Book of Life by Abra Ebner

Author:Abra Ebner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781465993847
Publisher: Abra Ebner
Published: 2012-02-24T14:32:35+00:00

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We followed Srixon through a door and down a long stairway. I hadn’t been able to take my eyes off the golden wall we’d passed by, now flashing in my memory. I’d never been to the priory and all this was new to me. It was amazing that I’d never known this place existed. Though I was trying to act unimpressed, it was hard given the ornate things I’d seen so far. As a foster child of meager upbringing, I was never exposed to a world like this, a world I often associated with grand empires of Rome. Everything was breathtaking.

I stepped slowly. Emily walking in front of me, then Jake, and in the lead was Srixon. On my arm Lacy was perched, looking ahead as I was. The stairwell was dark but it was hardly a challenge given the fact that my eyesight was improving the more time I spent in animal form.

Many dizzying steps later, it seemed we had reached the end of the spiraling stairs. A door met us there with a single torch to the left. Srixon opened the door and we entered a new room, just as dark as the last. Roots were hanging from the ceiling. I found this odd but not surprising given the fact that I knew we were underground. Here and there torches burned on pedestals. They led our way.

Walking along, I was annoyed by the dripping roots that broke away and brushed against my face and skin. The tickling sensation made my whole body tingle with discomfort and I was thankful as they began to thin and the room lightened. The change was subtle at first, but quickly picked up steam. I found myself shocked a few moments later as I stood in a now brightly lit space, seemingly roofless as though we had stepped outside. The roots that once grew from above had somehow changed into a forest rooted under my feet. Fall leaves fell along with a scant dusting of snow, just as it had been outside. I was confused. The ceiling that once was, was now a never-ending sky of gold. Walking further, voices tore me from the scenery, igniting a new sense of wonder.

“You’re really quite a cheater, you know that?” A woman’s voice began. It was the most beautiful voice I’d ever heard. “I don’t like playing this game with you. You always cheat.”

Srixon cleared his throat. “Genevieve? June? I have someone here for you to meet.”

I couldn’t yet see who he was addressing. It was as though they were invisible.

The woman’s voice spoke out again, this time closer. “That’s why you got so quiet, isn’t it? You’re cheating.”

She really had a thing for cheating—this was at least clear.

Srixon spoke again. “Don’t mean to interrupt . . .”

I heard the woman sigh with annoyance. “Sometimes, Srixon, you must practice polite arrivals,” the voice continued, yet still there was no visible source for it. “You know I hate it when you drop in like this.”

Srixon glanced sideways at me as though to roll his eyes.

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