Darien and the Lost Paints of Telinoria by Jeanna Kunce

Author:Jeanna Kunce
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Windhill Books LLC
Published: 2014-09-23T18:54:18+00:00

Before her stood a man cloaked in black from head to toe. The hand not grasping her arm looked more like a tree branch, withered and dark, with a sparking green flame coming right out of the palm. One shoulder was hunched up and higher than the other. The parts of his face not hidden in shadow were twisted and ugly. His cheeks were lumpy, his nose was bent, and he glared at her with one black eye, while the other was scarred and squinty.

Beyond was a sort of chilly storeroom where stacks upon stacks of crates wavered in and out of view in the dim light. Barely able to be seen crouching in the shadows next to the crates was the cloaked figure of a woman. Darien could hardly take in any of these other sights, she was so mesmerized by the disfigured man in front of her. As scared as she was by his looks, she was even more intimidated by the powerful energy emanating from him.

“Who are you? What are you doing spying on us?” the woman hissed at Darien. The man only continued to stare intensely at her.

“I didn’t mean to . . . I—I just got lost . . . I didn’t know . . .” Darien stammered as she tried desperately to think of an explanation.

“Lost?” the woman demanded. “I don’t think so, not here in a food cellar. Who sent you?”

“Be quiet, Jaade,” the man whispered in his low hoarse voice. “I can see her.”

“What?” the woman named Jaade said with disbelief. “But you’re almost blind! You can barely see your hand in front of your face in full daylight.”

“Yes, but the fact remains that I can see her,” the man said to Jaade. He focused his attention back on Darien. “Why can I see you? Who are you? What kind of magic do you command?” he ordered her to answer.

Before Darien could say anything, a warm amber light glowed from a vial tied around the man’s neck. This unexpected surprise made him gasp.

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