Gale & Hymn by Wendy T. Lyoness

Author:Wendy T. Lyoness [Lyoness, Wendy T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

To Gold

The moment her head hit a pillow, Gale fell asleep. She didn’t know how long she’d been awake, but she’d broken her previous record, and it gave her a sense of childish pride while she drifted off into dreams.

She might have preferred to rest, uninterrupted, until she awakened again, but instead she found herself standing outside of The Amiciers’ Rest in Caelora. Night had begun to fall, and the familiar voices of dozens of guests emanated from inside the tavern.

Even though she couldn’t quite put her finger on it, she knew something was different with her home. She didn’t think Caelora had ever had as many lights in the streets as it seemed to have tonight. She noticed a few new houses too.

Hope opened the door to the tavern, hunched over, and Venviel assisted her wife along the street. They walked in the direction of their home. Venviel did not appear a day older since Gale and Hymn had been children, but Hope seemed like she approached the end of her natural life.

Gale hated to see her mother claimed by age, so she tore her gaze from the old couple, strode up to the tavern, and stopped when she noticed a poster with her face nailed to the wall. She worried she would discover a wanted poster, but no, even if it was hard to read the faded writing, the poster seemed to advertise an event of some kind. Maybe it was Furore telling her she would become famous in the future, if she didn’t abandon love.

She opened the door to the tavern, peeked inside, and found a bunch of rowdy pirates drinking to their heart’s content while Hymn stood behind the counter. She looked decades older, happier too. Art appeared from out of the kitchen and carried a couple of plates with meals on them. Her brother had grown into a lanky man, who attracted looks from a number of the pirates.

If she became famous in the future, Gale wished her mothers would have hired another musician to replace her. The Amiciers’ Rest sounded eerily quiet without her around to cheer everyone up and give them an escape from their sorrows. How long had it been since she’d last visited Caelora if the poster on the wall was so faded she could barely make out the writing? Did they miss her?

A woman put their hand on the door and shut it. “Everything reaches an end. Heroes die. Legends fade. But you, you’ll live on in the hearts of humanity and elvenkind, won’t you?”

Gale turned towards the new arrival. The demon with large wings, horns, and purple skin couldn’t be anyone else than Furore. Venviel had described the goddess to them, so they wouldn’t mistake her for a friend. In person, she didn’t appear intimidating. She played with a brittle-looking glass dagger, but it couldn’t hurt anyone.

“If…” Gale bowed to her goddess. “I hope so. It’s my dream, if it’s not too much to ask of you.”

“You will miss this.

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