Legon Awakening: Book One in the Legon Series Read Online Free PDF

room was flooded with light coming in from the
window, and outside he could hear signs of the town coming to
life.
    At the sound of soft footsteps in the hall, Legon
poked his head out of the door to see Sasha being led to her room
by Laura. Sasha was starting to look better, and he thought that a
good nap would probably help. He got his clothes on and rushed
downstairs, stepping out of the front door onto the dirt street.
The street was lined with buildings of varying sizes, all made of
the same dark brown wood. Many of the structures were starting to
gray with age and the constant bombardment of snow, rain, and
sleet. Most people in town built their home next door to their
place of business, and in some cases the buildings served both
purposes. The town did have a central market, but most of the
things sold there were livestock and produce, along with the
occasional traveling merchant who would sell their wares there.
    Legon turned to his left and walked through the door
to their family’s store, instantly being welcomed by the scent of
salt, meat, and spices. An impressive array of knives and cleavers
glinted on the walls, speckling the room with reflected daylight.
Because they were butchers, their business was not set by the
seasons but by what people would bring in. People in the town would
bring their livestock and would either pay to have Legon and Edis
butcher the animal and give the meat back to them or sell them the
animal for them to butcher and sell to the rest of the town.
Oftentimes, people would bring in kills that they made while
hunting and would get the meat prepared. The shop did much more
than cut up meat, however; they would cure or smoke it if people
wanted, and they also would make sausage and other similar
products. Because of how fast uncured meat would go bad, Legon and
Edis would have to get all the work done in a short amount of time,
and if possible they tried to have a one-day turnaround.
    “Ok, what do I need to get done first this morning?
Who has orders today that will be here early?” he said aloud to
himself.
    A moment later Edis stepped in, and as if he could
read Legon’s mind said, “Moleth.”
    “Just the person I want to see this morning.”
    Moleth was one of the people that he liked least—she
was irritating and very odd. Most people in the town either
disliked her or thought she was a raving lunatic. Legon had gotten
into several arguments with her about Sasha. Moleth loved to tell
the town what a demon Sasha was, and that the day would come when
they would all regret not listening to her. And Moleth didn’t
restrain herself to criticizing Sasha; she had a go at the entire
town, and it was for that reason that no one took anything she said
seriously. She would often get into arguments with people because
she would say something about their family or friends.
    Legon’s friend Barnin couldn’t stand her; his
family lived next door to her and he had been subjected to the
woman on a regular basis for most of his life. They would get into
huge fights shouting insults at one another. The townspeople would
often stop and watch the arguments just for the entertainment
value. It wouldn’t normally be acceptable to verbally accost a
woman in public, but in the case of Moleth people tended to make
exceptions, as most, if not all, had been in the same situation
with her before. Barnin had even once tried to sell her to a group
of soldiers, but sadly the men knew a bad deal when they saw one.
It didn’t even take them five minutes to figure her out, and they
left the town without Moleth leaving heartfelt condolences for
those she inflicted herself upon.
    “I know how you feel son, she’s a right piece of work
that one.”
    Legon walked behind the waist-high stone counter that
split the shop in two and leaned over a wooden box that, when
opened, revealed a big block of ice that had been collected from
the nearby mountains and a shoulder of lamb. He took the lamb out
of the box, set