Chapter 31: Akton
“Now show me what you can do,” said Eynri from where he sat. Akton glared at the man, simply dressed, completely straightforward in manner. His skin was pale with an ochre undertone to it, oval eyes matching the black color of his hair, which was pulled back into a tail behind his head so loose Akton wondered why he even bothered.
“I can heal well, but I’d rather not show you that,” he said, trying to keep his words steady but they came out irritated regardless. He hoped Eynri was not looking for the same kind of magic from him that Talfryn could use.
Talfryn. Akton hoped they had treated him better—it had been maddening spending so many hours in the dark. At first, if he concentrated, he could hear moles and worms in the soft dirt of the wall. Then he couldn’t stop he
