The Archon's Apprentice by Breault Neil

Author:Breault, Neil [Breault, Neil]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-11-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Silverhall

It seemed to Mikol they only had one pace recently: fast. They only stopped just long enough during the next two days to keep exhaustion at bay. After the first day the rain started. There had been little warning when the first spring rain drenched them. Even if they had been able to wait out the storms, Mikol would have pushed for them to keep moving. His fear of getting caught by someone was high. The discomfort of riding soaked to the bone gave way to a general numbness that affected his mood.

When they stopped the first rainy night, they pulled out their bedrolls and made a hasty camp. Mikol did not sleep well and judging how Bayle had moved around during the night neither did he. They broke camp in the morning with the rain still falling. The next night they decided to forgo removing anything from their packs and slept on the ground. In the morning they had a slight reprieve from the rain but it was still too wet to start a fire.

The only benefit from the rain was that anyone else they passed on the road kept their heads down and paid them no attention. A coach passed them at one point. Mikol thought he saw the passengers looking out at him and laughing. He sat up straight in his saddle to confront them but realized they were not laughing. They had only glanced at him sidelong. This just left him with more to think about. The first day he had tried to talk with Bayle but the rain made it hard for them to do anything but yell. He had given up and wallowed in his thoughts.

Mikol tried to convince himself this journey was worth it. He would never be able to forget what had happened to Perim. There was definitely an enemy that wanted to take down Ternia. Without an heir, he had no idea what would happen to Ternia. He tried to tell himself that Arceri was still alive and would return triumphant over this warlord. Maybe Arceri had already returned and the men chasing after him were sent by Arceri. They may have even been sent by Turos. Mikol snorted to himself as the thought of Turos helping him entered his mind. Turos would never go out of his way to help Mikol or anyone. Growing up, he had barely even acknowledged Mikol. No, the men following him were still a mystery. Arceri would never have stayed with the Paragons for so long, leaving the kingdom without its most powerful protectors. Mikol saw no other way of saving his family and kingdom. He had to push forward and find the weapons. He still had doubts if there even was a cache to be found, but he pushed those thoughts away as quick as they came. They had traveled too far now to turn back even if they did not find anything.

Mikol checked the pendant frequently even through the rain. He wished he could enable the magic of the pendant to keep him dry as well.

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