Ardyn & Zaria by Jessica Cage

Author:Jessica Cage [Cage, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

Felidae was different than the other capitals in the way that its back sat toward the water. Instead of being housed in the center most point of the city, it’s capitol building where the leader lived, looked over the wide ocean where it could monitor any visitors closely. Akasha’s home was as breathtaking as the rest of the city, if not more so. Outside, the steps that led to the palace doors, were lined with her guard, felines of every variety. She was a panther, and the predominant race of the capital were panthers, but a lot of species had migrated over to join her. As they approached, the guards all dressed in red and black, shifted on their heels and saluted their returning leader. She smiled proudly as they addressed her.

It looked as if she would give another speech, but that was interrupted by three panthers who ran up on all fours, only shifting back to their human counterparts just before they reached the steps.

“Akasha, we have a problem.” The foremost cat shifted into a tall, muscular woman and bowed to the queen before continuing. “We caught her trail, but it ended at the jaguar border.”

“Oh, that’s not good.” Akasha frowned. “Are you sure?”

“Yes. We, of course, retreated from there.” She gave her queen a knowing look. “It was definitely fae, and only one scent trail.”

“Good, very good.” She smiled. “Thank you, Jane, for the information. I will figure out how we go forward from here.”

“What’s the problem?” Jinn questioned as he picked up on the tense exchanged.

“Well, as with every community, there are those who do not agree with the progression of things. In our case, it is the jaguars who present that opposition. They believe that the power of our people has been shifted, somehow tainted by the exchange of goods for power. Convoluted ideas about how we’ve lost our way. It really is just foolish stubbornness. Our people must progress in the same way the rest of the world has. We have a treaty, an agreement that keeps both parties happy, but there are growing reports of factions building with the intent of attacking. So far, we haven’t had any real altercations, but this may be an indication that perhaps those rumors are true.”

“Why is that?” Ardyn stepped forward. He hadn’t known things were so rocky within the feline territories, of course he’d been gone for decades and wasn’t well informed on anything within the shifter world anymore. Of all the places he’d monitored, he’d chosen to stay in the dark when it came to his home. It was just too painful to watch and not be able to be there.

“It would appear that your friend crossed over into their territory, and no one is allowed to go there, especially those who are not jaguar, and even more so those who are not feline.” She frowned. “I dare not think of what this could mean. Perhaps our cousins have gotten over their aversion to magic outside of our own.

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