Harmonic Magic Series Boxed Set by P.E. Padilla

Author:P.E. Padilla [Padilla, P.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-17T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Sam was exhausted. They had been traveling hard for several days now. He was so anxious about catching the force that destroyed the hapaki community, had such a strong feeling they were just about to catch them that he had convinced the others not to go back to Whitehall. Instead, they slept a few hours and then were up again, pushing on, going ever forward. It was obvious that he had misjudged the situation.

“Sam,” Nalia said softly, “we must allow the rakkeben to rest. Whether we stop here or go back to Whitehall, they must rest. We do not have enough food to stay another night away from the fortress. We must reprovision.”

Sam rubbed his eyes. They felt like they were filled with sand. “I know. I was so sure we were close.”

She moved a stray wisp of hair from his face and kissed him, a quick peck. “I know. You are perhaps over-anxious. We will catch them, but we must make sure we are in condition to do battle when we do.”

It wasn’t anything he hadn’t told himself several times a day since they started. He could still feel the anger burning in him at what this Baron Tingai had done to the hapaki. Continued to do to the hapaki, for all he knew.

Sam looked at the others in his small party. Rindu, Nalia, and Skitter were all sitting and watching him as the last rays of the filtered sunlight reached their way through the foliage. They had not complained, not once, though he could see they were as tired as he was.

The rakkeben were lying on the ground, resting. They understood his urgency and Shonyb kept the others moving, but he had been pushing them too hard. He saw that now. “I’m sorry, everyone,” he said to no one in particular. “Let’s go back to Whitehall, have a nice meal, and get a full night’s sleep. You’re right, it’ll do us no good to catch up to the kidnappers if we’re too exhausted to fight them. Just stay where you are while I learn this place. We’ll be back home in a few minutes.”

When they returned, Sam whispered to Shonyb, “I’m sorry for pushing so hard. Go and rest. We’ll take it easier from now on, okay?” The big wolf looked into his eyes, made a humming noise, and licked his face. Then, turning, she headed toward one of the bigger parks, the one the rakkeben favored for sleeping.

Skitter headed off to the temporary den he had made in another of the parks. I understand why you were so anxious, Sam, he sent. Thank you for caring so much about my people. A strong feeling of affection came through into Sam’s mind. He formed a small smile as he saw his friend leave.

Hand in hand with Nalia, Sam accompanied Rindu into the keep. They would eat a quick dinner and then he would fall into bed. When they got to the dining hall, though, he found an unexpected gift.

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