Vuroth's Tear: Even the Gods Cry

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Aven tore into the shack and saw the others sitting by the fireplace. His head was still caked with blood, his face was swollen and bruised from the punch and his shirt was torn open. Analda was the first to jump to her feet.

"Aven, what happened to you?" She asked as she ran her fingers over the bruise on his jaw, "You're burning up."

He looked at her and smiled, "Took care of a little unfinished business, nothing I couldn't handle." He didn't tell her about being stabbed with his own sword. It may not have left a mark but still he felt every inch of the sword travel through him and he wasn't sure he could explain why, he wasn't exactly sure it made sense to him.

Aven looked around to the others with an arm around Analda, "We're leaving, I'm not waiting any longer for Verik." Donovan nodded in agreement, he too was sick of waiting and feeling useless when a battle could be starting at any minute.

Analda looked at Aven, worried, "But what if he's on his way back for us?"

Aven shook his head, "He wouldn't leave the capital if he thinks Tola is on his way there and he is on his way there, I can feel it, which means Verik can too. What's worse is I get the feeling that Verik is in trouble."

Donovan stood, "Every day that we are here, that's another day that we aren't there when Tola does attack. If Aven's instincts tell him that Tola is going there, that's good enough for me. That gut of his has saved my ass more than I can count."

"Then I'm going too," Analda shouted and gave Aven a look when he opened his mouth to protest.

Velana looked at the others, "Then I'm coming with you," She smiled, "and I might have a way for us to get to Travidon much faster than by horse. Everyone, get ready and let's go."