Made it to Pittsburgh
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cornerofmadnessForgot Kanda's bed. Opps. I found some old foam and wrapped it in his blanket He'll survive. Otherwise it was a good drive but I'm way behind on nanoing. I won't be updating the word count tonight but here's a snippet that should take us to they get back to the city.
"Your brother?"
"A friend."
Zvon nodded, rubbing at his eyes again. He glanced up at Tanyth. "How could you fight off a demon?"
"It was a Riwath, which isn’t' a true demon. There was a pack of them hoping to make a meal of the people on the train. It's not hard to use a little fire magic to deal with them but it takes time. I know you're probably not used to much magic here in ZZZ."
He shook his head. "I'm not sure I've seen much magic other than little things, like making something float or little light shows." Zvon gazed out the train car's window at the town slipping past them. "They were scary."
"The Riwath can be and they can certainly hurt you. They won't hurt anyone ever again."
The calm, matter of fact way Tanyth said it made him shiver again. She stroked his hair.
"You've had an emotional day. You could use some sleep but first, let me find a steward who can bring us something from the dining car," Tanyth said, slipping out the door.
Zvon stared after her, having no idea how people moved from one car to another while the train was moving. It sounded terrifying. And now that she had mentioned food, he was insanely hungry. Tanyth returned quickly and not much longer after, the steward arrived with a cart. On the small round table in the middle of the car, he set bowls of soup and plates with the fattest sandwich Zvon had ever seen. He couldn't believe his eyes.
"Some of this is for me?"
Tanyth laughed. "Of course. Have a seat."
Zvon lost his words again as he dipped the sandwich in the creamy soup, eventually using the bread to chase around the last remaining drops of the soup. He'd lick the bowl if he was alone but he didn't want Tanyth and Arria think he had no manners or class, which to be honest he had little of either.
"Your brother?"
"A friend."
Zvon nodded, rubbing at his eyes again. He glanced up at Tanyth. "How could you fight off a demon?"
"It was a Riwath, which isn’t' a true demon. There was a pack of them hoping to make a meal of the people on the train. It's not hard to use a little fire magic to deal with them but it takes time. I know you're probably not used to much magic here in ZZZ."
He shook his head. "I'm not sure I've seen much magic other than little things, like making something float or little light shows." Zvon gazed out the train car's window at the town slipping past them. "They were scary."
"The Riwath can be and they can certainly hurt you. They won't hurt anyone ever again."
The calm, matter of fact way Tanyth said it made him shiver again. She stroked his hair.
"You've had an emotional day. You could use some sleep but first, let me find a steward who can bring us something from the dining car," Tanyth said, slipping out the door.
Zvon stared after her, having no idea how people moved from one car to another while the train was moving. It sounded terrifying. And now that she had mentioned food, he was insanely hungry. Tanyth returned quickly and not much longer after, the steward arrived with a cart. On the small round table in the middle of the car, he set bowls of soup and plates with the fattest sandwich Zvon had ever seen. He couldn't believe his eyes.
"Some of this is for me?"
Tanyth laughed. "Of course. Have a seat."
Zvon lost his words again as he dipped the sandwich in the creamy soup, eventually using the bread to chase around the last remaining drops of the soup. He'd lick the bowl if he was alone but he didn't want Tanyth and Arria think he had no manners or class, which to be honest he had little of either.
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