The Seer by Roberto Ricci

Author:Roberto Ricci [Ricci, Roberto]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 35388119
Publisher: Pantomimus Media Ltd.
Published: 2017-06-29T23:00:00+00:00

45. Found

The sun was now high up in the sky and Chtomio felt a great sense of relief. The other cadets would have all completed their bloody task and they would no longer attack any Janis. Adina was safe. By walking incessantly all night and all morning, they had put a lot of distance between themselves and Samaris, but his father would no doubt be so enraged, he’d think nothing of sending half his army in search of his traitorous son. And he still didn’t even know where they were. Were they in the Orange territory? Or where they still in the Red Kingdom? Fight less and study more, had been one of his tutor’s admonishments, and now he was beginning to understand why. Belatedly, he’d come to suspect that cunning and knowledge trumped brute force every time. Chtomio vowed that if he ever became king, he would remember this life lesson. But right now, he was hungry.

He glanced at Adina, who trembled, still cold from the night passed marching incessantly and from the gusty wind that had picked up since early morning. He had decided to part with her with the new sunrise but her conditions seemed to have worsened and he just couldn’t leave her like that. Adina, moreover, did not seem so eager to let him go any longer.

“We’re safe now. We can stop and rest,” he said. “I’ll light up a fire…” he added, “And see if I can find some food.” Adina sat on the ground and said nothing.

Chtomio quickly gathered dry roots, kindling and tinder and then he used the flint he always carried with him to create sparks. The fire caught the dry wood and they had a good blaze going, immediately. Well, here’s something I’m good at, he thought. They both huddled near it. Although Chtomio felt its warmth, he could see Adina was still cold. He removed his mantle and draped it over her shoulders. She took it without saying anything. She seemed to be half asleep.

“Adina, are you alright?”

She didn’t answer.

He came closer to her and gently removed her mask. She had her eyes closed and Chtomio saw that her forehead was beaded with sweat. Suddenly, he saw four wagons in the distance. At first, he thought it might be Red soldiers looking for him, but they would never come with wagons. Then, as they approached, accompanied by the dull thud of oxen hooves on the ground, Chtomio realized that they weren’t Red chromes at all.

“Whoa,” said Yit, tugging his reins to stop his oxen. “Greetings chrome! We come in peace.”

“Greetings…” replied Chtomio, still surprised to see foreign chromes.

Yit dismounted and said: “Cold wind, eh? Your lady might need more blankets.”

Chtomio, confused, turned toward Adina and said: “What lady?” Then, realizing, he blushed, “Oh no, she’s not my lady, we… uh…”

“Well, whoever she is, it looks like she may need help. Can’t you see she’s trembling?” Yit asked. He jumped down from his wagon and moved closer to the fire to examine Adina.

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