The Curio Halls Are a Warren of Devious Populous, Zyrafyna Shall Guide Thee
from Sojourns in the Realm of the Undermoon by Fen Walker
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The council tried long to convince her against her intended course. But she could not be dissuaded. Her man had been killed by the Gultar in the deciding battle of the war. The Gultar themselves now only a tale to frighten naughty children. Tars, a celebrated hero. There was nothing keeping her there now. What of the child in her womb? they argued. The child was to be born in the light of the sister suns that dwelled over her homeland, she would see to that. Seeing there was no way to keep their champion any longer, they relented. Her journey home would not be an easy one, there were many dangers on the path that led to overworld. A woman heavy with child would surely not make it alone. Zyrafyna would be her guide. She was a strange one this girl, a tireless wanderer of the caverns and a friend of its beasts.
Outside the city gates she stopped and knelt at Tars cenotaph. His body had never recovered, the Gultar ate what they could. She would have had his body interred in the mightiest of barrows, but it wasn't the way of the tinkers anyway. She stood and saluted the people of the city who had amassed upon the walls and outside the gates. Their cheers and tearful goodbyes followed her and Zyrafyna far into upper caverns. The Wanderess wept, and the cheers were long silent before her tears dried upon her cheeks.
These people were mad! Zyrafyna had saved her life, possibly at the cost of her own. They had come upon The Curio City after many days of travel in the dark. They had been warned by the council to avoid these strange and devious people, but there had been no way around them. They had been welcomed in with open arms and given lavish attention. The woman was given a gown of golden threads and they set a golden ring about her brow, all mothers are queens they said. To all this Zyrafyna watched with disapproval and mistrust. The Wanderess had been charmed. Zyrafyna had tried to warn her, but they had fought.
Now, having escaped she wandered in the dark alone, with only the faint glow of fungus to guide her. They had taken her spear and had pierced her abdomen. Twice. They had wanted her child; hideous were the delicacies of their king.
Outside the city gates she stopped and knelt at Tars cenotaph. His body had never recovered, the Gultar ate what they could. She would have had his body interred in the mightiest of barrows, but it wasn't the way of the tinkers anyway. She stood and saluted the people of the city who had amassed upon the walls and outside the gates. Their cheers and tearful goodbyes followed her and Zyrafyna far into upper caverns. The Wanderess wept, and the cheers were long silent before her tears dried upon her cheeks.
These people were mad! Zyrafyna had saved her life, possibly at the cost of her own. They had come upon The Curio City after many days of travel in the dark. They had been warned by the council to avoid these strange and devious people, but there had been no way around them. They had been welcomed in with open arms and given lavish attention. The woman was given a gown of golden threads and they set a golden ring about her brow, all mothers are queens they said. To all this Zyrafyna watched with disapproval and mistrust. The Wanderess had been charmed. Zyrafyna had tried to warn her, but they had fought.
Now, having escaped she wandered in the dark alone, with only the faint glow of fungus to guide her. They had taken her spear and had pierced her abdomen. Twice. They had wanted her child; hideous were the delicacies of their king.
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from Sojourns in the Realm of the Undermoon,
released May 21, 2020
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