(eng) Michelle L. Levigne - Zygradon Chronicles 03 by Three Drops of Blood

Author:Three Drops of Blood [Blood, Three Drops of]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Megassa, Ynessa, Pirkin and Markas had been busy while Meghianna indulged in her mummery, and had everything packed. The four Valors who had accompanied them had come at Megassa's first call through the Threads and had their gear ready for flight. From the grim expressions they wore and their tendency to surround Markas, they knew all the details and didn't find the subterfuge of the future king disguised as a girl amusing in the slightest. She silently blessed them, and thanked the Estall they had been assigned to accompany her.

She paused in the flurry of preparing to leave--and fight their way out of the castle, if need be--to offer a prayer to the Estall for safety and success. Then she contacted Mrillis through the Threads and sent him a quick image of everything they had done and intended to do. Meghianna thanked the Estall she had the strength to talk to Mrillis over such a long distance. How else, she wondered, could she have had the courage to do this, without his guidance? She had the strength, she had the talent, she had the authority as Queen of Snows to do anything she thought necessary, but she hoped she was wise enough to know her lack of experience could be a severe disadvantage to them all.

Clever girl, Mrillis said, after several seconds of utter silence following her report, when Meghianna feared she had lost him or stunned him or worse, disappointed him. Such people expect the worst of everyone, so they expect such actions from you. Even if all reports painted an entirely different picture of you, they would not question you acting as you have done. Now flee, and know your father and I are on our way with the best of the Warhawk's forces. I have called all the Valors on Moerta to your aid. Your father sends his love and his approval to you both.

"Lord Mrillis and Papa approve," Meghianna reported, feeling a little breathless, as she opened her eyes and found all her companions watching her. She laughed when the Valors and Pirkin showed relief at her words. She wasn't entirely confident in her skills or the wisdom of her plan, so how could she fault them for being uncertain? She wasn't used to subterfuge and play-acting and hiding her intent. Now that she thought of it, she wasn't used to bullying and demanding, either.

Their departure from the castle was an anti-climax. Only a few people in the inner and outer courtyards even stopped to look at them. No one protested, though Meghianna caught a few faces peering over the parapets and through the arrow slits of the outer wall, watching them. Two women stopped them as they went down the last staircase, each wanting to know why Ynessa was going with them. All it took was for Pirkin to wrap his arm around his sweetheart's waist and for Ynessa to blush and stammer. Both women smiled and urged them to hurry before the seneschal caught them.

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