The Trevi of Torvain by Kelly Carr

Author:Kelly Carr [Carr, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781087332956
Published: 2019-12-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter seven: valeria

With the sudden addition of Sarah to their party, Valeria began to find the journey south immensely enjoyable. She spent long hours each day tutoring their new friend in Sylph magic and discovered that she picked up anything she was taught very quickly. The Human woman made her laugh, asked endless questions about the Trevi, and told her about all the places she had hoped to go when she left home. She shared no details about her personal history, but Valeria began to form certain suspicions based on the few things her new friend let slip. She kept them to herself, however, and simply enjoyed the pleasure of spending time in the company of a kindred spirit.

Valeria kept an eye on Liana as they rode along. Her best friend remained quiet day after day and hardly seemed to notice where she was going. When they reached the Calesheen River, she was glad to finally have an opportunity to shake Liana out of her reverie.

“I’m sorry, Valeria, did you need something?” Liana said, appearing confused.

“I was hoping you would create a bridge for us,” Valeria said. “The water is too fast for us to ford here.”

“Oh, of course.” Liana dismounted and, raising her arms, lifted the riverbed until it created a bridge just a few inches above the rushing water.

Sarah’s mouth dropped open. This was the first time she had witnessed anything other than Sylph magic.

“That’s amazing!” she said delightedly.

Valeria saw Liana smile slightly as they crossed the bridge, but as she allowed it to sink back into the water behind them, the smile faded.

“When did we leave the road?” she asked.

“Just after we left the mountains,” Elias replied. “I thought it would be best to avoid any other towns. We drew quite a lot of attention to ourselves at Laketown. Word may spread about our appearance there.”

“Not to mention,” Valeria said, “that we wouldn’t want to draw any more innocent bystanders into danger if the Genvu should happen to attack again.”

Liana’s face went pale at the thought, but Elias shook his head. “Creatures of the Vorshi, like the Genvu, aren’t well suited to the warm climate and sunshine of Torvain. The kind of power it takes to create the weather that would shield them from it would take weeks to build if it had to get this far south,” he explained.

Liana shivered. “All the same, it was a good plan to get away from the main road.” She lapsed back into silence, her face sinking back into the grim expression she had worn for several days.

At last, Valeria got fed up. She cast a gust of wind at her friend, so strong that it nearly blew her off her horse. Liana looked over at Sarah sharply, before realizing that it was Valeria who was responsible.

“What was that for?” Liana snapped.

“Just trying to get your attention,” Valeria said. “You’ve hardly spoken in days! I’ve never known you to be so quiet.”

“I’ve just been thinking, that’s all,” Liana said, waving a hand as if it wasn’t important.

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