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back with a
platter of swordfish—quite the delicacy—and two cups of rosé.
He sat the food down on one of the small
tables in front of Taisiya and then took a seat in one of the
chairs opposite her. Rather than try to make idle conversation,
they ate in awkward silence, their ears awaiting any sound of Zara
coming in the shack above. Their plates were soon empty and their
bellies full, but Zara had not yet arrived.
Taisiya was exhausted, and as much as she
wanted to be on the lookout for her friend, she couldn’t stay awake
any longer. As she began drifting off to sleep, Ammon went and got
a blanket to cover her. She curled up and rested, hoping that when
she awoke, Zara would be safe and sound.
CHAPTER SIX –
THE MYSTERIOUS COMPASS
“Good morning!” Ammon smiled as Taisiya began
waking up. She had no clue how he knew it was morning seeing as
there weren’t any windows in an underground house, but she didn’t
question him.
“Good morning to you, too,” she yawned
back.
Ammon was once again milling around his
kitchen, and soon he was bringing over plates for their breakfast.
He sat down three platefuls of delicious blueberries and yogurt
along with matching cups of water. It was nothing as fancy as the
supper they had eaten last night, but it still looked delicious.
Taisiya’s stomach rumbled with delight.
“This looks good,” she said, ready to dig in
and eat up. Ammon just stood there looking at her with a grin on
his face and his eyebrow cocked. She was confused. “Wait,
what?”
Ammon just chuckled and sat down, taking a
plate and pushing the third one to the opposite end of the
table.
“Who’s that for…?” Taisiya said, “No…is he…?
Did he?!” She couldn’t get the words out fast enough.
“It’s for your friend Zara,” Ammon said with
a laugh. “He got in a couple hours after you fell asleep.”
“Where is he?!” Taisiya said through a
mouthful of berries.
“He’s in the secret library,” Ammon said,
“looking through some special papers to help you two take down the
queen. He’s quite a nice fellow, you know. I’d been complaining as
I showed him around the library about my back hurting, and he
whipped out an ointment that did the trick. I can’t feel a thing,
but who cares! I even joked that it’d be much easier on me if I had
his body instead of this old one, and he said he’d work on it.”
They both laughed. A load of tension had been
taken off of Taisiya’s shoulders now that she knew Zara was
safe.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he snuck me a
love potion,” Ammon joked. “I’m quite enamored with him.”
Taisiya shook her head and gave a haughty
chuckle. “I watched him buying potions,” she said, “but when no one
was around, I tossed the love potions out.”
Ammon’s eyes twinkled. “I’d wonder why he was
buying love potions, but I guess the question answers itself—he
clearly is enamored with someone himself.”
Taisiya rolled her eyes. “How boring…love
potions. He probably was buying them for the queen; it wouldn’t
surprise me that she’d need them just to keep her servants able to
tolerate her!”
Ammon was about to reply when the door to the
secret library flew open and Zara came bounding out, his arms
filled with books. Taisiya and Ammon rushed over to help him carry
them all. When Zara saw Taisiya was awake, he smiled. “Miss
me?”
“No…” Taisiya lied smugly, “but I did worry.
What happened?”
“Come, come,” Ammon said, taking an armful of
old books, “we’ll discuss this as we eat. Food is energy; food is
life!”
After they were sure the books were all
safely stored on one of the reading tables, they all sat down and
continued eating. It was no longer awkward with Zara there. In
fact, the conversation flowed with ease as he told them what had
happened the night before.
Zara explained that once he’d set the fire,
it had caught on a little too quickly. Everyone was screaming and
drawing attention to
platter of swordfish—quite the delicacy—and two cups of rosé.
He sat the food down on one of the small
tables in front of Taisiya and then took a seat in one of the
chairs opposite her. Rather than try to make idle conversation,
they ate in awkward silence, their ears awaiting any sound of Zara
coming in the shack above. Their plates were soon empty and their
bellies full, but Zara had not yet arrived.
Taisiya was exhausted, and as much as she
wanted to be on the lookout for her friend, she couldn’t stay awake
any longer. As she began drifting off to sleep, Ammon went and got
a blanket to cover her. She curled up and rested, hoping that when
she awoke, Zara would be safe and sound.
CHAPTER SIX –
THE MYSTERIOUS COMPASS
“Good morning!” Ammon smiled as Taisiya began
waking up. She had no clue how he knew it was morning seeing as
there weren’t any windows in an underground house, but she didn’t
question him.
“Good morning to you, too,” she yawned
back.
Ammon was once again milling around his
kitchen, and soon he was bringing over plates for their breakfast.
He sat down three platefuls of delicious blueberries and yogurt
along with matching cups of water. It was nothing as fancy as the
supper they had eaten last night, but it still looked delicious.
Taisiya’s stomach rumbled with delight.
“This looks good,” she said, ready to dig in
and eat up. Ammon just stood there looking at her with a grin on
his face and his eyebrow cocked. She was confused. “Wait,
what?”
Ammon just chuckled and sat down, taking a
plate and pushing the third one to the opposite end of the
table.
“Who’s that for…?” Taisiya said, “No…is he…?
Did he?!” She couldn’t get the words out fast enough.
“It’s for your friend Zara,” Ammon said with
a laugh. “He got in a couple hours after you fell asleep.”
“Where is he?!” Taisiya said through a
mouthful of berries.
“He’s in the secret library,” Ammon said,
“looking through some special papers to help you two take down the
queen. He’s quite a nice fellow, you know. I’d been complaining as
I showed him around the library about my back hurting, and he
whipped out an ointment that did the trick. I can’t feel a thing,
but who cares! I even joked that it’d be much easier on me if I had
his body instead of this old one, and he said he’d work on it.”
They both laughed. A load of tension had been
taken off of Taisiya’s shoulders now that she knew Zara was
safe.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he snuck me a
love potion,” Ammon joked. “I’m quite enamored with him.”
Taisiya shook her head and gave a haughty
chuckle. “I watched him buying potions,” she said, “but when no one
was around, I tossed the love potions out.”
Ammon’s eyes twinkled. “I’d wonder why he was
buying love potions, but I guess the question answers itself—he
clearly is enamored with someone himself.”
Taisiya rolled her eyes. “How boring…love
potions. He probably was buying them for the queen; it wouldn’t
surprise me that she’d need them just to keep her servants able to
tolerate her!”
Ammon was about to reply when the door to the
secret library flew open and Zara came bounding out, his arms
filled with books. Taisiya and Ammon rushed over to help him carry
them all. When Zara saw Taisiya was awake, he smiled. “Miss
me?”
“No…” Taisiya lied smugly, “but I did worry.
What happened?”
“Come, come,” Ammon said, taking an armful of
old books, “we’ll discuss this as we eat. Food is energy; food is
life!”
After they were sure the books were all
safely stored on one of the reading tables, they all sat down and
continued eating. It was no longer awkward with Zara there. In
fact, the conversation flowed with ease as he told them what had
happened the night before.
Zara explained that once he’d set the fire,
it had caught on a little too quickly. Everyone was screaming and
drawing attention to
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