Where Serpents Strike (Children Of The Falls Vol. 1) - Plot & Excerpts
1) @page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; } LIA She tried not to think about the sounds of the dogs, their snarling and barking, but the awful wails of the children who were attacked kept echoing in Lia’s head. Hugging her knees on the floor of the trade ship, she kept her head low so that no one would see her uncontrollable sobs of terror and grief. In one day she had lost more than she ever knew she had. She could still smell the hay in the barn of Thomas and Abigail, feel the soft coats of their horses. She could still hear her father’s laughter echoing through the halls of Aberdour’s castle, and her mother’s stew, seasoned with garlic and salt, so hot on her tongue. Brynlee’s warm embrace. The patter of Scarlett’s feet. She flinched when Khile slid down next to her. He put one arm across her back. She would’ve shied away had she not been so cold. Instead she leaned into him, hoping he would put his other arm around her, which he did. She lay there for several moments, head buried out of sight, snuggled into the arms of a stranger who, at present, was her only friend.
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