Chapter 347 (1/2)

Chapter 347: A Stroll With Gods

ALDIR

A sea ofaround the base of the uarded Castle Indrath Wide, white rivers streamed past further out, away from the tumultuous currents near the stone cliffs

It was almost as if one could ride the wild river of clouds away from Castle Indrath and into the far reaches of Epheotus, where the politics and intrigue of ere a distant, e of Arthur Leywin’s survival for several days now, but the understanding of what to do with it eluded me As a soldier, I owed it to ers traced the story carved into the here I’d stopped to think It told the tale of an ancient Indrath prince, and how he challenged Geolus, the living mountain Hundreds of miles had been torn apart by the ferocity of their battle, but in the end, Arkanus Indrath cleaved Geolus nearly in two, and the es after, Akranus’s descendants built their hon of respect, they forbid the use ofGeolus, a tradition that lived on to the present era

A wisp of earth ers, i me with the stolid essence of ancient bedrock My mind quieted as my spirit settled This tale was a favorite of mine; it i for ht find you here, old friend,” Windsoued with doubt?”

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“No,” I answered, half turning to watch the dragon approach He wore his uniform as always, which denoted his position as a servant of Lord Indrath The old thread at the cuffs, shoulders, and collar, and a rope of woven gold hung froht shoulder to the middle button of his jacket I had allowedrobe bound with a silk cord

His gaze settled on ht sky “When we last spoke…”

He left the rest unsaid, but we both understood well enough I had expressed concern that our actions had led to rona’s ever had or likely would, a retted

“I did not carry the burden of htly or well, but distance widens one’s perspective,” I answered

Windsolanced at the story wall “Are these the words of Aldir, or of Geolus?”

“I am a warrior,” I answered simply “My mind is full of tactics and battle, and at tiestured down the hallway “Walk with ”

Windsom nodded and fell into step beside ht ahead “I’lad you’ve accepted the necessity of as done At least your part is played, for the tiuardson their patrol “Is that why you were so quick to volunteer to lead the attack? To end your long-suffered role as guide to the lessers?”

Windsohtened his uniform “I will do as Lord Indrath commands, now and always But the truth is, you had it easy, old friend The lessers have become more tedious by the day At least the boy, Arthur, was interesting The rest are just fireflies”

I couldn’t be sure if the dragon spoke out of ignorance, or if he was testing estion that my task had so to push ht reveal soo by unanswered

“Is the situation in Dicathen salvageable?” I asked

“They have not accepted our version of events as readily as the asuras,” he answered, his tone accusatory “Lessers are suspicious by nature, and they yearn for hope above all else, even if it ic”

I nodded sole room was open to the hallway, separated only by a series of coluons Four students practiced a coordinated series of movements and strikes, each in near-perfect unison with the others

I stopped to watch for a moment I’d witnessed a thousand—maybe even ten thousand—such displays in my life, but now I couldn’t help but see it as much more than the slow perfection of forht our youth With each practiced strike and block, they learned a blow intended to disarm or kill an opponent If the asuras continued on their current path, these young warriors would have reason to use the,” Windso pantheon

The boy’s head was cleanly shaved, as was the tradition a class of pantheons His once nut-brown eyes—of which there were only two, a rarity a the pantheon—had darkened to beetle-black

Taci, the only pantheon a the in the aether reale, especially for those not of the Indrath Clan—had left hiest

It was clear watching him train that he was not in pursuit of physical orthe art of death I could nearly see the i under each punch and kick, an ar before him

I understood what he felt, because I was very si warriors finished their forive Windso up to continue their training, Taci ran up to us and bowed again

“Master Windsoain for allowing me to train within Castle Indrath,” he said in a crisp, serious tone

“Kordri has seen great promise in you,” Windsom answered “See that you live up to it, Taci”

The fierce young Pantheon bowed yet again and ran back to his training partner

“If he continues as he has been these last several years, he could be the next wielder of the World Eater technique,” Windsom commented

“I was over two hundred years old before I was chosen,” I pointed out “If he were chosen, it would not be for h, I couldn’t help but wonder: When the elders inevitably asked me to pass on the technique to another warrior, would I do it? Could I give this burden to anothertheyTaci and the others behind, we continued on our slow circuit of the castle interior We walked in coain

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“Why do you think he chose to use it this ti sure ere alone—“djinn, Lord Indrath never considered its use”

“Your ears are closer to the mouth of our lord than mine,” I pointed out “But I see no reason ould have needed it The djinn were pacifists They had no ar, not a war”

“It was a war,” he countered, watching me from the corner of his eye “We simply struck pree the asuras, who truly understood what had happened to the djinn Most asuras never looked beyond Epheotus, and cared nothing for the lessers Those who did were told a very convincing lie Those who saw through the lie and cared were dealt with

“Our lord did what he thought needed to be done, both then and now,” I hedged

Windsom chuckled “And you say you have no mind for politics You’re as careful with your words as any courtier”

“There is no need for caution ords are shared between old friends, is there?” I asked, stopping to ponder a tapestry that hung froe, for exa Kezzess Indrath at council with his best friend, Mordain, a raved with the title: “Let Rest”

“Even after the forons and the phoenix race carried their ancient animosity openly, but Kezzess and Mordain spoke truly with one another, each opening the other’s eyes to the atrocities of their endless warring”

Windso his chin thoughtfully “And in this comparison, which am I?”