Dark Fate: The Gathering (The Dark Fate Chronicles Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
The arched ceiling was lost in the depths of the darkness above. The chamber’s vast emptiness was intensified by the lack of people that usually crowded it. A multitude of polished stone columns the width of winewood trees disappeared up into the void, supporting the ceiling above.Thorn gazed into the emptiness that pressed at the pockets of torchlight. The light illuminated the statues and runic carvings throughout the chamber. The old king could not distract himself with their beauty. It wasn’t hard for most. True dwarven artisans had created this masterwork over the span of generations. Each detail had been created with care and the utmost respect for its place in the recording of their ancestry.Many nights before, when the blackness of his own thoughts threatened to overwhelm him, he had found solace in this place. Not tonight. The skill and sacrifice of his people failed to take the stink of the burning buildings from his nostrils. The smoothness of the marble and the cool of the granite did not erase the feeling of Duhann’s blood as it coated his hands and spattered his face.
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