Change of Darkness by Jacinta Jade

Author:Jacinta Jade
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Fiction: Young adult or teen fantasy, YA Romance, YA Fantasy
Publisher: Jacinta Jade Books
Published: 2019-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

MUCH LATER, the rays of the setting orange sun were spilling across Siraay’s room when she pulled open the double doors to the space and stepped into the corridor where a different pair of guards came to attention. Again, both were female.

‘Take me to Lord Chezran,’ Siraay commanded.

The guards nodded once and moved off from their posts by the door, leading Siraay down the hallway towards the grand staircase she had climbed earlier that day. As she descended the stairs behind her escorts, Siraay let her hand glide over the polished stone that formed the bannister, the length of the dress she wore requiring her to take extra care as she moved.

When they reached the landing at the bottom, Siraay half expected the pair of guards to lead her back to the large landing where Chezran had showed her the canvasses. Instead, her escorts turned right at the landing, leading her along a new hallway towards a large pair of doors set into a long wall at the far end. There, they paused before the doors, grabbed the handles, and pushed.

Warmth, light, and a myriad of sounds crashed like a wave over Siraay, all growing stronger as the doors opened wider ahead of her before suddenly quieting down as numerous heads swivelled to look in her direction. One long, gleaming black table occupied the centre of the room, almost stretching its length, and Siraay quickly counted the eleven places set there, eight of them filled. Nearly all the persons who filled those places were attired in neat dark jackets and pants, although Siraay saw one female wearing a long, flowing black dress. Simple clothes, but the fine tailoring was obvious.

Within the room itself, the glint of rare metals and gems set within the tableware, plates, and dishes, and the large and brilliant canvasses adorning the walls, only added to the feeling of wealth and power that permeated the gathering.

And upon her entrance and the sudden silence, at the head of the far end of the table, the Lord of Xarcon stood.

‘May I present to you, Lady Siraay.’

Chairs scraped softly against the stone floor as everyone in attendance followed suit and stood, dipping their heads respectfully in Siraay’s direction.

Interestingly, Siraay noted that not one but three of the figures present were females, their faces inscrutable, although Siraay did think she saw a glimmer of dislike flash across one face.

Chezran left his seat and went to stand by an empty one to the left of his own place. ‘Come, my lady,’ he said, gesturing to the chair.

Lifting her chin, Siraay began the walk down the length of the room towards Chezran. She could see his eyes widen slightly in appreciation as she drew nearer, and the slightest of smiles on his face told her everything she needed to know about her appearance.

The dress she had selected was made out of a red material that looked like glittering scales. It had a high neckpiece that wrapped around her entire throat—over which lay

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