The Last Empath of Doctsland by Leah Putz

Author:Leah Putz [Putz, Leah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction & Literature
Publisher: darkstroke / crooked cat
Published: 2020-11-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Lisalya

The camp began to take on a lively, almost celebratory feeling when the new comrades joined. It was bustling with activity, and each person fell into their own unique role in contributing to camp life. Teams of hunters, builders, scouts, and training squads formed and took a fair share of the weight of subsistence off of our original crew. Multiple new shelters cropped up to avoid overcrowding in the original ones, but per Viktor’s orders, none came within several yards of mine.

Just as before, we waited a few days before planning our next venture to allow the newest team members a bit of time to acclimate. During that time, I ventured out with my mind, trying to make sure I had our next target pin-pointed to ease our preparation time. It was getting more difficult, the noise of the camp grew louder as it grew in size, and blocking them out was becoming a problem, increasing with each raid. I also had to start reaching further- there were no other towns or villages in relative proximity to the camp. We were going to have to make our next trip an overnight one, at the very least. It took some time, and at one point I had strained so hard to try to locate someone that I gave myself a migraine, something I had not suffered since our arrival. But soon, just before Viktor called us for planning, I discovered a town ripe with unrest.

“I’ve found it,” I said, closing the door behind me as I entered Viktor’s shack. Siofra and Jion were already present, seated with Vik at a small table. One chair was left for me, in which I took my seat between the Prince and Siofra. “I’ve located the next town we should target, though it is not close by any means.”

Viktor smiled a boxy, handsome grin. “Wonderful. I expected we’d have to start venturing out further. How far would you say it is?”

“I believe it should be approximately a day and a half walk from here. We could perhaps make it in a day.”

“We should bring provisions enough for two nights away, one there, one back, to ensure we have enough supplies for the journey. I’d rather have too much than not enough,” Siofra said, as always the practical one. “And how large is this town? How many soldiers shall we bring in addition to the four of us?”

“It seems smaller than Cessam, but it’s hard to say for certain given the distance.”

“It will be so much harder to travel with as many people as we brought with us last go round,” Jion reasoned.

Siofra snapped back immediately. “Yes but they came in handy, didn’t they?”

Jion rolled his eyes. “We could have handled that on our own. Merek’s men jumped to our aid at once.”

“We can’t just rely on who we may meet along the road that may or may not help us!”

“Stop!” Vik didn’t shout, but his voice had a commanding timber that made Jion and Siofra both clamp their mouths shut straight away.

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