The Gift of Volkeye by Marque Strickland & Wrinklegus PoisonTongue

Author:Marque Strickland & Wrinklegus PoisonTongue [Strickland, Marque]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wrinklegus PoisonTongue/Marque Terrynamahr Strickland
Published: 2014-08-10T21:00:00+00:00

XXI

Jix’s Mission

1

Hours succeeding the castle’s invasion, Jix settled for rest on a minuscule island, a ways offshore. It was early the next morning when he woke. Jix was grouchy about being startled out of his sleep twice during the night by small waves, rising over the mostly underwater mountain, whose tip stood a mere three yards above the surface of the ocean. On each occasion, Jix had been sent for an unexpected swim. As a result, he spent much of the night shivering and fighting the cold, only able to sleep once he wrapped his wings around himself.

Jix coughed and arched his back, stretching his hind legs. He walked to the edge of the island and found a small school of bass, swimming about the edge. He pawed the largest of them, pinning it to the side of the island and bit its head off. Jix swallowed in ecstasy and soon devoured the rest of the fish, not even leaving the bones behind. He needed all the energy he could get, as he had a big day ahead of him.

With his breakfast finished, he set off into the sky.

2

Later, as he approached the shores, Jix decided that he would take a pass over Rhameeryla, telling himself that he wanted to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. However, the truth was simply that he missed his home.

As he headed southeast, soaring past the beginnings of the forest, who should he meet but many of his old neighbours! Hearing a familiar whistle echo from the trees below, he had swung back around. Jix now rested in front of an enormous fat man, named Smully, who had once resided right beneath the hill of Teshunua’s home.

Smully knelt over and jovially stroked Jix’s fur.

“Hey there, buddy! What’s going on? You and Tesh just got back, eh? …I’m glad to see you, because we’re in a serious fix!”

Jix looked around to find a sea of hovers disguised in leaves and branches. Young Mystiphar, who’d lived three houses away from Smully, sat with his legs dangling from the open door of his parent’s hover car. He choked on his peanut butter sandwich when he saw Jix.

“Jix, my man, what’s happenin’?” he asked, spraying the area with soggy breadcrumbs.

Mystiphar’s parents excitedly leaned their heads out of the windows, shocked to see their friend’s pet. Jix raised his paw, waving at them all.

“Oh my goodness! Jix, is Teshunua here? …Do you know about the others?” the mother asked, worriedly.

Jix noticed that the other vehicles were now stirring with life and suddenly he understood. Zynathian thought all from Rhameeryla had been located, having no idea that they’d been split up.

Jix leapt up, accidentally swatting Smully in the head with his wing. However, he was in too much of a hurry to apologize.

We must go! Jix yowled, flying in circles above them. Though no one outside of the family understood his manner of speaking, they got the gist.

“I think he wants us to follow him,” Smully said.

“Of course, he’ll

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