Ashes to Ashes by Carrie F. Shepherd

Author:Carrie F. Shepherd [Shepherd, Carrie F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic, War & Military, Coming of Age
ISBN: 9780692023402
Amazon: B00O5LC8OQ
Barnesnoble: B00O5LC8OQ
Publisher: Mythos Press
Published: 2014-06-12T04:00:00+00:00

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“Morning.” Aiken, whose mind was on the mess that Jamiason had gotten himself into with the elves, grunted at Loki when he stepped into the kitchen.

He was furious with Iykva and the other demons for having attacked the elves after promising a truce while visiting his Oakland Grove. When he’d seen the devastation for himself, after the pixy souls he kept in the bauble around Iladrul’s neck had called to him, he’d wanted nothing more than to stake the damn demon to the ground to face the morning sun.

“Is there anything in the cooling cupboard for the dog?”

“Not much.” Aiken replied. “I think there might be some pork.” Loki nodded and bent over to see for himself. As he did so, Aiken shared the news that he had been dreading. “Metatron visited me yesterday.”

Loki looked at him over the door of the cupboard. After Aiken had met with the King of Lords in regard to his mischief with the humans and the dragons, they had both been expecting a visit from Metatron with the King of Lords’ determination as to how Aiken would be punished. Neither one of them had been eager for such a visit to occur. “Oh?”

Aiken, frowning, said, “I’m to have Karma assist Michael with the minding of the eggs and, subsequently, the new race.”

“Michael isn’t going to like that very much.” Loki said as he pulled the meat out of the cupboard and threw it on the floor to the dog.

“No.” Aiken shook his head. Karma was responsible for causing quite a lot of mischief through the years that Michael had been forced to correct. Michael made no bones about the fact that he didn’t much care for the girl. “And nor is Karma.” He sighed. “I was just about ready to hand her my crown and retire from my mortality in the Grove. This will delay that eventuality indefinitely.”

“That’s more than likely the point.” Loki replied as he leaned against the counter and crossed his arms over his chest. “To keep you too busy to cause any further mischief.”

“As if it’s stopped me before.” Aiken snorted.

“You really did step out of line this time.” Loki admonished him. Aiken took it in good stride. Loki didn’t give a wit about Aiken’s mischief with the humans and the dragons. He was upset over the fate which had befallen upon Michael.

“I know.” He admitted. He was just as angry over Michael’s lot as Loki was. “Yet, in the end, it served the Kind of Lords’ needs. Didn’t it? These creatures will be a powerful race.”

“I agree.” Loki interrupted him. “But it isn’t your place—or mine—to muck about with the creation of new races.” A strange expression crossed his handsome face. Aiken smiled despite Loki’s displeasure with him. “Speaking of which, Lucias ought to be dropping whatever abomination she’s carrying any day now.”

“Maybe it won’t be—”

“It will.” Loki sighed. He uncrossed his arms and walked to the table, lowering himself into a chair across from Aiken. “She told me that she is specifically not breeding archangels for the Quorum this time.

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