Short Story Collections #01 - Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey

Author:Mercedes Lackey [Lackey, Mercedes]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, General, Fantasy Fiction, Fantasy Fiction; American, Valdemar (Imaginary Place), Fantastic Fiction; American
ISBN: 9780886777203
Google: -YdvAQAACAAJ
Amazon: 0886777208
Publisher: DAW
Published: 1996-12-31T23:00:00+00:00

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Much later, Revyn was only vaguely aware of Eser and some other Healers running toward him with blankets. They snatched him up and brought him in, warming him and giving him the Healing teas that he had so often helped to brew. Thoughts of Chylla raced through his fevered mind, until finally he slept. He was back at Elann, standing outside the gardens on a foggy spring day. Hazy clouds swirled around him, and his head throbbed painfully. Somewhere, he heard music. Then he heard the golden music of Chylla's laughter. A sharp pain stabbed deep into his heart when he heard the joyous sound.

"Chylla!" he cried, "I'm sorry!" He ran into the garden maze, calling her name, following the laughter that rang in his head. "Chylla, come back to me!"

Suddenly, he rounded a corner, and there she was, rosy as ever, her golden hair spilling over her shoulders, her bare feet buried in the fresh green grass.

"Chylla," he gasped, "I'm sorry, so sorry. It's all my fault."

"Oh, be quiet, Revy," she said affectionately. "Maybe Myndal was right, maybe we are both fools."

"But, if I could have been there, I could have Healed you, if I'd accepted my training..." Her laughter rang out again.

"If you'd been there, it would have happened differently. But don't you see? It doesn't matter now.

The Havens are so bright, so wonderful. They sent me back to wake you up. It's not your fault, silly. I'll be fine."

"But, Chylla..."

She stepped forward and put a golden fingertip across his lips. "No more of that, now. Tell Mother I love her, and that I'm happy. She always worried about the ending of life. Tell her it's just a new beginning." She danced backward and began to head toward another of the maze pathways. Just before she disappeared, she turned to face him.

"And, Revy, don't worry about that song you were going to write for me. Just keep Healing. It's a different music, but it's all connected." She slipped back into the maze, and the shrubs began to disappear into the haze around him. Rooted to the spot, he cried out her name, trying to bring her back to him.

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