Chapter 309 - A Legend of Loss (1/2)

Sevis rushed into the Meeting Hall just as Aegin was wakening the last of the Elders. His father looked up at him, ”Sevis? What's going on?”

”The Djinn, the Djinn is here,” said Sevis as he rushed forward, ”Aegin said he's dream walking”.

The Chieftain frowned before turning to Aegin, ”Did you discover where it is?”

Aegin pulled back closing the wound on the last Elder before he stepped away, ”I was too weak when I woke up, I wasn't confident enough that I could hunt it without committing a slaughter on the way”.

”Then you don't know what it knows? Who it was with?” asked the Chieftain.

”Anyone you remember in your dreams with bright blue eyes?” asked Sevis.

Tigin flinched, ”Mine, he was in my dream”.

Everyone turned towards him.

”He took the form of a dog, so it doesn't have to be a person,” said Tigin, ”I…I don't think there was anything I revealed”.

”We'll need to know for sure, what was happening in your dream?�� asked the Chieftain.

Tigin's eyes widened. Aegin and Sevis both saw the anxiousness in his gaze. Sevis quickly spoke up.

”Did you mention anything to do with this Tribe? Or the Refugees?”

Tigin shook his head, turned to Sevis gratefully, ”No, not at all”.

Sevis nodded, ”He may have been in mine two, I remember a servant with those eyes”.

The room instantly turned to him.

”I dreamt of my brothers sparring, and asking mother about my role,” said Sevis, ”I may have unintentionally revealed the line of succession for the Tribe, but surely Black Sands knew that already”.

The Chieftain frowned, ”Find Kay and Logos, just to be safe”.

Aegin nodded, ”I'll go and wake them”.

”Aegin,” the Chieftain called out.

Aegin turned back to the Chieftain expectantly.

”I assume he was in your dreams as well?”

Aegin paused, his gaze revealing his answer just before he turned away, ”I did not reveal anything of consequence”.

Then he left, exiting the Meeting Hall in search of the Chieftain's other two sons. He rounded a corner, only to pause in the street as he saw a lone figure exiting Rima's Bein. Rima carried on his shoulder.

Aegin's eyes widened, ”Rima!”

The boy turned to face him, eerie blue eyes dancing with surprise, then amus.e.m.e.nt.

Aegin scooped up a rope near the Bein beside him and spun it launching it towards the Djinn.