Elydes

Chapter 279 - Brother and Sister

Kai fiddled with the rusty latch of the window. The pane creaked open and let the brisk morning refresh the stale air of his bedroom. Dawn hid behind the houses, and threads of airy mist hung on their slate roofs. The scene might have looked ethereal and beautiful if most locals didn’t seem ready to stab him in his sleep.

What a charming little town.

A chilly gust bit his cheeks and made him shiver. The temperature was colder than it ever dipped in the archipelago, and it was only going to get worse as winter approached.

Women wrapped in dark shawls and sluggish boys wandered the streets on early errands, their steps stilted by the wind. The town appeared lethargic, with most of the activity confined to the moors, where fishermen rowed their dinghies on the icy blue surface of the lake.

The Orange-1 density for a mile around the settlement should be relatively safe for adults, though Kai wouldn’t trust any of those boats to face a beast. Even at a lower grade, aquatic creatures could bridge the gap in their home environment.

They must have skill professions for that…

A knock woke him up from his musings.