Awakening Arte (The Eldest Throne Book 1) by Bernie Anés Paz

Author:Bernie Anés Paz [Anés Paz, Bernie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: www.StoryShrine.com
Published: 2021-07-05T22:00:00+00:00

19

Another dawn found them seated in a circle atop the Blue Moon Tower, backs facing each other and eyes closed. As usual, the others had no problem absorbing the Eldest Throne’s dawnlight. He could see it soaking into them like fresh rainwater and watched as it vanished into their vessels.

Their engorged spirits then brightened, and Farsight let him trace the élan pulsing through their bodies in symmetrical, curving lines. Sethra had told him cultivating her spirit felt like improving the intensity of fire by compressing stronger fire into it instead of adding things for it to burn, which really didn’t help his imagination much. Her description of cycling pure dawnlight wasn’t any better, because she insisted it was like consciously stitching her body, mind, and spirit into a more unified whole than it already was. She had finished by suggesting he wouldn’t understand until he experienced it, because it was as foreign an experience as everything else.

Roun still didn’t know if he would ever experience it, though. He still couldn’t even see his own spirit, and the élan he took from wraiths and chimeras felt stagnant compared to dawnlight. They were the last pieces in the puzzle that was his existence as a Grimoire, but at least now his only worry was falling behind, which wasn’t as bad as being useless.

Dawn’s hour passed in silence, leaving the sky blue and the Throne glowing with its usual intensity. They all rose and stretched before moving towards where Zareus and Yhul were waiting near the summit’s guardrails.

“Librarian Exarch Kuro has given you all a holiday and coin with which to enjoy it,” Yhul announced. “All we ask is that you stay out of trouble and return before nightfall.”

Zareus passed out bulging leather purses. Roun opened his and glanced at the coins inside; most were copper, but there were a lot of silver coins and even a few gold pieces. It was more money than Roun had ever held at once, and he could feel his eyes bulging. Sethra seemed to share his awe, but the other four regarded their purses with far less excitement.

“Noble clans…” Sethra muttered after glancing at them. “So, where are we heading to first?” She paused and raised an eyebrow at Fane and Oyrivia, who were quietly arguing. “Uh, I don’t mean to interrupt, but would you two like to come along with us?”

Fane and Oyrivia fell silent. An odd look passed between them, then Oyrivia stormed off towards the stairs while Fane let out a long sigh.

“She isn’t in the best of moods today, so probably not,” Fane said. “But thank you for the offer anyway.”

They nodded as Fane chased after Oyrivia, then turned towards their own plans. Or at least tried to.

“Alright, I’ve had enough,” Sethra snapped as their indecision continued unabated. “If we’re going to waste time arguing, let’s at least do so while we’re eating.”

Roun decided against saying anything, and both Laeshiro and Kamil seemed to be of the same mind. Instead, the three boys simply followed a humming Sethra as she descended the tower.

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