Undying (Valos of Sonhadra Book 7) by Tiffany Roberts

Author:Tiffany Roberts [Roberts, Tiffany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: golems
Publisher: Tiffany Roberts
Published: 2018-02-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

SEVERAL DAYS PASSED, quicker than Quinn had thought possible. She spent much of the time talking to Orishok; it was easier to communicate every day, and she was shocked and excited by how fast he was learning English. His speed was only outpaced by the translator embedded in her head. As it learned his language, it taught her, and she shifted between English and his tongue without conscious thought. Soon, they only rarely used words the other didn’t know, and were often able to explain meanings when such unknowns arose.

After seeing what he’d done to the bedroom, Quinn wanted to explore their dwelling. Wanted to make a home out of the whole thing.

The rooms on the lower floor were windowless, and the windows had been covered through most of the second floor, so few items had been damaged by the sun. Orishok seemed content to follow Quinn around, performing any task that required heavy lifting.

She found another couch, similar to the ones in the bedroom, in a nearby building. Heavy as it seemed, Orishok lifted it easily and carried it home. Quinn had him place it near the window. For additional decoration, she gathered small objects from the nearby buildings — knickknacks with no apparent purpose that were pleasing to the eye — and arranged them inside the room.

To her delight — and frustration — she accidentally discovered a lavatory in the hallway just outside the bedroom after tripping in the dark and hitting a wall. A hidden door opened to reveal a small chamber with a stone structure. She first mistook it for a sink, but, after remembering that Kelsharn was so tall, she realized its true nature.

Orishok was confused when she asked why he hadn’t shown her the lavatory when she first explained her necessities. He said he hadn’t known it was there, and he’d never used such a thing before.

Aware of her poor vision in the dark, he also procured some more stones and placed them through the home; most of these seemed to give off light without heat. She watched, fascinated, as he carved a few small alcoves in the hallway with his bare hands and set the stones inside. His strength had never been in question, but seeing him shape and smooth solid stone like she used to shape clay awoke an ache deep in her belly.

She only knew of one thing to do about it.

They returned to the bathhouse several more times as the days came and went, and Orishok remained outside during each trip. He told her he was keeping watch, though she couldn’t imagine what he was watching for. On her third visit, Quinn explored the place, wandering into the smaller chambers and hallways. She discovered a hidden compartment — wondering to herself why Kelsharn’s people were obsessed with hiding everything — in one of the side chambers. It contained numerous bottles of varied shape, size, and color. She opened a few, sniffing their contents, and was delighted to realize they were full of soaps and oils.

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