Lisanda said, staring with wide eyes at the river we were coming near. I was waiting for her to straighten her back, puff out her chest, brush the hair from her face, and claim that it didn’t matter, that it still would be easy. But she did none of those things. “It’s running really fast,” she sa...
The bed was just like every other bed in the Academy, but it was unfamiliar. How did I get here? Someone rustled in the bed beside her, an arm draped over her. Bastial hell, did I drink too much and lay with someone? But then she saw it was Reela, who woke with a startle. “You’re awake!” Reela ex...
He’d finally passed out. Evon assured Cleve the Elf wasn’t dead. Then he held up the bloody arrowhead and asked, “Think he’ll want to keep this?” “No.” Cleve was confident. “He already has a scar on his face from an incident that brings misery with its memory. Although he won’t be able to see the...
His darkness was a vicious monster, as cruel as the worst illnesses, as violent as a swarm of mookers catching someone sleeping in their forest. But that didn’t compare to his fears about Lisanda. Left to his own thoughts, he worried more and more about what he was going to say to her. Jek had di...
But it was clear by their expressions that they were hoping he wouldn’t show at all—except for Alex, who jogged over with a forced grin. “Hi, Zoke,” he said, shooting a glance over his shoulder and pointing. “That’s Warrior Sneary, our instructor.” Zoke followed his finger to the one older man of...