Student of Kyme by Constantine Storm

Author:Constantine, Storm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, magic, constantine, wraeththu, hermaphrodite, androgyny
Publisher: Immanion Press

Miyacalasday, Adkayamoon 4

I’ve had to let a few days pass before I’ve been able to write again. It makes me wince to read over the words I last wrote. How the capricious dehara conspire to trick us!

On the night of the party, Malakess came to collect me in his carriage and this time, as we travelled together in comfortable silence, he held my hand and I sat beside him rather than opposite.

When we arrived at Poltenemy’s manse, some miles out of town, I noticed that there were a lot of other second generation hara present, mostly friends of the phylarch and his chesnari’s son. These were hara with whom I had never come into contact before. I was not really surprised that they were slightly territorial and appeared to view me as an interloper, if their rather hostile inspections were anything to go by. I decided the best ploy was to keep my head down and stay by Malakess’s side. But it was impossible to do that for every single moment, and there came a time when I went alone to the bathroom, a sumptuously appointed room on the first floor. When I came out, a har my own age was standing outside the door. I assumed he wished to use the facilities and inclined my head to him. To my surprise, he grabbed hold of my arm to prevent me leaving.

‘We must talk,’ he said.

I didn’t know him, and had no idea what he might want, but it was clear this wasn’t a friendly overture. ‘About what?’ I asked, pulling my arm away from his grip.

‘You won’t get away with your tricks here, har. We know about you.’

‘Excuse me?’

‘You think that Malakess can be your Ysobi here, but we won’t let that happen.’

Those words virtually froze my blood. Indeed, this har knew about me. ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about,’ I said, determined to keep my dignity. I made to walk off again, but he dragged me back.

‘What is it with little shits like you?’ he snapped. ‘You see somehar happy and you want to ruin it. You think you’re so fucking lovely that everyhar will fall at your feet. And the older ones are stupid. They fall for it every time. Well, we’re on to you, har. If you think you can get away with your usual scam here, forget it.’

My heart was beating really fast now. I felt slightly dizzy, but had to retain an outward coolness. ‘I really have no idea what you’re talking about. What exactly am I ruining?’

The har bared his teeth at me. ‘How about the life and sanity of Malakess’s chesnari? As if you don’t know!’

I must have done a double take. ‘What? What do you mean? He hasn’t got a chesnari.’

‘You think?’ The har laughed cruelly. ‘Oh, you know all right. The moment you saw Malakess you set your sights on him. We watched it happening.’

‘But who is this har who’s supposed to be chesna with Malakess?’ I couldn’t believe this might be true.

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