Mystery in the Tundra by Pedro Urvi

Author:Pedro Urvi [Urvi, Pedro]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2020-03-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

“Wake up, Lasgol!”

But Lasgol was too tired to wake up.

“Come on, wake up.”

He heard the voice, he knew it, but he simply did not want to open his eyes. He was dead. He just wanted to rest in peace and never be bothered by anybody again.

“He’s overdone it.”

He felt someone shaking him, as if they were trying to reanimate him, but he was not going to wake up. Not now that he could finally rest.

“Too much punishment for his mind.”

“Take him away, quick.”

There was silence.

The quiet returned.

He rested.

He rested as he had never done before, enjoying a pleasant healing sleep so deep and pleasant that nothing and nobody would get him out of it.

He felt a strong light on his face, and ignored it. But the light kept attacking him, more and more brightly. It bothered him, interrupting his rest. He wanted to move it away from his face, but was unable to.

It woke him up.

He opened his eyes and covered them with his forearm to protect them from the brightness. It was coming through a large window, bathing the bed where he lay. But it was not his bunk. Or his room in the cabin. He started in shock.

“Where am I?”

“Our dreamer wakes up at last,” came a feminine voice Lasgol recognized at once.

“Edwina...”

“You promised me you’d be careful and not end up in my infirmary again,” said the Camp Healer with a mix of gentleness and reproach.

“Am I... alive?”

“Yup. Alive and well.”

“The waterfall... the cuts... I was dying... I can’t have survived...”

“I’m afraid you did. I can assure you you’re alive.”

Lasgol shook his head. He did not understand. He realized he no longer had that numb feeling in his head.

“What... happened? What am I doing here...?” he asked, confused and a little frightened.

“You were brought here three days ago, after you finished the Schools Test.”

“The test?”

“Do you remember the test? What happened?”

“I remember the Sacred Oak-Wood. I remember the attacks... I was attacked! I was wounded! The blood!”

“That’s it. Remember... and stay calm, don’t get excited. Now you’re safe with me.”

Lasgol sat up in the bed and looked everywhere in confusion. “My head...”

“How does it feel?”

He put his hands to his temples. “Better... I’m no longer numb...”

“I’m glad. That’s a very good sign. Some are left trapped in their minds... and in extreme cases... they never come back...”

Lasgol tensed. “One question... is this real, or is it still part of the test?”

Edwina laughed. “This is real. The test finished three days ago, but you’ve been unconscious all this time.”

“Unconscious? Why?”

“You overdid it during the test.”

“Me? Overdo it?”

“Yes, you overdid it. Your mind suffered a terrible punishment.”

“I don’t understand a thing. My mind?”

“Yes. I had to work hard to make you come back from the restorative sleep you’d taken shelter in.”

Lasgol looked down at his body in search of the multiple scars. “And my wounds? How are they?”

“You won’t find them.”

“I can’t see any marks. It’s impossible. What’s going on here?”

“Take it easy, don’t get overexcited, everything’s okay... let me explain.

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