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He could read ons aren’t real my entire life…”
“Another lie to throw on the pile”
“I don’t know anything about their anatomy I’m not sure how I can heal them”
“You’ll figure it out”
“Healing a horse or a cow is different froons can’t be controlled How a bitten in half?”
“We’ll figure it out”
“And even if I do heal them…what then?”
“They’ll fly”
“So?”
“We’ll have a very quick and effective way to get to the top of the cliffs We’ll burn anyone who opposes us, and they’re not equipped to deal with an assault from the air”
NowHuntley the keys to the Kingdoms, to my father’s coffin It felt like a betrayal, even if I fully believed that“Just because they’re healed and can fly doesn’t s They don’t need someone to take care of them like other animals do”
“We’ll figure it out”
“Is that your answer for everything?”
“Yes” He released me and headed back to the hatch “Come on”
“Co him in just his boots and breeches
He gave a nod to the cabin and took the steps below “Back to bed We have a lot of time to kill”
The closer we came to the island, the warmer it became
It was humid, just like it was in the Capital in suainst your skin and then dissolving into your bloodstreae compared to the cold, the first time I’d actually felt war came off until I was down to my breeches and a thin shirt
Huntley changed too, but he was in his full black armor, with vambraces on his arms and a plate over his chest His ax was hooked over his back, along with his sword and bow He was back to his inti old self
The gray color of the water changed to blue, glowing brighter and brighter the closer we calimpses of the bottom When I leaned over the side and stuckto the touch
Huntley raised the sail and brought the sloop to a gentle glide, slowing the momentum so we could approach the island at an easy pace He dropped anchor, and then the boat came to a stop just feet from shore
The land was lush, full of trees, vegetation, the sound of birds in the canopy It ild and vast, like the outskirts of the kingdom that hadn’t fallen to deforestation I couldn’t see past the tree line or farther inland, so I had no idea what lay beyond
Huntley turned to me “I need you to do exactly as I tell you Your smart ht now, I don’t have tiht?”