Sword of Wrath: Book Eight of the Kormak Saga by King William

Author:King, William
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Typhon Press
Published: 2016-05-26T00:00:00+00:00

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Rhiana removed her shirt and hung it on the peg above the small narrow bed.

“Will every night between here and Maial be like that?” Kormak asked.

“No. They will be less interesting. Still, it could be worse. If we did not have the windcaller with us, we would be cooped up on the ship for nearly two months. As it is, we should only be stuck with each other for twelve days after we leave Fort Wrath. There will hardly be time to get sick of everybody’s boasting and everybody letting everyone else know how important they are.”

“Well, that’s something to look forward to,” Kormak said. He listened to the sound of the waves and the tread of the sailors on the deck above. The ship creaked and rolled.

“I might get off at Fort Wrath if this keeps up,” Rhiana said. “Smugglers from there run regularly to Port Blood.”

“I might join you.”

She looked at him sidelong. “You are joking, of course.”

He leant back on the bed and put his hands behind his head. “I suspect Admiral Zamara would not let me slip away. Prince Taran has probably given him instructions concerning that.”

“We could still manage it. It’s something to keep in mind if you ever need to find your way to Port Blood.”

“I’ll remember,” he said.

She lay down beside him and stared at him with her strange green eyes. “What will become of us?”

He looked at the ceiling for a moment. “I don’t know. I wish I did.”

“Do you intend to keep hunting monsters in the dark until you die?”

“It’s not just about that,” Kormak said.

“Isn’t it?”

“I am helping people,” he said. “Saving lives. Sometimes.”

“Is that why you do it?”

“It’s one reason. You do not have to come to Terra Nova if you do not want to.”

She stared at him silently for ten heartbeats. He felt as if he was being judged, and refused to look away. He was very aware of the warmth of her body alongside his. “The people on this ship must think we are an odd couple,” she said at last.

“Let them.”

“We are an odd couple. A moonchild and a Solar Guardian. Most people think we should be sworn enemies.”

“Life is rarely that simple.”

She laughed softly. “There’s an understatement.”

“I have a gift for that sort of thing. Do you want to go with me to Terra Nova?”

“I am not doing anything else at the moment.”

“I thank you for your enthusiasm.”

“Do you want me to go with you?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“I like having you around.”

“And I thank you for your enthusiasm.”

He took her hand and squeezed it. “That is not common for me. Normally I pass through places, rarely get to know anyone for longer than a few weeks or months.”

“Boo hoo.”

“Normally I like it that way. It keeps things simple.”

“Should I be flattered?”

“People who are close to me get hurt. Killed sometimes. It has been happening since I was eight years old.”

“And you’re scared it might happen to me?”

“Aren’t you?”

“I looked after myself for a long time before we met, Sir Kormak.

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