[Faerie Sworn 01] • The Wild Hunt by Nieto Ron C

Author:Nieto, Ron C. [Nieto, Ron C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Faeries, Fantasy, Young Adult
Goodreads: 23219390
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2014-05-29T00:00:00+00:00

C H A P T E R XVI

“Irresponsible girl!” Troy turned and hissed when they had barely lost the riverbank from sight. “Did you fancy yourself very clever for bargaining with the fay?”

“You think I enjoyed that deal? Because trust me when I say I don’t look forward to facing that dragon… that cuelebre thing.”

“You rushed into acceptance without even knowing of it.”

And that was the crux of it.

“I’m sorry if I’m not as experienced as you would like me to be about faeries,” Lily said. “But it’s not like I could say no. There’s too much at stake here.”

“And you made sure she knew of your desperation, of course. Understanding that a service only has the value given to it by those who desire it is common sense, and the fact you handed over all negotiation power can hardly be blamed on your lack of education.” He took a step back and ran both hands through his hair. Lily saw he was distressed, truly upset over the blunder.

“Is it that bad?”

“Yes.”

“But we can do it, right? We can get the stone.”

“We? I certainly do not plan on facing that beast.” He resumed walking, not bothering to look back to see if she followed.

“We have a deal,” she reminded him.

“Not quite. You have struck a ridiculous bargain, but I do not have part in it. There should be an alternate way to find the information.”

“Grandma doesn’t have time for us to waste thinking of other methods when we have already found one. And besides, technically, I’m bound to fulfill my end of the bargain, right?”

“Indeed. But as I said, only you are. I can find different ways to pursue the answers once you fail, so all is not lost in spite of your stupid wasting of the best source I had.”

“You don’t mean that.” Lily breathed out, struggling now to keep up with him. His anger had lengthened his strides.

“Do I not?” he mocked, lifting a brow.

“No, you don’t!” She grabbed his arm, pulled with all her strength, managed to bring them both to a stumbling halt. “You don’t mean that!” she shouted, desperate to believe her own words. He just regarded her, cold as a marble statue, and she hit his chest, trying to get him to react because even if he laughed at her naiveté, it would be better than this indifference. “You’re supposed to protect me,” she finished lamely in a small voice.

“Should it be within my possibilities,” Troy said. “If the redcap pack resulted to be such a harsh test, exactly how do you expect to prevail against the cuelebre?”

“We could find a way. Glaistig said it wasn’t impossible, so there must be some trick. She even gave us a clue, didn’t she? We could figure it out.”

Troy sighed. Reaching up, he disentangled her fingers from the front of his shirt, where they had clung when she gave up on the hitting, and forced some distance between them.

“If you must know, she suggested you give the guardian a poisoned offering, as if such a thing were simple.

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