to admit that his feet were tired. They had been traveling by foot, mostly because it was easier to follow the trail that way, but partly because there were places they needed to go that he didn’t trust riding a horse into. Though he had grown up on the road and considered himself a seasoned traveler, there was something to be said about the comforts of a different means of transportation.

Matthew had been taking notes during their journey. Every so often, he would pause and then document a few things before looking up as if to confirm what he was documenting.

“At some point, I’d like to get your opinion on the direction I’m taking this.”

“If you say so,” Garridan said.

“You don’t have to listen, but seeing as how you’re a part of it, I thought you might want to hear what I’ve done.”

He snorted. “A part?”

“Well, this aspect of the story is not just yours, is it? At least, from what you’ve been telling me. This one is more about the fae. So if I write this the way I’m thinking, I could put them at the heart of it.”

“I agree. That would be for the best.”

“You just don’t want me to include you in it.”

“I don’t think I get much of a choice in that, do I?”

Matthew laughed. “Well, you could tell me no, but I probably would do it anyway.”

“And you are changing the names, and some of the details, the way I asked?”

“I am. I don’t really understand why you are so hung up on that.”

“You don’t need historical accuracy. You’re looking for the story, which doesn’t mean you’re telling things as they occur.”

“I know, I know. I had one of my instructors telling me that early in my days at the Academy. I was trying to be too detailed, but what she wanted me to know was that I had to focus on the highlights, not on the day-to-day minutiae. She said that it could get tedious to listen to.”

“That’s not even what I’m talking about,” Garridan said. “Sometimes when I listen to a new song, I want to recreate it exactly as I’ve heard it before. Some people actually enjoy it that way. They want to hear what’s familiar. But when I want to perform a song and I make it my own, I have to find a different feeling within it. Does that make sense?”

“As much as anything makes sense. I still think you don’t want me to tell the story with your name or details because you’re afraid somebody’s going to recognize you. I do think it’s going to be a little bit too late by that point.”

Garridan agreed, but for different reasons.

“You aren’t releasing this until we agree to it,” he said.

“I know. But this is going to be my great work. And⁠—”

“Just promise me again.”

“I do.”

Garridan paused. The landscape was quite a bit hillier here than it had been in other parts they had been through. A chill had fallen in the air, and it smelled like rain.

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