The Nameless Gems: Flameseeker by Arcis One

Author:Arcis One [One, Arcis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

34 – While You Were Sleeping

“Wake up, Aleza,” her father said.

She opened her eyes slowly. “Father?”

It took a moment to adjust to the light. She was in Marjorie’s guest bedroom. The thin silk curtains were partly drawn.

“No. It’s Oliver. Are you all right?” Oliver looked into her eyes.

Her arms were not yet working. “I still can’t move my limbs. Am I dying?”

“Marjorie said you might be out of order for a few days.”

“I’m positively useless, then.” Aleza sighed.

“We can handle the rest. Stay and get some sleep. I don’t want you risking yourself like that again.”

“That’s up to me to decide.”

“True, but I’d rather you not put yourself in danger because of us, or me.”

“Asha tells me that’s my job. To make sure you guys don’t mess up and get yourselves killed.” She smiled.

“The good news is that we’re almost at our destination. We should be able to make it there without any issues. Malchior is severely injured, and he has no reinforcements.”

“You’re right. It should be alright. If you die out there and don’t come see me again, I’ll be mad.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll come back after this is done. Plus, your tune helped me figure out how to work my healing magic a little better, so I should be able to heal possible injuries.”

Aleza remembered why she had passed out, and the little girl that she had sent Oliver to find.

“Oliver, did you help the little girl’s mother? Did it work?”

Oliver placed his hand on hers and began to recount the story.

***

Marjorie had been getting ready to head over to her store when she heard Aleza’s request. She found Oliver giving Jasper a honey-covered biscuit in his room.

“Oliver, I need you. We have the chance to save an injured woman.”

He nodded, touching Jasper on the shoulder. “I’ll be back.”

Jasper gave him a thumbs up.

Marjorie and Oliver headed into the streets. “Arlette said the woman is at the intersection by The Curious Hog. We don’t have much time to waste.”

Oliver kept up with her. “What happened, if I may ask?”

“She was attacked by a certain giant crab while it was on its rampage. There is a child waiting inside a home there, according to Arlette.”

Oliver felt a sinking feeling in his stomach. He had been responsible for knowing the whereabouts of the crab but forgot in the heat of the moment. It was now running through the city due to his negligence. If he had checked on the crab last night, this would not have happened. However, he couldn’t have been in two places at once. Jasper needed healing, and he figured Aleza would have handled the crab before she reached them. Assumptions usually led to complications and Oliver should have known that by now.

“It was my fault. I didn’t remember to check on it while it was still locked down by Aleza’s spell,” Oliver said, lowering his gaze.

“It’s not anyone’s fault. Your friend was in dire need of your assistance. Anyone would have forgotten in that situation,” Marjorie said.

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