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Ravi shivered, and Daks tightened his arms around him. âSorry to be blunt,â Daks cut in, âbut I think weâve heard all we need to. It sounds like this prophecy doesnât have much to do with us, even though Ravi had to be the one to deliver it. You all seem to have a lot to discuss, so, uh, weâll just go and leave you to it. Thanks for dinner and everything else.â
Without waiting for a response, Daks rose to his feet and tugged Ravi with him, leaving his mostly full tankard on the table. Theyâd only taken two steps toward the door when Lyuc spoke again, stopping them.
âYou may have more of a part to play than you think.â
Ravi winced, and Daks let out a pained groan as they both slowly turned to the wizard.
âYour Seerâs prophecy said, âCleave to your heart, your sight, and the bearer of your burden,ââ Lyuc continued. âNow, my heart could simply be a metaphor for my feelings, and my sight a clarity of thought or vision, but the last part makes me think not. Ravi, you could have said âcleave to my burden,â but you didnât. You said cleave to the bearer of my burden, which makes me think itâs meant to be a person.â He turned to look at Tas, who started, eyes widening. âWe know what my burdens are. You are the bearer of one of them.â He tipped his head back to gaze up at Yan, who still stood behind him with hands on his shoulders. âFollowing that logic, you know who my heart must be.â They shared a sappy look before Lyuc leveled his gaze at Ravi again. âWho do you think my sight is, then? I tell you now, I have many talents, and power and knowledge no one else alive possesses, but the gift of Sight is not among them.â
Ravi began to regret that stew heâd crammed down his throat. Daks stepped in close to his side, his body stiff.
âBut as you said, you canât be sure of any interpretation of prophecy,â he argued. âAnd Ravi isnât the only Seer in the world. The prophecy might not have even meant a Seer at all. âYour sightâ could be anything.â
âBut he is the Seer who brought us the prophecy, and he is the one standing here with us now,â Lyuc countered.
âExactly. He did his part. Weâll leave you to do yours. Weâll see ourselves out.â
Daks covered the distance to the door in a couple of quick strides, grabbed their cloaks off the hooks, and lifted an arm to usher Ravi outside. Ravi stumbled into the dark in a daze, his mind awash with questions and anxieties. The comforting weight of the cloak Daks draped over his shoulders helped, but his head was spinning as they hurried to the cabin where Shura and Mistress Sabin waited, without a backward glance.
He didnât participate much in the conversation that followed, once theyâd closed and bolted the door. He let the words wash over him as Daks explained what had happened, Shura and Mistress Sabin shared what theyâd learned of their hosts, and all three of them argued possible interpretations of a prophecy Ravi couldnât even remember saying. He should have been listening closer, particularly given everything Lyuc had saidâand not even counting his love of fantastic storiesâbut he was too tired to make sense of it. His thoughts wanted to go in too many directions at once.
The gods were making him regret all those times heâd wished and prayed to be in one of those tales from his childhood. Heâd laugh if he wasnât worried he wouldnât be able to stop once he started. The Rift, Spawn, wizards, sacred stones, and cryptic prophecies? Not even counting the adventure heâd already had and the declaration of love he hadnât even had a chance to let sink in. He was no hero from a tale, no warrior or magic user. Whatever magic he had used him, not the other way around. Tales were for childish dreamers. He was supposed to have been a scribe, or a scholar, or teacher at the very most. He hadnât even been that much for the past ten years. What was he doing here?
Dragging a hand over his face, he sighed.
Tomorrow, he promised himself.
Heâd try to make sense of this craziness tomorrow when heâd had a chance to catch his breath.
âDaks?â
Daks stopped midsentence and turned to him.
âCan we go to bed now? Please?â
Daksâs eyebrows drew down for a second before his expression softened. âSure. Itâs been a long day for all of us. Weâll have clearer heads after some rest anyway. They shouldnât bother us again tonight, if they know whatâs good for them.â
Despite looking drawn and pale, Shura quirked her lips slightly at the ridiculousness of his implied threat, given who and what was out there. She rose slowly from her spot at the end of the bed, and Mistress Sabin helped get her settled beneath the covers. Relieved everyone agreed, Ravi shuffled to the far side of the second bed, took off his boots, and stretched out beneath the blankets without bothering to undress any further.
Both beds in the cabin were quite narrow, but no one seemed to mind as Shura and Mistress Sabin cuddled up together in theirs and Daks put out the lamp and slid in next to him.
âAre you all right?â Daks murmured, tucking Ravi against his side and wrapping an arm around
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