The Inner Circle: The Knowing by Cael McIntosh

Author:Cael McIntosh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love, murder, death, demon, fantasy, religion, magic, angel, holy spirit, ressurection

CHAPTER Fifteen

The Riverboat

Far-a-mael kept the silt unconscious most of the time. With Seteal unable to sit atop a horse for lengthy periods, the silt had been tied to Darra so that Far-a-mael could keep an eye on him. Whenever he woke up, he turned to El-i-miir with pleading eyes. All her life she had been able to distinguish truth from lie, and although Far-a-mael couldn’t acknowledge it publically, he trusted she was not incorrect in regards to young Ilgrin. The problem with El-i-miir was that she was too naïve. She seemed willing to give the silt a chance, just as Far-a-mael himself had done in his youth--much to his discredit.

Whether Ilgrin had been raised in Abnatol or Old World was irrelevant. The day would come when he would re-join his people and become a partner in the destruction of New World.

After days of isolation, Far-a-mael smiled at the first signs of civilisation. ‘We’re close,’ he announced to the others. ‘Sat Elmore lies just ahead. Cover the silt with his cloak.’

El-i-miir slid off her horse to do as Far-a-mael had ordered. She paused for a moment to whisper in Ilgrin’s ear. Far-a-mael frowned at her. She’d displeased him greatly throughout their travels and he was beginning to second-guess her readiness in becoming a gil.

When they approached the city, Seteal became visibly excited and forged ahead of the group. Far-a-mael could only feel relieved that the girl was expressing anything other than misery and hatred. Certainly he’d implanted a healthy dislike for silts within her aura, but lately she’d shown contempt for just about everything.

Days earlier, Seteal had told Far-a-mael of a strange experience in which she’d proclaimed to have departed her body. He’d told her that she’d dreamt it, but in all honesty, he wasn’t so sure. There were books more ancient than the Holy Tome that spoke of the Elglair having once had such abilities when the gift was young and the world was new. But it confounded Far-a-mael. Seteal was only half Elglair. How could she possibly possess such powers? Then again, the silver glass had led him to her for a reason.

With a sharp intellect and a natural hunger for knowledge, Seteal was learning very quickly. Far-a-mael only felt regret that El-i-miir hadn’t shown a similar enthusiasm for her studies. He’d had to drag her every step of the way. Even now she showed little appreciation.

Of course, Seteal’s situation was somewhat different from El-i-miir’s. It was illegal to affiliate a human in any situation other than an emergency, but that was a mere technicality. Far-a-mael needed Seteal to be ready. He needed her to stand up, be strong and never back down. The day would come when the world would depend on her, and Far-a-mael refused to go down in history as the man who’d damned them all to torrid. Sar-ni deserved better than that and he was determined to do her memory proud.

As the Keacos’ wagon trundled into the outermost parts of Sat Elmore, Far-a-mael checked the sun and was pleased to find it was not terribly far above the horizon.

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