Category Archives: Book 4

“Leinth?” Dark circles ringed the Otherworlder’s eyes as she clutched her dark cloak around her body, her shoulders slumped and her hair hanging in ragged tangles around her face.  Neve let go of Phelan and tentatively approached the newcomer, swallowing … Continue reading →

No one was near the fire when he finally made his way out into the tents beyond their sleeping quarters, but there was a kettle of water steaming on the stones around it.  He helped himself to it, making a … Continue reading →

He woke alone. Phelan blinked up at the rafters, at the herbs he’d hung to dry from them, and counted his heartbeats for a few long moments before he stretched and groaned.  The spot where Jacqueline had been was cool; … Continue reading →

“Stop being alarmist,” Jacqueline said quietly.  She settled against him, her head against his shoulder and hair tickling his cheek.  “Who else would be coming after us now?  We’ve risen to the challenge of all comers, Phelan.  We’ve earned our … Continue reading →

“You’re trying to spoil me, I think,” Phelan murmured, fingers tangled in Jacqueline’s hair. She laughed in the darkness.  “Really?  Is that what you think?” “Absolutely.”  He grinned as her lips captured his again, her hands warm and gentle against … Continue reading →

“Oh, Mar,” she said quietly as she wrapped her arms around me and tugged me into a tight hug.  “Don’t cry, deirfiúr.  It’s all right.  I just meant—” “I know,” I whispered with a throat so thick it was hard … Continue reading →

I slipped through the tent, wraith-quiet and trying not to draw anyone’s attention.  For once, no one waylaid me.  I emerged into the winter sunshine, clutching my journal against my chest.  The wind was still cold, but I was starting … Continue reading →

I excused myself from the company by the fire a few minutes later, saying something about checking the wards and walls now that it was light enough to do it.  Thom tried to protest, but one look silenced him.  He … Continue reading →

Sif swore softly under her breath, her gaze drifting toward Thom and I.  “And you two are…?  Truly?” “So the dreams and visions indicate,” I said with a faint smile.  “Sometimes more welcome than others.  The insights help, though.”  Most … Continue reading →

“Where’s Phelan, anyway?”  I asked, scrubbing a hand across my eyes.  “I thought he was with you, Sif.” “A young lady waylaid him,” she said.  “Blonde, lovely, steel like a sword’s blade beneath everything.  I could see it in her … Continue reading →