The Stumpwork Robe (The Chronicles Of Eirie 1) (2015) - Plot & Excerpts
‘Ana is very quiet.’ Kholi offered the few words into the ambience. ‘It will do her good to rest. She’s had momentous times.’ ‘She’s a sweet thing, Adelina, but she is not world hardened, is she?’ ‘You’re so polite, Kholi.’ Adelina laughed, a throaty chuckle. ‘Naïve, young and immature are better words. And fragile. There is a brittle shell to her, as if one more tap will be all it will take to smash it to pieces. She just seems to have been unable to rationalize all that has happened to her.’ ‘And why should she? The death of a parent, then the assault, let alone her mother's actions. I think you expect too much.’ ‘Maybe. But that is what causes her fragility and she lurches from one bad idea to another. Running from her home, joining up with the Faeran. Aine! I have tried to impress upon her the dangers of Others and she almost laughs in my face. And all the time, Liam gets closer and closer to her. Her life now depends so much on her growing up very fast.
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