Triane's Son Learning by Amy Lane

Author:Amy Lane [Lane, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

EVENTUALLY THEY had to come in. The warmth of the house was a shock, but it wasn’t until Torrant’s fingers came to life with a burst of surprising agony that he realized how close he and Aylan had come to allowing their pain to destroy them.

Aldam had left tea on the stove, and Torrant poured a mug of it, pressed it into Aylan’s icy hands, and then settled down to work. He ignored Aylan’s swearing and halfhearted attempts to push Torrant’s hands away as he wiped the incriminating blood off Aylan’s face.

“How long were you out there?” he asked quietly. Aylan’s little cart and his horses were inside the stable. The horses had been quiet and comfortable, not at all as though they had just been put in the stalls and were still warming up.

“I spent part of the time in the stable,” Aylan chattered. “I-I couldn’t come in and talk to Aldam. I just couldn’t.”

Torrant grimaced. “He’ll know soon enough, for me,” he said. “But I’m such a coward. I’m just that much happier I won’t have to tell him.”

Aylan’s face went tight. “I’ll have to tell Lane in the spring,” he said hoarsely, as though just realizing it. “Maybe I’ll have the courage to tell you then.” His voice almost broke again, and his fingers shook as they clenched the mug.

“Sh… shhh….” Torrant took the mug away and rubbed Aylan’s bare, red fingers and then, with a smile, he took Aylan’s hands and put them under his shirt. He held them against his chest under his sweater with a gasp, because they were still colder than the core of his body.

Aylan tried to pull his hands away, but Torrant held firm. “I’m not,” Aylan protested, and he closed his eyes tight, holding in more tears. “I’m not. I can’t….” He shook his head, and his voice, hoarse from his grieving outside, became thick again. “I’m not clean, brother. I’m not—you shouldn’t let me touch you.”

“I’ve got blood on my mouth, Aylan,” Torrant whispered. “Three guesses how it got there.”

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