Chapter 132: Revelations
After several hours, Soltair awoke. He quietly rose, passing by the other two, who continued to sleep peacefully. I followed him with my gaze as he stepped up onto the rock and sat beside me. His muscles were relaxed and his face loose, but he sighed tiredly as he eased onto the rock.
"Xiviyah," he began, voice lacking wavering slightly, "I think we should talk."
My heart accelerated, and I looked at him wide-eyed. He kept his eyes on the ground below, but I felt his attention boring through me. I clasped my arms around my knees, pulling them tight against my chest, to keep my hands from shaking. Surely, he had realized the truth of Adaptive Resistance and was now going to confirm.
He glanced at me, blinking in confusion, before shaking his head. "I’m not trying to accuse you of anything, so there’s no need to be nervous. It’s just... I had a dream."
"A dream?" I asked warily.
"Yeah, kind of weird, I know. But I think the Sun God appeared to me. It’s never happened before, and none of the others mentioned something like this happening, so it’s hard to be sure."
"Oh." Fate had talked to me several times, but even now, I had no clue what she was trying to say. The most notable had been when she saved me from some particularly vicious nightmares, and warned me a choice was coming. As for what choice, I could only guess.
"Yeah, but he wanted me to ask you something. It’s kind of random, but humor me, please. It’s important, I think."
What kind of god needed to ask me a question? Couldn’t they just read minds? Still, I nodded hesitantly, allowing him to go on. It could still be about Adaptive Resistence, in which case there was no hiding it, anyway.
"Where did you get your staff?"
I was so relieved at his question I didn’t even consider the strangeness of the request. "Oh, I got it from Selena. She said she found it at an auction and bought it for me."