Breach (Catalyst Moon #2) by Lauren L Garcia
Author:Lauren L Garcia [Lauren L. Garcia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lauren L Garcia
Published: 2022-02-08T00:00:00+00:00
SIXTEEN
Warmth from the mug of tea spread from Miloâs fingers all the way to his aching arms. The plate before him was empty but for a few crumbs of flat cakes and the shells from his boiled eggs. He was clean and had actually gotten enough sleep the night before. It was late morning. Since most of the other squads were either sparring or out on patrol, the common room was relatively quiet.
Milo sighed and sipped his tea. Beside him, Flint was polishing off her breakfast. âI know,â she said between bites. âIâm bored, too.â
âI should probably be glad of a chance to rest,â Milo replied. âAll Iâve been doing this week is sparring and bastion patrols.â
Flint scraped up the last bit of honey with her remaining flat cake. âAnd mucking out stalls.â
Milo grimaced. âThanks for the reminder.â
âIâm about to lose my mind,â she went on, pushing her plate away. âI wish my sodding leg would just be back to normal!â
âBeacon said it would take time. Youâre already walking without a cane; youâll be good as new before you know it.â Milo nudged her side. âThen you can join in the mucking.â
âGladly, if it meant I could spar again.â
âWe could play trillim,â Milo suggested.
His twin rolled her eyes. âUgh, not again.â
âWhy?â He grinned. âAfraid youâll lose?â
In response, she stuck her tongue out at him. As Milo chuckled, the door to the common room opened and Stonewall stepped inside. Like the twins, he was fully armored; all sentinels had off-duty âsoft clothes,â but most preferred to be kitted up rather than not. It felt right.
The sergeant came to their table, sweeping his gaze over their empty plates. âIs there any left?â
âThere was when I got here,â Flint replied. âBut Miâs probably eaten it all by now.â
âDid not!â
Stonewall chuckled and continued on to the kitchens. He stepped inside, emerging a few moments later with a plate of flat cakes and a mug of tea. As he made his way back to the twins, he paused, uncertainty crossing his face until Milo waved him over. The sarge smiled and slipped to their table, taking a seat on the bench opposite them.
âHowâs the leg?â he asked Flint as he began to eat.
âStupid,â she said. âTaking forever to heal.â
âItâs only been a week,â he replied.
She sighed heavily. âI know. It should be all better by now. Iâm about ready to see if one of the mages can do anything.â
âEven if you were nicer to them,â Milo said. âTheir magic wouldnât work on you.â
Stonewall looked thoughtful but Flint huffed. âI donât care. I just want to walk without limping. Iâd even drink mage blood, if itâd help.â
Milo pulled a face. âYou wouldnât really, would you?â
âOf course not,â she replied, wrinkling her nose. âIâm not that desperate. Besides, using mage blood for healingâs just some silly rumor spread by civilians.â
The sergeant cleared his throat, drawing their attention. âIâve actually got some free time before Iâm due back at the stables. I was thinking of taking a look around the city.
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