Daughter of Destiny by Sarah Hawke

Author:Sarah Hawke [Hawke, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Erotica
Publisher: Jade Fantasy
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Trudging through the mountains was every bit as fun as I’d imagined. The so-called “trail” was less of a path than a deathtrap, complete with slick terrain, random rock falls, and the occasional ice troll. I couldn’t imagine any merchant with a sliver of sanity making this trip more than once a year, and even then he would have needed to hire a wizard or ranger just to survive. The three of us wouldn’t have lasted a day without Kaseya’s survival skills and my magic.

“This right here is why I’m proud to be a city girl,” Valuri said as she warmed her hands over the campfire that night. “Who in their right mind would ever want to live like this?”

“Somehow, I doubt many of these people have a choice,” I told her, glancing back over my shoulder. Therascor’s Peak was easily visible in the bright moonlight, and in theory our destination was only a few miles down the cliff on the other side. “The Roskarim rule everything north of here, and you know how they feel about outsiders.”

“There are a dozen villages around the Frozen Tear. Why not head south and join them?”

“Because the people on that side of the mountains don’t want them, either,” I said. “For all its other virtues, Highwind has never been particularly welcoming of war refugees. These folks are still considered too savage for the genteel masses. They’re basically trapped between two civilizations.”

“And Zalheer is hiding among them,” Kaseya murmured.

Valuri I turned in unison. The amazon was standing off to the side behind us, her eyes locked onto the Peak in the distance. Her intensity hadn’t waned in the slightest since we left Icewatch. I could actually feel the anger swelling inside her even without activating my ring.

“He better be, otherwise we’re all freezing our asses off for nothing,” Valuri said, nestling up against me more tightly. For once, her Senosi powers were working against her—I couldn’t use my magic to shield her from the worst of the cold like I could with myself and Kaseya. As long as I was conscious and focusing, we didn’t really even need the thick furs or coats.

“He is there, and he will tell us everything he knows about my sister,” Kaseya said, her voice as bitter as the wind. “Then he will kneel and face justice for his crimes.”

I frowned. “You can actually sense him out there, can’t you?”

Kaseya frowned and turned as if she only just remembered that she wasn’t alone. “What?”

“I can feel you reaching out through the Aether,” I explained. “I can’t sense anything, but I bet you can.”

Her lip twitched. “I sense a presence, yes.”

I wanted to tell her how remarkable that was; I wanted to explain that most sorcerers I’d known had trouble sensing other channelers beyond a few hundred feet, let alone miles away. But I knew she still didn’t want to hear anything about her powers.

“You need to be ready for what he has to say,” I whispered. “You might not like it.

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