The Living Sword 3: The Burden of Legacy by Pemry Janes

Author:Pemry Janes [Janes, Pemry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-05T22:00:00+00:00

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Music drifted through the evening’s air. From his seat on the bench Eurik could just see the one producing it. He had a long, fairly flat wooden box lying on its back before him with nearly a dozen long strings. The man plucked at them and notes sprang forth.

The food was good as well. Salmon baked in clay with several herbs, it just about melted on his tongue. This, he could get used to. Leraine’s elbow dug into his side and Eurik finally looked away from the musician. “Yes?”

“I asked how you were feeling about the next round. The competition will only get tougher.” Thankfully, it wasn’t happening tomorrow. They were giving the competitors a day to rest and recuperate. Instead, there were archery competitions and a game called spear-tossing. That one involved throwing and catching blunt spears.

He gave out a sigh. “What can I do? I’m still learning Dance of the Whirlwind. If I had access to earth, I could switch. But trying to use a Way when you don’t have access to the right chiri while you’re facing, well, someone like you, that’s not going to work. Maybe if I could bring a stone and set it in the corner. Or wear jewelry during a fight. Yes,” he said before Silver Fang could. “I know the rules. That’s not going to work.”

I could absorb earth chiri outside Chappenuioc and then carry it inside. But it wouldn’t be easy and I’d lose it quickly if I used it. And I’m not good enough to combine the Ways yet so I’d have to lose it all if I wanted to use wind.

He became aware of someone approaching just as Silver Fang looked past him, her eyes growing nearly two sizes when she caught sight of something. It was a shaman, a familiar one. Yes, she was one of the people who had decided if he represented a world spirit. Sharp Prong, that’s what the rest had called her. She was accompanied by several guards and they were coming right at him.

“Rock, son of One Claw and Ardent,” she said.

“Uh, yes.”

Sharp Prong’s lips twisted and she held up her bronze rod. “Is your mother Ardent, daughter of Reed Dagger, once of Caetiwo?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” She made a noise in the back of her throat. “Don’t get clever with me, boy. You claimed parentage, how could you not know? Or were you lying?”

“No. But I only have a name and that she was probably a blacksmith.”

“Right, well, we’ll sort this out, then. But not here. Come along. And I hope this is the last trouble you’ll give us. We’ve got more important things to deal with.” Her gaze strayed toward Silver Fang before snapping back to focus on him.

“Yes. But could we make a detour? If we want to clear up who my parents were, I do have a witness. Of a sort.”

“Yes, yes. Best we round them up as well. I don’t want to have this take all evening.”

“Thank you.

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