Star-Crossed Myth: The Divine Fate (Book One)

Huedhaut, The Snarky Intellectual: Story 6

"I came to see you because it's nighttime..." Huedhaut whispers.

It's the middle of the night. Everyone is sound asleep, as I planned to be as well until Huedhaut appears in my room, on my bed, before me. His raspy voice whispering so closely to my face has my heart pounding loudly.

"I need you to do something for me." He says, his eyes gazing kindly into my own.

"And...what would that be?" My voice comes out a little shaky.

I cling to the bedsheets that I cover myself with, trying to make it like a barrier to stop Huedhaut from coming any closer.

"I need you to come with me." He simply says.

My eyes quickly dart side to side then back to him. Wondering if he's aware of the place and time that he's suddenly asking this. "Um...what?"

In any case. I place my trust in Huedhaut even if I'm a little skeptical of where were going and what Huedhaut is asking of me. But I drag myself out of bed and throw on some comfy clothes and follow Huedhaut.

We journey through the dark forestry surrounding the cabin, hearing the faint cricket chirps and rustling of nearby wildlife.

"So, are you going to tell me what were doing?" I ask.

Huedhaut walks only a few feet ahead of me and doesn't respond.

"If you don't answer me, I'm going to assume the worst and start running back the other way screaming, so if you don't respond to me now—"

"Don't worry, nothing is going to happen to you." Huedhaut slightly turns his head to look back at me with a smirk.

I roll my eyes. "All right..."

Walking further and further, the soft sounds of water meeting sand can be heard. We come to clearing through the trees and there stands Leon and Teorus at the edge of the lakeshore.

"You're late. You're awfully brave to keep me waiting like this." Leon frowns.

"Are you kidding me? It's the middle of the night!" I harshly whisper to him, shoving my hands into my pockets.

"Sorry. I know you were about to go to sleep." Teorus kindly says.

"Mhmm..." I yawn and give my head a shake. "But, Huedhaut said he wanted me to do something. So, what's going on?"

Leon sighs. "The inconvenient part of our job, the part we need your power to accomplish."

"We're going to use this lake to scan for wishes of the children of man."

"Wishes?" I question.

Huedhaut nods. "If we were in the heavens, I would fill a basin in an appropriate place with water and create a special reflecting pool to view wishes."

"But that place doesn't exist on earth, so we're using a lake instead this time." Teorus adds.

I rub my eyes. "And you'll be able to see human wishes with this lake then..." I say aloud, understanding the situation.

"Exactly." Teorus smiles. "Okay, let's get ready to do this."

Ugh, this couldn't have waited till morning?! I keep that thought to myself, not wanting to trigger a glare from Leon and a heated discussion amongst the gods that will only keep my here longer.