The Crystal Eye by Blake R. Wolfe

Author:Blake R. Wolfe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lgbtq fantasy, epic fantasy, dark fantasy, coming of age fantasy, ya fantasy, dragon fantasy
Publisher: Blake R. Wolfe
Published: 2022-06-07T00:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

The next morning was gray, but as they walked alongside the road, the skies began to clear and the sun came out once more, bringing some warmth back to the world, if only briefly. The chill had been growing thick in the air over the past two weeks and Dusk was beginning to wonder when it would snow for the first time. Juniper had warned him that the mountain pass would be difficult to traverse in the snow, but he held out hope that they could still make it. The pain from the fire incident was completely gone, making the journey much easier. He and Lex were making good time.

Before midday the path began to shift upwards, a tall hill looming high above them. It took more than a half hour for them to scale it. Panting as they reached the top, their breath was taken away for a different reason. The hill sharply fell away in front of them and the world was laid out almost like a map for all to see. Below Dusk could make out smoke rising from a small town just a mile past the base of the hill. A never-ending forest ran away to the north, covering the landscape for some miles until it faded into the distance. Dusk thought maybe it stretched all the way to the mountains that were already snow capped in the distance, but he wasn’t sure. He turned his gaze upward, taking in each peak and the blanket of white that coated them all. Following the direction of the road he could see a gap between three tall mountains, the raised road only half as tall as the peaks surrounding it. The gap was coated in white as well. The snow had already fallen on the road.

He would have been worried, but his eyes thirstily drank in the splendor of the landscape, tearing his thoughts away from his journey. His eyes followed the mountains south until they disappeared into the blue-gray haze. At their base was a long plain dotted sparsely with trees. A great river gushed out of the mountains and carved a long winding path back east through the grasslands. It must have been the same river that cut the gorge near the bandit’s hideout. He turned completely around on the spot. Behind him he could see hints of the broken towers at Alamond far behind him. He searched to see Juniper’s village or maybe the mines, but the hill wasn’t as steep on that side. The trees were tall, making it harder to see further away before the scene faded into the distance.

“The world is much bigger than I thought it would be,” Dusk murmured, staring back at the mountains. “I can’t believe all of this,” he gestured to the landscape, “was here without my ever knowing.”

“It feels small to me.”

Dusk turned to look at Lex, confused by his answer. How could anything so vast be considered small. There was a pained look on Lex’s face as he stared off towards the mountains.

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