Gods and Heroes- Rise of Fire by Brendan Wright

Author:Brendan Wright [Wright, Brendan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

Aella

They travelled through the desert, heading north once again. It was getting close to summer, and the entire tribe knew what that meant; they were travelling to Sitharkos, the Heart of Sithares. Sitharkos was the gigantic volcano in the centre of Omas, and every year since Kerberos took control, at the height of summer, the tribe travelled to the volcano and celebrated the fires awakening within its depths. They climbed to the top, lit bonfires of their own and camped on a huge plateau near the vent. They looked for shapes in the giant plumes of smoke that rushed from the volcano, and took part in challenges and sparring matches. Aella loved being at Sitharkos, and loved the festival. When the volcano was active, being close to it made her feel as though her very soul was burning with limitless magic. The power it gave her was utterly intoxicating. She felt connected to every other member of the tribe too; the Heart of Sithares joined them all in Fire Magic, even the warriors with little or no real power.

The already hot-blooded Thearans let their passions go wild during this festival of fire, and many newborn Thearan warriors were brought into the world nine months after the festival each year. Aella couldn’t help but think of Erasmus. She didn’t want children of her own, at least not yet; he did. Her own mother gave birth to her at seventeen years of age, which was not uncommon for Thearans, but Aella wasn’t comfortable with the idea of childbirth even at twenty-five years of age. It was a difficult conversation to have with someone who wanted children as badly as Erasmus did. She knew he would be a great father, and she thought she might be a good mother too, but she couldn't bring herself to bear children. Even worse, she couldn't properly explain why. Erasmus, as usual, was very understanding. He was frustrated, but he respected her choices and usually never pushed the idea on her.

She wandered from her mother and caught up with Erasmus and Dakesh, who were walking with a small group of warriors. She laid a hand on Erasmus' arm when she fell in step beside him, and he smiled as he turned to her. Dakesh grunted at her in greeting; he was still not quite used to the constant travel, or the desert, and was breathing hard.

The journey took at least a month; heading into the centre of the desert was far harder than travelling around the coast where Tarsius was located. They slowed their progress, though Dakesh still seemed to struggle. She supposed Shanaken was far easier to travel through. Her and Erasmus taught Dakesh all about survival in the desert. They taught him about Petrafyte, the plants that looked like rocks but had a soft juicy flesh which contained plenty of water. It tasted like dirt but was clean and refreshing. They taught him about the various species of lizards, snakes and spiders and how to prepare them for eating.

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