Tainted (Age of the Anathema Book 1) by Xyvah M. Okoye

Author:Xyvah M. Okoye [Okoye, Xyvah M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: an epic tale, Royals, Dragons, Eutopia, Anathema, love, magic, battle, Necromancer, goddess, Arkon, Demon, Nobles, Pure blood, Sexa, Schandrof
Publisher: Chartus.X
Published: 2021-05-28T04:00:00+00:00

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The following seasons were filled with Kayle teaching Sexa their way of life in the cottage, starting from the morning chores of cleaning and fetching water to the routine incantations and laying of wards before bed.

Sexa, who had barely spoken since the news of his mother’s passing, followed the routines laid out for him religiously. He washed when he was meant to, took only what he was given and did his best to spend as little time as possible in the Kuwaha’s presence.

The two boys passed their free time with Kayle telling Sexa of all the animals in the Valley and his brief time spent with Regan in the marketplace the night he had come to Eutopia, being careful not to mention anything about his life before that day and although Sexa nodded on uninterestedly, Kayle never tired of repeating these stories.

“You’ve said that before.” Sexa said one night as he lay in bed listening to Kayle talk about how Dioohn had got rid of the howlers in the valley after he had arrived. “You say that every night.”

“I know.” Kayle sat up. “But you hardly say anything, so I have to keep talking.”

“No, you don’t.” Sexa pulled his eyes away from the invisible object he had been staring at. “Silence is good.”

He frowned, hurt by Sexa’s words, “Sorry,” he whispered as he lay back in bed, “I was only trying to make you feel better.”

“I don’t want to feel better.”

“Why not?” Kayle asked, a bit surprised.

“Because if I feel better, then I might forget. But I can’t forget.” Sexa sighed, then added. “And I don’t want to forget.”

“But sometimes, It’s better to forget.” Kayle offered, “Or you’ll grow up to be a bad person. I don’t want to be a bad person. Do you want to be a bad person?”

They lay in silence, side by side in the bed that had now replaced Kayle's previous one, Kayle thinking of what to say to help his friend who was obviously in a lot of pain and not wanting to be helped.

“I thought because we’re brothers and you’re staying with us now, we would be better friends.” Kayle whispered.

Sexa turned his back to Kayle. “We’re brothers, not friends. I don’t want to be your friend. I don’t want any friends and I don’t want to stay with you or that man.”

Kayle’s eyes welled up as he turned away from Sexa, leaving him to wallow in his own sorrows. That night, he would fall asleep to the sound of Sexa’s sobs, a sleep plagued with dreadful dreams of loss and death.

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