Dead to the World by L.E. Bryce

Author:L.E. Bryce [Bryce, L.E.]
Language: nld
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The distant mewling of gulls alerted Erred to the approaching sea. His body convulsed among the cushions as his senses reawakened to pain. Tharril's hands were on him at once, pinning him down to keep him from falling out of the wagon.

"It's still more than a day away." Tharril quickly pressed the damp cloth to his forehead, but Erred shoved it aside as he began to shiver uncontrollably.

"The Lady—" he gasped. In his mind, a presence had begun to grow. For nearly a day, he felt the Lady of the Waters touching the edges of his consciousness, but he was too weak to reach out to Her.

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peered in to see what they were doing, Tharril explained that Erred was chilled and he was trying to get him warm again.

A breeze stirred the curtains. Erred lifted his head to feel the coolness on his face; the air tasted of salt and moisture, and the hrill in him stirred hungrily. Tharril had told him that they were following a great southern highway toward the port city of Akkil, but as the green of Akkil's farms and orchards became visible in the distance, Satu suddenly veered off onto a smaller road and the way became rougher than it had been.

"I heard him telling that captain that he didn't want everybody in Akkil looking at you," said Tharril. "There's a small bay not far from here, he says."

Erred stroked his arm through the dark robe. "Stay away from him," he whispered. "I do not want him seeing you."

Earlier, Tharril had told him that Satu was accompanying the caravan in order to make certain that the transfer went as it should, for if there should be a mishap along the way before Erred was given over to the High Prince, then he would be blamed for it. "Eskil says you'll go over to the royal guards after you come out of the sea. Until then, you're still the master's property."

The next afternoon, when they stopped to rest in a grove of spongewood trees, Tharril returned to tell him that he had seen the ocean from the cliffs. "I've never seen the sea before," he said. "It's very beautiful. What sort of creature is a hrill? I know they're sacred animals, sea creatures, but I've never even seen a picture of one."

"It is the size of a man, but dark and sleek, made for riding the waves," answered Erred.

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Tharril squeezed his hand. "I hope to be able to see you as one. Does it hurt when you do it?"

"No, it feels strange at first, but there is no pain."

In the mid-afternoon, Erred was roused from a light sleep as the wagon dipped. When he gripped the frame in panic, Tharril was immediately at his side to tell him that they were going down a switchback trail leading to the sheltered bay.

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