A Bird of Sorrow by Shea Godfrey

Author:Shea Godfrey [Godfrey, Shea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635550108
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2019-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Darry slipped on her breeches and trousers and buttoned two of the buttons of her tunic before she walked to the hearth. She crouched down and ran her hand along the length of Hinsa’s body. Jessa leaned against the table, her hair tied back once more as she studied her scrolls, her quill scratching across the parchment.

Hinsa began to purr beneath the attention and Darry’s heart was full. A portion of her strength had returned and she felt their essential connection in a deep part of her soul. It was as it was meant to be and she could not deny it. Whatever happens, Hinsa, I will not be doing that again. Never again.

Hinsa shifted beneath her touch and rose in a lazy manner, brushing against Darry’s side as she went. Darry smiled as Hinsa’s tail dragged against her neck and flicked beneath her nose. She strolled to the now empty bed and leaped onto the covers, finding the underside of the blankets and turning in a tight circle beneath them, her face hidden in the warmth as she lay down.

Darry heard the clink of glass and the tapping of Jessa’s pen. “Akasha, my love.”

Darry stood up as Jessa covered the distance in several quick strides. Jessa took hold of Darry’s face and kissed her, Darry delighted by the entire scene as she held Jessa by the waist.

“I was going to wake you.” Jessa’s eyes were bright. “Sheeva, you taste so good.”

“So do you.”

“I love you,” Jessa whispered, and Darry could see how tired she was. “Are you hungry?”

Darry leaned down and kissed her a second time. “Yes, I am hungry.”

“I have soup and bread, and I have brewed fresh tea. The kettle is hot, and Hinsa likes the soup.” Jessa smiled. “I’ll bring you a bit of both.”

Darry chuckled. “I feel better. You make me better.”

There was a flash of humor in Jessa’s sable eyes. “Let us get some food in you, my love, and we’ll see how you feel after that.”

Darry let her go and walked to the table. She pulled one of the scrolls closer, and though the High Vhaelin was not unfamiliar, she could not read it without Jessa’s help.

“I have been looking at Neela’s letter,” Jessa said over her shoulder. “Looking for clues in her words that might lead to something more.”

Darry ran her hand upon the blank portion of the scroll, and once again she felt the tremor of what was hidden. The feel of the parchment had a weight to it that Darry had not encountered before, and she wondered if it was merely age. A thousand years of waiting would most likely take its toll on something, even words. Perhaps especially words, she thought as she let her fingers skate along the texture of the scroll. Forever falling through time, desperate to land before just the right eyes.

“I have moved the runes about, and translated them into three different languages,” Jessa continued as she poured two mugs of tea. “I have found nothing that is hidden, or a key of any sort that will unlock what is left.

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