Towers and Braids by Holly Hook

Author:Holly Hook [Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1536850292
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

"How are you feeling?" Brie asked.

I took another bite of the chicken. After I had passed out, Stilt and Brie had propped me against the tree and let me drink some water from the pot. It was cooling now, which made it tolerable. It had a funny, almost bitter taste to it, but Brie had insisted that after the boiling it wouldn't kill us.

"Better," I said. "I think healing Stilt might have drained me too far."

Brie held up the pot, and I took another drink. Stilt paced around behind her, munching on his own piece of chicken. He'd taken a tiny piece, I noticed, and he faced the ground as he walked. He felt terrible about what he had almost done. It was there in his eyes.

I wondered what Brie and Stilt had said to each other while I was here, waking up. What friends did when this kind of thing happened.

My ears still rang a little from my passing out and I took another bite of chicken. I would live. I had put off eating for way too long, but at least the ravens hadn't come back. We would have to watch out for them until we got out of this kingdom.

"Thanks," Brie said. "Thanks for making Stilt better. He can't control himself when the darkness gets to him. All elves are like that. Put them in the lighter areas, and they're fine. But in the dark areas, the worst of them comes out. I think we need to keep you with us until we get out of here. You might need to heal him a couple more times before we get out of here. That's why you need to eat. That, and I don't want to see you drop dead."

Brie smiled. I smiled back. I liked her. Now that Stilt wasn't dark, I even liked him.

Maybe the world was more of a mixture of good and evil. I had to find the good parts.

"I agree," I said. I was glad I had these two with me. Three people were better than one out here. I wouldn't have known how to find food for myself.

And I could do something useful. The thought of it felt good.

Could I help people out here?

Help fight back this darkness?

It was no wonder Alric had sent so many ravens to search for me. I wondered if Mother was still trying to stop him and if he had done something to her to get her out of the way. He was the worst person I'd seen out here, even worse than the darkened Stilt.

I finished the chicken, not caring about the mess I made. Stilt ate his meager portion and tossed a bone down in the tall grass. "This will attract rats," he said. "Let's be out of here before they show up."

Brie helped me to stand. "Are you feeling all right?" she asked.

"Yes."

"Able to walk?"

"Yes. I think." Strength was returning to my limbs even though the chicken had made me feel more hungry than I was before.

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