C. L. Wilson - Tairen Soul 02 by Lady of Light & Shadows

Author:Lady of Light & Shadows [Light, Lady of & Shadows]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2012-02-09T14:05:33+00:00

She didn’t understand him, but his words made Rain, Lord Barrial, and Lord Teleos stiffen in surprise.

Rain’s hand closed around her elbow and drew her closer to his side. He replied in the same language, but when he spoke, it sounded like raging rapids. Unperturbed, the ambassador turned his gaze on Rain, spoke again just as calmly as before, then bowed and took his leave.

“What was that all about?” Ellysetta asked.

It was Lord Barrial who answered. “He said your Song in the Dance has begun.” He and Lord Teleos turned to look at her in surprised unison.

“Elvish mysticism,” Rain muttered, shifting closer to her. “It means nothing, Ellysetta, except that you are the truemate of a Tairen Soul.”

“And destined to change the world,” Lord Barrial added, “as all who call a Song in the Dance do.” He frowned at Rain. “And your Song must still be singing, Rain, if Galad Hawksheart wants the Fey to visit him in Deep Woods. He doesn’t lightly issue such invitations.”

“Well, Lady Ellysetta, you are all surprises.” Lord Teleos shook his head. “But what else would one expect from the truemate of a Tairen Soul?” His smile faded, and he turned back to Rain. “In any event, I didn’t come to bring the ambassador—he just divined where I was going in that way Elvish folk do and followed along. I came to tell you that Lord Krahn has arrived with his lady and heir. You and the Feyreisa should come to greet them, and there are several other lords I think you should meet who only arrived in town today. Sebourne’s already making the rounds.”

“Dorian has promised to invoke primus,” Lord Barrial told him.

“Ah.” Teleos’s brows rose. “Excellent. The selkahr convinced him?”

“It did,” Rain answered.

“Good. Good.” Teleos rubbed his hands together. “Still, it never hurts to sharpen all the blades in the arsenal, does it? No telling what else the enemies of Celieria and the Fading Lands may yet hold in store. These are unsettled times.”

Rain’s eyes narrowed with sudden interest, and Ellysetta felt a brief, quickly contained rush of aggression. “Indeed.” He held out his wrist to Ellysetta. When she put her hand upon it, he gestured with his free hand towards the crowded palace ballroom. “Lead the way, Lord Teleos. The Feyreisa and I would very much like to meet all Celierians still willing to honor your country’s ancient ties to the Fey.”

Ellysetta didn’t know how long she and Rain spent greeting the lords and ladies of Teleos’s acquaintance, but the time passed with surprising speed. Unlike the more jaded members of the royal court, most of these nobles spent a goodly part of each year on their far-flung estates, well removed from the intrigues and prejudices of the court. Most of them also came from the west, closer to the Fading Lands, and they greeted Rain with considerably more warmth than many of their peers.

Rain was pleasant and charming in a way Ellysetta rarely saw him with Celierians. For her part, she

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