Daughters of Fire & Sea by Holly Karlsson

Author:Holly Karlsson [Karlsson, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781733099806
Published: 2019-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

It was cold and foggy the morning Lyric, Runa, and Kell left Ivernn. Elaina was still unconscious and being watched by Maggie’s son Elias. Though she hadn’t worsened in the night, Lyric thought their mother felt colder when she’d kissed her cheek goodbye and promised they’d return.

They paid for a full week of Elaina’s care with the promise of settling the account if something delayed their return. The Dragon Eye pendant and the rest of their mother’s money, including the gold, they’d taken with them.

Maggie packed food for their trip — freshly baked bread, thick slices of cheese, dried fish, a bottle of wine, and crab and oat cakes, carefully wrapped in waxed paper. She’d also returned their clothes and cloaks, washed and repaired.

Fingers passing over her mended cloak, the neat stitches reminded Lyric of the creatures’ claws, and she shivered, lost in memories until Kell’s touch returned her to the inn.

Looking towards the stairs, Lyric saw Runa standing in front of a middle-aged man with angry blue eyes and a thin mustache. He said something, gesturing towards the ceiling, and Lyric watched her sister lean forward and raise her hand. Fire sparked atop the tips of her fingers, and the man drew back, eyes widening and face draining of color. Mumbling something, he moved away and stumbled into Jim who was passing with an armload of wood.

Lyric raised her eyebrow as Runa stomped past, but her scowling sister didn't seem to notice. Giving Maggie a distracted farewell, Lyric followed Runa out of the inn. She wanted to ask her what had happened, but her sister took off while she waited for Kell.

The road leading away from Ivernn was not one of the smoother, well-traveled routes of the west, but a pitted and winding path that wandered along the steep, black cliffs. Kell fell into step beside Lyric, his face lightening as he took in the expanse of blue water to the east. Lyric was grateful for his height as a cutting ocean wind had diffused the fog, forcing it to lift, and it seemed quite intent on blowing both her and Runa over.

Stepping over a large hole, Lyric glanced sideways at her sister. “Did you threaten someone when we left?” she asked.

“He thinks we’ve brought them trouble,” Runa said. “That the Sireni know us.”

Lyric frowned, trying to recall the unfriendly faces watching them leave. “Who was he?”

“I don’t know, a local, but he looked at the stairs and said it’d be better if we all moved on.”

Lyric pursed her lips. “Maggie and Jim won’t let anyone hurt Mama.”

“You hope they won’t,” Runa said, face flinty.

“You danced flame across your fingers,” Lyric said. “That was risky, Ru. The Sireni burned a home there.”

Runa touched her red hair. “A Sireni, not a Raendasharan mage.”

Frowning, Lyric stared at her sister’s unrepentant profile. Did Runa truly not see the potential trouble she’d left in their wake?

“Sometimes people need an incentive to make the right choice,” Runa said.

“Did Elenora tell you to do it?” Lyric asked.

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