Dawn of the Forgotten by K N Lee

Author:K N Lee [Lee, K N]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Captive Quill Press
Published: 2018-10-02T22:00:00+00:00

15

“Nearly there,” Delia said, her voice carried away by the heavy wind that blew at their faces.

“Promise?” Risa asked. “Because, you’ve been saying that for hours.”

“Risa,” Jaiza hissed. “Enough.”

Delia ignored her, not even looking back.

They were all tired, cold, and weary and couldn’t wait to rest somewhere warm.

Nani flew above them, her translucent wings flapping in the frigid wind. She shot back down. “I see it. Its not far,” she said, and Risa smiled at her.

“You are remarkable, little fairy,” she said, and Nani grinned, instead of being offending by being called little.

“Why, thank you,” she said. “Jaiza number two. Less pretty Jaiza…Jaiza—”

“That’ll be enough,” Risa said, cutting her off. Her smile faded and she narrowed her eyes. “I take my compliment back. You’re a pest. Like a gnat.”

With a laugh, Jaiza nudged her in the side. “The fairy does have good eyes. I am the prettier twin, after all. I think we can all agree on that.”

“Of course, you’d say that. Vain little wench,” Risa mumbled.

Nani chuckled, her smile taking over her little face. Lilae couldn’t help but laugh with her as Risa seethed.

“Keep pace, and we can make it inside before it gets colder when the setting of the sun,” Delia added, marching ahead of them, with her staff held upright.

Lilae nodded, desperate for warmth as they weaved their way through the vast, icy forests. Traveling by foot proved slow and brutal in the rocky, ice-encrusted terrain. It had been ages since she and her family would walk for miles in search for a new home.

Hope sparked within her as she glanced up at walls that awaiting in the near distance. With the gloomy, gray sky above, they finally made their way to Leedun, a city outside of Auroria’s capital.

It was just before sunset when a worn road led them to the fortified village with tall walls of dark stone and towers lit with fire that looked out in each direction. They were let in without question, yet the eyes of the guards and sentries focused on them as they did so.

The city was vast, with buildings that lined the stone roads, and people selling, and buying goods. Wearing bonnets or cloaks with hoods, they reminded her of the people she lived amongst as a child.

Entering an Aurorian village was a surreal experience for Lilae. Her heart pounded in her chest as she looked to her people. Since childhood, she’d been an outcast—someone who simply didn’t fit in no matter where they traveled.

Now, she looked upon pale-faced folk with fiery red hair, or bright blond locks. Here, brown and black hair was sparse, which was a drastic change for Lilae.

Here, she saw her features prominent on the people around her.

Here, she was home.

They looked to her as well, and though she was a new face, she didn’t cower away as she’d done in the past. She removed the hood of her cloak and held her head up high.

It was time to gather supplies and complete their trek to the Shadow Tower, where fate would be decided.

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