The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody

Author:Isobelle Carmody [Isobelle Carmody]
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-04-12T13:09:02.180000+00:00

An instant later, or so it seemed, someone was shaking me, but when I dragged open my eyes, Seely smiled and told me that it was late afternoon.

“What is it?” I asked her, rubbing my face and feeling the grit of sand.

“There are riders in the ruins waiting to escort you to Aborium,” she said.

“Riders?” I croaked.

“They came from Aborium specifically to fetch you,” Seely said.

I sighed, realizing that Gwynedd must be more eager than I had anticipated to hear about the events that had taken place on Herder Isle, despite the fact that Merret must have told him everything I had shared.

I climbed out of bed. “Ask Pellis to let these riders know I must dress and speak to Dell. Then I will come with them.” After she had gone, I took the time to use the bathing cabinet, but I did not linger. Once dried, I put on my own trousers and tunic and the heavy oversized shoes Erit had given me. The Beforetime attire had been surprisingly comfortable, but it would draw attention. Vesit had said the guards at the gate had been coerced; even so, I would be careful.

Inside the escalating chamber, I asked Ines aloud and somewhat self-consciously if Dell was in Sanctuary.

“Yes, Elspeth,” Ines’s voice purred. “Do you wish the elevator to descend to the Sanctuary level?”

“Yes, please,” I said, and immediately the elevating chamber began to vibrate.

When I arrived, Dell looked up so expectantly that I guessed she had known I was coming to see her. That she rose and immediately pressed a small bag of books into my arms, asking me to convey them to Maryon, also told me she knew I meant to go directly to Sutrium after leaving Aborium.

“I need to speak to you about Rushton,” I began. “But maybe you already know what I want to talk about.”

She gave me an amused look tinged with sadness. “I saw that you would leave today, and since Jak has told me what he heard of Domick’s words to you and that he advised you to speak with me, yes, I was expecting you. But I do not live entirely through my Talent, Elspeth. Perhaps you can begin by telling me all that Domick said to you about Rushton.”

Drawing a deep breath, I forced myself to relax. It was important to be calm and factual in my telling, but even as I spoke, the futureteller’s expression grew more grave. When I had finished, she said, “I observed Rushton carefully yesterday. From that, and from what you have said of his behavior toward you at Obernewtyn and in Saithwold, I would say that you are correct in believing that the repressed memories of his experiences on Norseland are working their way to his conscious mind. But I do not believe that it is happening only because of your presence. All memories that have been repressed will break open eventually, especially memories of such virulence. But from what you say, Rushton’s behavior toward you degenerated between your departure from Obernewtyn and seeing you only days later in Saithwold.

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