The First Secret by Maya Daniels

Author:Maya Daniels [Daniels, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-29T05:00:00+00:00

As they walked closer to the blue glow, the tunnel become more visible. Fern sped up, taking longer strides, and Darion followed. Since they’d noticed the light, Darion hadn’t said a word and Fern had remained silent, too. Guilt ate at his gut like acid, but he pushed it down deep. First, he needed to make sure that Iris lived, then he could deal with his demons later. How he would help her, he didn’t know, but he would damn well try.

The tunnel had a fork leading left towards the light, and another leading to the fates only knew where. Neither Fern, nor Darion gave the right tunnel a glance as they stormed in an open cavern to the left.

The blue glow emanated from a small lake nestled on the right side. It reflected off the walls that were sprinkled with what looked like quartz at first glance. Opposite the lake jutted rocks that resembled a stairway made for giants, stacked one on top of the other. They almost looked strategically placed so that you could climb all the way to the high ceiling where a deep crack in the rock let fresh air filter through the cavern.

If he weren’t holding Iris limp in his arms, Fern would’ve stopped to admire the beauty surrounding him. As things were, he rushed to the lowest jutting rock and placed her gently on top of it. He heard water splashing, and a moment later Darion was next to him handing him a carved bowl filled with the sparkling liquid.

“We don’t know if it’s safe to use it on her.” Fern pushed the bowl away with the back of his hand.

Pressing his fingers on her neck, he waited to feel the pulse of her heart. Faintly, after too long for his liking, it bumped against the skin of his fingers. Darion stood behind him, looking over his shoulder and making Fern clench his teeth. His friend acted as if Fern would hurt Iris, which was ridiculous. Grabbing the cloak, Fern pulled it apart, exposing her body to check for any injuries. As the fabric parted and her body was revealed, Darion took a sharp breath.

“Impossible!” Darion gasped, his mouth too close to Fern’s ear for his liking.

“You see the same then?” Fern pushed the words through numb lips as he lifted his hand, as if ready to touch her, before letting it drop limply next to his body.

Darion didn’t answer. Instead, Fern heard the rustling of clothing and his head snapped to look over his shoulder. Darion had stripped from his boots and pants. Butt naked, he was twisting his head to look at his own back, turning in circles like a dog chasing its own tail. If Fern weren’t feeling numb, it would’ve been comical to see.

“What do you think you are doing?” At Fern’s incredulous words, Darion stopped and looked at him wide-eyed.

“Am I marked?” Fern’s gut clenched at Darion’s question, and he turned back to look at the glowing symbols on Iris’s body.

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