Symmetry by T.M. CARUANA

Author:T.M. CARUANA
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: T.M. CARUANA
Published: 2019-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

15

RUMOURS OF WAR

“Woaw!” I exclaimed, letting my chin drop in admiration at the sight of the countless pyramids of shimmering gold.

“Ah,” Noah groaned, but not out of admiration, but because of the stabbing agony coursing through his nerves from the icicles whilst he nervously paced back and forth, like Hunter usually did when stressed. He didn’t bother picking out the needles, as they would melt soon enough. The questions were: How deep were the wounds and would we need bandages when the ice melted, to stop the blood from draining?

“Do you understand the problems you have caused?” he shouted angrily.

Even though it wasn’t me who had destroyed a whole village, I knew what he referred to. Assessing the situation and given what a great man he was with the ability to resolve disputes, I still got the impression that his anger was genuinely based on the fact that my personality wasn’t the same as it once was. He, the king of Pixi, had lost dignity by hunting for an ingredient that would save only one man. A man, whom his soulmate insisted should be saved, since he was considered more important than himself and the entire population of seven worlds.

“This is a wild goose chase. Where will we find this woman in a huge overgrown forest? It’s like finding a needle in a haystack. All this because you neither remember who you are nor your primary duty,” he growled as he still paced up and down, holding his hand pressed over his stomach squeezing it tightly, closing the flesh around his wounds.

I tore my gaze away from the pyramids and focused it on my shaking hands. I was frowning in concentration, but I tried not to bite my lip to give too much of my agony away. I felt too sad to face Noah’s disappointment, maybe even too ashamed. I had stubbornly been wanting to rescue a man for self-gain and had remained blind to my other duties. Noah was right. And it made me realise how great the man in front of me actually was. Even though he knew how inappropriate my actions had been, he had still done what I asked him, sacrificing everything out of his love for me. He continued with the hunt even though he knew I had lost all my reasoning and abandoned his people because of my love for another man. He was truly an unselfish hero.

A deep sense of depression settled like a cloud in front of my eyes and a lump in my throat made it hard to hold back the tears. The gravelly ground scrubbed against my knees as I collapsed. I buried my face in my hands. I felt heartbroken. What should I do now? Would it be best to return to Pixi immediately? Or should we continue, now that we were so close? Noah looked surprised by my openly expressed feelings. He hesitated to approach me and I guessed his pride was confusing him.

“Perhaps I have been a little too hard on you.

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