The Crystal Key by Blake R. Wolfe

Author:Blake R. Wolfe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: high fantasy, epic fantasy, dark fantasy, tolkein, critical role, dungeons and dragons, vox machina
Publisher: Blake R. Wolfe
Published: 2022-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

By the time they awoke the next morning the sails had been repaired and they were well underway once more. Dusk and Lex found themselves standing near the bow of the ship, watching the mountainous islands sink away into the distance behind them. The ship had turned back towards the north. There was nothing but blue skies and dark blue ocean all around them, the space between filled with a light breeze scented with salt.

They spent the majority of the morning together, talking over things that had happened the night before. Both were surprised that Cyrilo was able to display some inherent magical powers without any help. Even more so that he didn’t seem to need any glyphs in order to activate it. The power seemed to be completely instinctual. Lex mentioned that the Rhyka had always been painted in a bad light in his history books, but they’d never mentioned any magic. However, the lack of information made sense to Dusk the more he thought about it. Books were written by those in power and they didn’t want anyone threatening that power. It was no different than the mines. Maxon had punished companionship and conversation as a way to keep everyone under control. The less talk there was, the less likely an idea would bloom into a full on rebellion.

Around midday Dusk found himself knocking on the captain’s cabin door.

“Just a moment!” the captain called.

Dusk waited patiently. He heard some minor scuffling inside before the door was pulled open by the captain who was only wearing his trousers.

“Yes, Dusk. What can I do for you?” he asked, seeming slightly annoyed, but pleasant.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt...” Dusk saw a furred hand come over Duillearga’s shoulder.

“You’re fine, don’t let him make you feel bad,” Cyrilo said, pushing his way into the door. “We haven’t even gotten started yet.”

“What is it you needed?” Duillearga urged, his eyes wide.

Dusk shook his head. “I just wondered if I could borrow a book of yours, the one about the Rhykan man.”

“You told me you didn’t know anything about Rhyka,” Cyrilo smirked.

“I don’t! It’s just a story!” Duillearga disappeared for a moment and came back with the familiar tome, handing it over to Dusk. “Here you go.”

“So is this some weird sick fantasy of yours?” Cyrilo crossed his arms looking at the captain, but gave Dusk a wink.

“No... I...” the captain stammered.

“I think I have some business to take care of, if you’ll excuse us Dusk.” Cyrilo waved a hand, grabbing the side of the door. “Seems somebody has a hard time being honest.”

“I was being honest!”

“You will be when I’m through with you.”

With that Cyrilo closed the door, leaving Dusk standing there clutching the book with a grin on his face. He knew Cyrilo wasn’t actually upset, but it was nice to see the captain’s ego taken down a peg. Knowing how strong Cyrilo was, he only hoped the captain came out the other side still walking.

Dusk made his way out onto the deck, finding a cozy spot out of the way to sit and read for a while.

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