Arcane Rising (The Darkland Druids Book 1) by Nicole R Taylor

Author:Nicole R Taylor [R Taylor, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-10T05:00:00+00:00

12

By the following morning, two things had happened.

Ignis had materialised inside my room and proceeded to hog the entire bed…and the green had taken over more of my hair.

I was scowling at a problematic clump in the mirror when a knock pulled me away from my pouting. My mobile phone had lost its charge days ago and to be totally honest, I’d forgotten all about checking my email—not that I got any. Point was, I had no idea what time it was.

Opening the door, I found Rory on the other side.

“Catch,” he declared, tossing something at me.

I fumbled the apple he’d thrown at me and almost dropped it onto the floor.

“Watch it,” I warned.

“You look comfortable.”

I looked down at my leggings, slouchy army-green jumper—that covered my backside and frontside—combat boots, and woolly speckled grey socks that poked out the tops. I topped it off with a shrug. “I didn’t know what training entailed.”

It mustn’t be much because Rory was wearing his usual getup—T-shirt, jeans, and his own stompy black boots. I did note that he’d managed to comb his hair, which seemed too much effort for most men. Suddenly, I wondered how old he really was.

“That’ll do,” he said. “C’mon.” He paused and looked over my shoulder. “Is the flea bag coming?”

“Don’t call him a flea bag,” I scolded. “Ignis?” The cat lifted his head and his tail flicked, but there was no other movement. “Trust me to get the lazy construct.”

“Newbies are flaky,” Rory told me as I closed the door behind me. “They like to sleep a lot. Delilah says its because fractured souls take time to adjust to their new realities. How was the shower, by the way?”

“Quite nice actually. The Warren has excellent water pressure.”

He chuckled as we walked through the tunnels. I noticed we were in a section I hadn’t seen yet and wondered where this mysterious training was taking place.

We passed underneath an arch, then through another door, emerging into a large, open room.

Mirrors lined one turquoise quartz wall, though the others were bare besides the Druid’s trademark crystal lighting system. A pile of mats and pillows had been piled in one corner and a door led to another room beyond, though there were no clues as to what was inside.

“What is this place?” I wondered out loud.

“It’s used for training,” Rory replied. “Everything from Colour to combat skills. That’s why the floor is squishy.”

I frowned. “Combat skills?”

“We’re no elite warriors, but we have to protect ourselves somehow.”

“Makes sense.”

I caught my reflection in one of the mirrors and frowned. In more direct light, my hair was taking on a life of its own. Soon, my natural auburn locks would be no more.

“Great,” I muttered, drawing Rory’s attention.

He stood beside me and peered at my reflection. “What?”

“My hair. I know people want to be special, but not different. I may as well have a neon sign over my head that says ‘Fae’ with an arrow pointing downward.”

“Don’t worry about what other people think,” he said. “It doesn’t matter.

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