The Obsidian Arrow by Craig A. Price Jr

Author:Craig A. Price Jr. [Price, Craig A. Jr.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epic fantasy
Publisher: Claymore Publishing
Published: 2017-08-21T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 33

An eerie chill in the air caused Charlotte to shiver. The chill didn’t settle well with the scattered fog surrounding the afternoon sky. It seemed odd that such fog could still remain as it neared afternoon. Charlotte could barely see through it now to the meeting place four hundred paces in front of her. Snowflake wasn’t with her; she’d told the tiger to remain behind. Charlotte found it strange when the animal seemed to understand and obey her, but she assumed it had been saddened by the capture of Starlyn. Of course, it had always been Charlotte’s dream for animals to understand the commands and emotions of humans. A faded memory of faerie tales her mother used to tell her swirled in her mind. The memories transformed her expression of concentration into a grimace.

She had lost her parents when she was young, barely at the age of five. She remembered the day the village was attacked. Her family wasn’t able to afford much, but they always seemed able to feed her. It hadn’t been much besides bread and cheese. And water could always be found in puddles after a rain. Her father would always find cups and bowls, often thrown out by nobles for imperfections, and they’d use them to store water. Thirst always took a person first. Charlotte knew that, which was why she clutched her steel canteen as she stared at the Ikchani camp. She held a spyglass to her eye, noticing Starlyn on stage. Charlotte regarded the defenses they kept on Starlyn. They seemed insignificant. They no longer guarded her as they once had. Charlotte could see the kheshlar grew weaker. Charlotte’s heart sank each time she saw it.

Memories clouded her mind of her past with her parents. They had been so full of love, and her loss of them was a burden on her small fragile heart. She never thought to love again. She held only thoughts of survival. She believed deep within her soul she would perish like her parents had so many years ago. Often, there were times she wished she had been with them when they fell, instead of hiding. Sometimes she thought in death she could be with them again, wherever they were, instead of alone. Those thoughts had changed when she met Searon, but soon she became alone again. She survived the onslaught of the city. After which, she really found herself alone. Then Starlyn came into her life, restoring all hope, and no matter what happened, Charlotte knew in her heart of hearts that she would not let Starlyn fall. For she did not fear death anymore, only in life was she afraid, afraid of being utterly alone. The faces of her parents were still fresh in her mind as if it were yesterday.

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