The Faded Land: A Progression Fantasy Epic (Keiran: The Eternal Mage Book 1) by D.E. Sherman & EmergencyComplaints

Author:D.E. Sherman & EmergencyComplaints [Sherman, D.E. & EmergencyComplaints]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Timeless Wind Publishing
Published: 2024-04-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Thirty-Nine

“Idon’t want to do this,” Father said.

“I’m sure you’ll be fine,” Mother told him.

“You can do it, Dad. You practiced a lot,” Senica added.

He turned to look at me. I shrugged and gestured for him to get going. We were going to need at least three hours to travel, probably more considering Senica and I were both children with short legs and low stamina. The sooner we got started, the sooner we’d be done.

“I really don’t think I’m ready,” Father tried.

“Just go,” Mother said, giving him a shove. He took a step forward, windmilled his arms to keep his balance, and shot her a glare. The tip of one foot hung in open air, but he’d managed to stop short of going over the cliff.

“I cannot believe you just did that!” he told Mother.

“What happened to all the enthusiasm you had this afternoon?”

“That was before I had to jump off a cliff!”

Bored of the banter Father was trying to drum up to stall, I wrapped the rest of the group in my magic. Three applications of feather weight to Mother, Senica, and Nermet, and one slightly cheaper weight reduction for myself later, I summoned a gust of wind to blow us all out into the open air, where we began drifting down to the ground below while Father stood there, slack-jawed and gawking at us.

“A little warning would have been nice!” Mother snapped as Senica clung to her like a wet cat trying to claw its way out of a tub.

“Sorry,” I said, though my voice was carried away by the wind. That was fine. It was a lie, anyway.

Above us, I felt Father’s mana twist into his own weight reduction spell a moment before he jumped over the side. It wasn’t perfect, being both inefficient and at only about two-thirds full strength. He started catching up to us rapidly, and we all landed about the same time. Father hit significantly harder than our own gentle touchdowns, but he didn’t say anything about it.

“Which way is it back home?” Mother asked. “It all looks so different down here.”

I silently pointed ahead and to our left. There wasn’t really a road this far out from the village, but I’d confirmed that the cart’s wheels had left a trail in the dirt and dust. It was faint after days of exposure to the wind, but it would still lead us back home. If for some reason it failed, well, it might mean wasting some of my mana, but one way or another, we were getting back tonight.

“We should get going,” Father said. He glanced around the wastes and added, “Before something finds us.”

We had good odds of walking back without encountering any problems, but since Father was not able to hide his mana, I wouldn’t be surprised if I ended up having to kill an aggressive monster that sniffed him out. As long as it was only one or two, it probably wouldn’t be a problem.

Our speed was hindered by Senica the most, and my parents took turns carrying her to help speed things up.

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