The Reminiscent Exile Series, Books 1-3: Distant Star, Broken Quill, Knight Fall by Joe Ducie

Author:Joe Ducie [Ducie, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cedar Sky Publishing
Published: 2014-07-15T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

And the World Goes Blind

Tia set us to making honeyberry pies while we explained the unfortunate situation shrouding Perth. Apparently her bar was famous in Meadow Gate for two things—dessert pies and, for those that could afford it, the sapphire liquor we’d drunk ourselves stupid with the previous night.

“So it sounds like this creature, whatever he truly is, was sent to entice you in particular,” Tia said, frowning as she folded pastry. Her oven already held a good half-dozen pies, and the scent of baking made me want to catch a mid-morning nap. “Never mind what was going through Faraday’s head when he recalled the legions from True Earth, Emissary—or whatever’s pulling the strings—wanted you to come out and play.”

“Aye, I’ve been thinking the same.”

Annie sipped at a glass of water and leaned against the countertop. “Scion, do you think? Like in Emissary’s last message?”

“I do think...”

“How can you beat a god?” Tia asked. “I mean, they are supposed to be gods, aren’t they?”

“Creatures with a lot of power,” I said, thinking of Tal and Lord Oblivion. “But they’re not omnipresent or omnipotent.” But Oblivion was close... “Which kind of excludes them from godhood, don’t you think?” I shook my head, not quite convinced. “Tia, I want you to come with me when I leave.”

She squeezed my shoulder, leaving a handprint in flour on my waistcoat. “I know.”

“Will you come with me?”

She wrapped her tiny little arms around me and squeezed me tight. My chin rested on the top of her head. “Let me think about it. I’ve spent a good six, nearly seven, years here building a life. Also, and I’m not being cruel, but people tend to die around you, Declan. You know?”

I rubbed at the back of my neck. “Well, when you’re right... Mind if I use your bathroom to freshen up?”

“Of course. Towels under the sink.”

I spent a good half hour in the shower washing away the fatigue and sweat of the last day or so and came back down to the kitchen feeling refreshed and somewhat ready to face the trials of the day.

But first—pie.

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