Child of Legend - A Shadow and Bone Fanfic

Chapter 22

I had grown even more irritably curious as to why why we were fleeing Os Altlas, no matter what I tryed or asked, no one spoke a word to me, barley meeting my gaze whenever I looked at them.

By the time we had reached kribirsk I was visibly frustrated and bored out of my mind.

"What the hell is going on?!" I demanded as soon as I saw my father, he was in the middle of a conversation with Ivan and a handful of other Corporalki, they had always been his favourite type of soldier.

His head snapped up at the sound of my voice, not wasting any words he motioned my already walking body to come towards them with his fingers.

"...... we'll be gone within the half hour," I heard him finish, everyone around him then scurried off to carry out their various tasks.

"Rena, you made it," he greeted.

"What's happening?" I repeated, trying to cool myself off from the frustrating ride, "I'm in the stables and then I'm being arrested, that brat of a prince calls me a witch, then I'm in a cell with Genya and these two other Grisha help us out and then Koldan ki-" I stopped myself before I blurted out what had happened in the stables.

He raised a suspicious brow, "Go on, what about Koldan?" He questioned.

I tried to suppress the blush that threatened to appear on my cheeks, "What, oh um nothing. What's happening?" I said all too quickly.

"I have ways of making you tell me, Rena," he searched my eyes, as if they would tell him what had happened, "As for what's happening," he continued, looking away, "How do you feel about a visit to Novyi Zem, I heard it's quite nice this time of year."

"I mean, why was I arrested and forced to flee Os Atlas."

He sighed, "The king has gotten some, dramatic ideas of what happened a few years ago. Remember when I told you what happens when a king throws a tantrum?" I nodded, "Well let's just say this is a very big tantrum."

"So you're just running away, what about everyone else back-"

"I don't run away from things," he cut across me.

"So you're travelling to Novyi Zem in search of answers?" I questioned, he nodded, "How? The fold is-"

He arched an elegant brow at me, "No. You're not really thinking about crossing it, are you?" I exclaimed.

"Why not, you have the gift of light, we can make it across safely."

"Maybe me, but not a whole skiff, nevermind three." I shook my head, "You're asking me to enter a nightmare."

He crouched down so that we were eye level, his quartz eyes staring into mine, "I shall be right by your side," he whispered.

He stood up as a soldier came over, "Isn't that reassuring," I muttered sarcastically under my breath.

My pack from the journey to the Shu han border was still strapped to Sumerki's saddle, it had the bare minimum in it, a few old rations from the outpost, my book, some flint, a roll of twine and my tin whistle. The knife that Botkin had gifted me was still strapped to my thigh.

I said goodbye to Sumerki, knowing I most likely wouldn't see her again and made towards the skiff's.

I hesitated before boarding on to it, was I really doing this, was I seriously going to cross the fold with so many lives in my hands. This and many more questions made my foot linger from stepping onto the deck.

As if reading my thoughts a hand on the small of my back gently pushed me forwards onto the skiff, bringing me out of my thoughts, "You'll be fine, I know you can do it," I heard the Darkling gently say behind me, leading me towards the main sail.