The Twice-Cursed Serpent by Scarlett D. Vine

Author:Scarlett D. Vine [Scarlett D. Vine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scarlett D. Vine
Published: 2023-02-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter nineteen

“I should have volunteered to stay with you more this summer. I forget how nice and cold it is down here,” Cylis said, relaxing against the library’s stone wall.

“You said the same thing months ago,” Caes said, not bothering to move her attention from her book, “and then complained the entire time.”

“Yes...but that was before all this happened.” Cylis smirked. “You are a bit more interesting now.”

“Whatever keeps you satisfied. And quiet.”

Cylis did not answer. Hopefully he enjoyed the rest, because she had requested a Soul Carver fluent in ancient Malithian today to help with translations of what appeared to be promising documents. “Appeared to be” being the key phrase, as the document’s promise was entirely in its mangled, aged appearance. Truth be told, it was little more than a stack of moldy papers barely held together by a stained thread. Meanwhile, the prophecies laid on a stack on their chair, ignored for weeks.

Whether the crusty documents held anything more than the wistful diary of some ancient priestess had yet to be discovered. Yet there was reason to hope. While her knowledge of ancient Malithian was still amateur, she was able to pick out a few words here and there. Caes would write down a few words that stood out to her and compared them to their translations in the dictionary. If these words had the meanings she suspected, she’d ask Cylis to do a full translation. But for the sake of her tenuous relationships with the Soul Carvers, she didn’t like to bother them until she was pretty sure it would be useful. Soul Carvers were great in power, but they were short on patience.

Light snores emanated from Cylis from his place against the wall. How in the hells was he able to sleep standing like that? Caes frowned and went back to her reading. While Soul Carvers could be difficult, at least she had them to help her instead of having to rely on the other denizens of court. Courtiers were nosy and exhausting. No, Soul Carvers were difficult, but they were the better option.

Caes went back to reading, painfully translating her list of words. Some of them were a bit pointless, such as “day,” “sun,” and “sleep,” but…it was time to wake the Soul Carver.

“Cylis,” Caes said gently. The Soul Carver didn’t move. “Cylis,” she said louder.

Cylis opened one eye and looked down at Caes. “Hmm?”

“I need something translated. “Please.”

Without a word, Cylis stretched and walked over to the table and sat on the chair opposite Caes. Too bad Alair wasn’t there instead. Alair offered to help without being asked. Alair didn’t argue. Alair was…

“What is it?” Cylis asked. Caes handed Cylis the document, which he took delicately with the tips of his fingers. “This is disgusting. Did they throw this in a privy?” His nose wrinkled. “You really want me to translate this?”

“Yes. Stop scowling. I already translated a part of it and found a few words that make me think it’s worth a look.”

“Like, ‘let’s waste this Soul Carver’s time’? Those kinds of words?”

“No.

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