The Heir of Olympus and the Forest Realm by Zachary Howe

Author:Zachary Howe [Zachary Howe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Zachary Howe
Published: 2015-02-01T07:00:00+00:00

11

Stars, Stripes, and Stygian Ice

Two days later, Gordie had returned from Dasos soaking wet, but carrying twenty figs and twenty dates in a silk pouch. He had asked Chiron for a bag, impressing the centaur with his ability to plan ahead. When he had arrived in the forest, he sprinted to the nearby tree he remembered as the date palm and then to the spot Laktizon had led him to find figs. He only stopped on his way back to the river to inspect the pine tree where he fought the werewolf, and was shocked to see the body was gone, a black trail of blood leading out the other side of the pine. All that remained was a mysterious symbol where the beast had been slain: a circle around a jaguar lapping water from a forest pool molded out of a strange silvery dust. Gordie thought it was both beautiful and sad, but he did not afford himself time to ponder over this for fear of running into Dasos the satyr (or any other creatures for that matter), so he had run to the river and called for Pompeia with his head in the current. The naiad had arrived on cue and brought him back to Mount Pelion.

By this time, a few more swims in the eucalyptus pool had healed his shoulder back to pristine condition, and he had even tooled around the hot tub with his grandfather who said the pool made him ‘feel like a horny eighteen-year-old again,’ something Gordie was both repulsed and tickled to hear.

It had now been six days since Gordie walked out of the Underworld only to collapse under a surge of power. This meant that in less than a week his latent strength would resurface. For the time being, however, Chiron pressed to train him in his vulnerable state.

After snacking on some of the fruits Gordie had retrieved, the centaur led him, Ellie, and Atalo to a plateau overlooking the forest. The two relatives tagged along because they had both expressed a desire to spectate, although Ellie’s was out of fear for her son’s well-being while Atalo only wanted to see a good show. A gentle breeze rustled them as they reached the open space, which rested between two peaks: that of Mount Pelion itself and a lesser mountain of the chain. The plain was prairie-like with patches of dry, tall grass in a grainy, dusty soil.

“What a view, eh, Gordo?” Atalo boomed as they walked onto the elevated but flat terrain that presided over the dense greenery below.

“It is quite spectacular,” agreed Chiron as he gestured to a large rock for Ellie and her father to sit on, while he led Gordie to the middle of the field. Once there, Chiron turned to face Gordie head on, carrying the spear that Gordie had seen in the centaur’s bedroom. Student looked up at master with bat in hand. The late morning sun glinted off the blade of the spear.

“Now, Gordon, we will learn the basics of combat.

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