The Oathbreaker's Shadow by Amy McCulloch

Author:Amy McCulloch [McCulloch, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780385678254
Google: s_1NtA9HYNUC
Amazon: B00CA88FXY
Publisher: RHCP Digital
Published: 2013-06-03T22:00:00+00:00

18

In a matter of seconds, he was drenched with sweat.

Mesan picked Raim up and cradled him in his arms. Raim’s skin was so slick Mesan had to hold onto his clothing to maintain a grip. Wadi led them away from the tent, picking her way through the maze of shelters to the edge of the Alashan camp, out past even where the Chauk’s dwellings were set up. Ryopi was the only Chauk who stirred, standing with his arms folded across his chest and his mouth in a firm line. Wadi sped past him until they reached the edge of the Eye, where the stone turned back to sand. She pointed at a nearby sand dune and spoke a few quick words to Mesan. She repeated them for Raim’s benefit.

‘He’s taking you to the sand, so it can absorb the poison in your sweat. Come back to the camp when your skin is dry and your legs can support your weight again.’

Mesan walked slowly onto the sand and placed him down on the very top of a small dune, then backed away.

Raim rolled over so he faced away from them and he shivered, although the sand boiled beneath him. Tremors wracked his body; his spine kept stiffening and relaxing, his arms flailing out of control. He was slowly losing control of his body. While he still could, he lay down onto his back and dug his head and shoulders into the sand. He knew the sense of stability was false, but it made him feel better anyway.

Still, poisoned liquid poured off him, collecting in the crook of his elbow and in the palms of his hands. It felt thicker than water, more like honey, and he had to fight his tongue from reaching out and tasting it. He tried to focus on the sky. There were millions of stars and a bright round moon above him. As he stared they seemed to blur and blend into one, the poison swilling behind his eyes until he wasn’t sure whether he was seeing reality or dreams. He saw Mhara, Dharma, his grandfather Loni – even a brief glimpse of his brother Tarik as he disappeared down the tunnel into the mountain.

But above all those faces, dominating them all, he saw Khareh.

Khareh, who would now be thinking of him as a traitor, and a murderer.

Khareh, who would now be without a Protector.

Khareh, who had promised to protect Dharma from danger.

It pained him so much to be away from his best friend. He would have followed Khareh to the end – but after Mhara, what choice did he have? He had to find answers, and if the only place for that was Lazar then he owed it to Khareh too. And yet . . . he couldn’t forget that Khareh had made a promise to him in those last moments together. They were bound to each other now. Still he wondered if he would ever gain hi the other apprenticesat felt intensitysecos full forgiveness.

Ironically, Raim knew Khareh would have loved to be in his place.

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