Tempered in Ash (Heroes of the Terrain Saga Book 1) by Willo Glenn

Author:Willo Glenn [Glenn, Willo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-24T00:00:00+00:00

Ilde quietly shed the warm, comfortable clothes she had dressed in that morning and replaced them with the clothes that had become like a second skin to her. The tavern keeper had been gracious enough to launder their clothes—a rare offer to find on the road—and they had all gratefully accepted. After spending weeks traveling, they had cycled through their clothes several times over, and the only thing keeping them from smelling absolutely rank was the cold weather, easy ride, and a plethora of very cold, half-assed baths.

She was halfway through putting on her leathers when Madris finally stirred.

“What time did you go to sleep last night?” she mumbled sleepily. Ilde glanced up and smiled when she saw Madris’ head barely peeking out from beneath the covers.

“I didn’t.”

“Ilde, you should rest. You can probably get a couple of hours of sleep before we need to leave with the Constable.”

“I’ll be fine. You got enough sleep for the both of us.”

Madris sat up in bed and glared at Ilde.

“We need you at your best. You have to make sure you get enough rest, Ilde,” she chided.

Ilde cleared her throat and busied herself by buckling the belt that covered her stomach so she could avoid staring at her companion—whose shirt had slid off her shoulder and whose hair looked its best when it was a little messy from sleep.

Ilde would be lying if she said she hadn’t entertained the idea of telling Madris that she thought she was a little bit beautiful… or smart… or talented. Not just in the reassuring way she had in the past, but with some honey to her words. She had thought about what Madris might do, how she might react, what she might say if Ilde looked at her the way she wanted to. But Madris had confided in her that she had no interest in getting involved with strangers, and while she and Ilde were definitely more than that, Ilde had no idea where the next step started for Madris—or if it ever would. Never mind the fact that Madris had never shown any inkling of a preference for women.

No, it was definitely safer to keep her mouth shut.

The feeling had snuck up on her, though. Madris had gone from a nuisance in the library to one of the most interesting women Ilde had ever met. She had come to trust and value Madris’ company quite a bit, though she hadn’t said as much out loud. Sometime in the last few weeks, though, she had found herself growing eager to exist in Madris’ presence—not just eager to speak with her, but eager to listen, eager to learn, eager to reach out and touch whenever she could.

The attraction had hit her like a brick. She’d opened her eyes one morning in a tavern somewhere along the road they had been traveling, and suddenly, Madris was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen.

Ilde had no idea what to do with her newfound interest, and it couldn’t have come at a more inconvenient time.

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