Bridei 2 - Blade Of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier

Author:Juliet Marillier
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Juliet Marillier
Published: 2010-08-29T18:50:01+00:00

in her son's. Derelei was only little; for all his prodigious gifts, he was entirely vulnerable. "I must trust Broichan to protect him while he's growing up," she told Ferada. "Garth is here to keep away dangers of the worldly kind, and Faolan should be back soon. The king's druid has the power and the skills to deflect the other sort of threat. But I do worry about my son. I'm all too aware that I have set him on a most difficult path in life. His eldritch gifts come through me. Because of my choices, he must a355 Blade of Fortiu Ch10 make his way in the human world. As the king's son he will be much in the public eye. Folk will talk." "You'd best send him off to the druids if you want him to be invisible." Tuala frowned and hugged her arms around herself. Derelei had rolled onto his back; he seemed to be drifting off to sleep. "I don't want him to go away," she said. "Bridei needs his family here. We are his strength. Even Broichan prefers that Derelei has his education at court. He actually seems quite fond of him. Almost like a grandfather. I'd never have believed him capable of that." "Interesting," said Ferada. "Perhaps it will all become easier when you have more children." "Not if they are like this one." Derelei was singing to himself now, a wordless crooning in his infant voice. Although they had not seen it move, the stone horse had assumed a sleeping posture, lying down with legs tucked up and eyes closed. The rattle was vibrating softly, a handspan from Derelei's outstretched arm. "Well, you know what I said before. Any small girls you and Bridei produce will be very welcome b355 Blade of Fortiu Ch10 in my establishment. If their talents prove to be more magical than scholarly, I'll pass them over to Fola."

"You might have one or two of your own by then," said Tuala, grinning. "Want that mead down your neck?" "I'd much prefer to drink it. I promise not to speak of such matters again; not tonight anyway. It's such a delight to see you happy, Ferada, I can't resist teasing you just to watch that spark in your eye, the one you had in the days before ... before it all happened." Tuala was abruptly solemn. "Yes," replied Ferada soberly. "It's very odd to be saying this, but I suspect that if she could see what I'm doing now, my mother would be quite proud of me. I'm not sure if that makes me feel glad or scared." "You are not like her," Tuala said. "At least, only in good ways. In your strength and determination. And in your unerringly fine sense of style." Ferada's hand was closed around the little wooden fox. "I was so afraid of her," she said, expression suddenly bleak. "If I ever had a a356 Blade of Fortiu Ch10 daughter, how terrible if she felt like that about me.

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