Chapter 180 The Fools Observant Eyes (2/2)

Olly turned to Kit later that night as they slept. Kit might have been younger than him by eight years, but the boy was smart for his age. And he was kind of like Olly. He may not have been able to hear the Mist, but he still had a connection, one that many of his kind didn't. The Mist had taught him, not other Magicians with their subjective opinions and interpretations. Even when Kit had learned from Mr Moonshadow, though it had been brief, the older man had not given any clues beyond a question or two to guide Kit's line of thinking.

”Kit...” Olly whispered in the darkness. There was no reply from the cot beside him, so Olly spoke again, ”Kit?”

The ten year old rolled over, his dark eyes opening slowly as they looked over grumpily at Olly.

”What?” Kit croaked out.

”Is Miss Sharli really okay?” asked Olly.

Kit frowned, ”Of course she's okay. She's always been okay”.

Olly raised an eyebrow, ”But she was lying, she doesn't think things will sort themselves out at all”.

Kit sighed as he looked over at Olly. On any other night, Kit probably would have been angry at being woken up. But he'd somehow gotten used to Olly's inconvenient timing for questions. Now, even if the room was only lit by the moonlight, Kit could tell that Olly had a look of concern on his face. So Kit asked the question he knew Olly wanted to answer, ”What does the Mist say?”

The question had become more common over the last fortnight. As much as Kit wanted to ignore the human's clear understanding of the Mist - and a greater understanding of his own, which defied logic - Olly's insights were often quite helpful. And, as Kit listened more and more, he'd realised that Olly was very rarely if ever, wrong.

”It says she's standing on a cliff,” said Olly, ”And that if she decides to jump, there won't be any time to regret or take it back”.

Olly often spoke in metaphors and gave cryptic answers. His excuse was that it was how the Mist talked. Kit couldn't exactly disagree with him. Even if he couldn't hear the Mist, everything he saw was confusing and disorienting.

A cliff? Would she die if she jumped? Kit frowned in thought. He didn't like the idea of Sharli dying. She'd been the one who found him all those years ago, in that dark, dark place...

”I'm worried we'll have to follow her down,” Olly muttered lowly.

Kit focused on Olly again, looking at the older boy's honest and worried eyes. After a moment of contemplation, he sighed, ”I'll tell Iah in the morning. Get some sleep”.

It was all he was really willing to do. Besides, Iah had always been close with her sister, she'd be able to handle this better than him.

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