Caged in Shadow (Of Dragons and Fae Book 3) by Jasmine Walt

Author:Jasmine Walt [Walt, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dynamo Press
Published: 2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

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Mavlyn

Mavlyn experienced a rude awakening when she joined Leap, Emelie, and her family for breakfast the next morning.

“Good morning,” Emelie’s father greeted her from his seat at the breakfast table. He was reading a copy of the Talamh Tribune as he sipped on his morning coffee, his bushy eyebrows barely visible from behind the paper. “Did you know you made the news today?”

“What?” Mavlyn froze in the doorway, her eyes darting to Emelie. Her friend flinched, then dropped her gaze to her bowl of porridge. Leap, on the other hand, seemed pleased. “What do you mean, I made the news?”

“Your little political rally from last night made the papers,” Emelie’s father explained. He folded the newspaper over, then handed it to Mavlyn, who barely refrained from snatching it out of his grip. Heart thundering in her ears, Mavlyn unfolded the paper and read the article, which took up half a page. Apparently, one of the students who’d attended the club meeting last night worked for the paper, and had done a write-up and submitted it just in time for printing. Mavlyn braced herself for harsh words or criticism, but to her surprise, the piece only reported on the facts she herself had presented. It didn’t take sides, but it did urge viewers to consider the information and do their own research, while also reminding them army drafts are mandatory and that any legal consequences incurred are their own responsibility.

“Well,” she said, setting the paper down. “This isn’t as bad as I expected.”

“Bad?” Leap’s eyes sparked indignantly. “Mavlyn, this is exactly what we wanted!”

“You’re not mad, then?” Emelie said, the relief evident in her voice. She took the paper from Mavlyn, a hopeful look on her face. “I know you said you wanted to wait on the article, so I wasn’t sure how you’d react. One of the Tribune’s associate editors was at the meeting last night, and when Roylan’s sister heard about the story, she’d seized it and sent it to print right away.”

“That’s right.” Mavlyn had forgotten that Roylan’s sister was the Talamh Tribune’s editor. “I do wish she’d spoken to me first—I would have liked to have some say about what was printed. But, Leap is right. Putting articles in the paper will help spread the news far quicker than any speeches I might do.”

The trio finished breakfast, then headed to the campus, hoping to help fuel the gossip fires. Within minutes of sitting down at the coffeehouse, one of the club members came up to Mavlyn and Leap with three of his friends. She ended up fielding a steady stream of questions all morning from dozens upon dozens of students. Some were belligerent and stubbornly patriotic, refusing to believe that Lady Mossi had anything less than their best interests at heart, but most of the students were surprisingly open to what she and Emelie had to say. Many already held anti-war sentiments, and happily latched onto the message Mavlyn was promoting, while others were prepared to fight, but wanted to make sure they were going to war for the right reasons.

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