Bricrui (The Forgotten: Book 2) by Cole Laura R

Author:Cole, Laura R
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, fantasy, magic, prophecy, princess, queen, king, puzzles, quest, mage, stones, wild magic, bloodmagic, magestones
Publisher: Laura R Cole

CHAPTER 7

Lorcan hopped down from his usual hiding spot, and immediately felt a hand clamp around his arm. He swung around in alarm and came face to face with Slade.

“What do you think you’re doing?” his brother demanded.

Lorcan hesitated for a moment, then stuck out his chin stubbornly. “I think that what the Elders are doing is wrong.”

“Excuse me?” Slade asked in disbelief. “Why do you even know what they’re doing at all? It’s none of your business.”

“How can you say that?” Lorcan asked in dismay, “It’s all of our business! They kidnapped a baby for the purpose of putting a curse on it and now they are sending Katya to the Dena’ina tribe to steal something from them! To steal from another tribe!”

“You’d better not go around spreading lies like that if you know what’s good for you,” Slade warned. “The Elders cured the baby from a grave illness. And the Dena’ina are nothing like us,” he growled, surprising Lorcan with the fierceness of his tone.

“What do you mean? Are you talking about the incident?” Lorcan tried to wrack his brain for what he knew about the incident, but it wasn’t much; he had only just been made aware of its existence a short time ago. “What exactly happened?”

Slade clamped his mouth shut, but Lorcan didn’t relent. If his brother was going to make some sort of comment like that, he better well explain himself.

“What happened, Slade?” he persisted.

Slade took a deep breath and exhaled it quickly. “The Dena’ina are no longer considered part of the tribes by most of the Elders, because they did something against us all. That is why I did not trust Katya from the beginning.”

“What do you mean, you didn’t trust her from the beginning? You practically threw yourself at her.”

Slade clenched his teeth. “At the Elders’ request. They asked me to get close to her to watch her. Anyone even loosely connected with the Dena’ina can’t be trusted.”

Lorcan was appalled. The Elders had used his brother to gather information from Katya. “How could you do that to her?”

Slade gave him a pointed look. “Are you even listening to yourself? She lied about who she was! She stole the Bloodstone! And the Dena’ina deserve anything bad that happens to them.” The venomous way he spat out the Dena’ina’s name further sparked Lorcan’s curiosity.

“What exactly was the incident?”

Slade’s anger loosened his tongue. “The Dena’ina tribe’s defenses killed a group of one of our parties that was sent to keep relations between the tribes alive. The Elders gave them the benefit of the doubt and sent another party, but these were brutally killed as well.” He paused and gave Lorcan an appraising stare. “Our parents were part of the second party.”

“What?” Lorcan exclaimed in horrified surprise. “Why?”

“They were familiar with the terrain and the Elders did not realize the seriousness of the situation. Kali told me the truth only a few years ago. You are old enough now that you should know too.”

“That can’t be right,” Lorcan denied.

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