Chapter 20: Talfryn
Akton let him lean heavily on him as they walked, but Talfryn was determined to work up to putting one foot in front of the other without assistance. He was sore all over, and he very much doubted he could magically do anything more than start a small fire. He felt stupid—he hadn’t realized until yesterday just how much magic was like any other task, and he needed practice. Much more practice than he’d had. Basil had been so adept at everything…
“You okay?” asked Akton as they went. “I don’t have spare boots, but you can have mine for now.”
Talfryn frowned.
“Why are you being so kind?” he asked. When he looked over, Akton had almost an apologetic look on his face. He tried to shrug the shoulder that wasn’t supporting Talfryn.
“You’re worse off than I am. You took c
