Derrix: Warlord Brides (Warriors of Vaznik Book 4) by Ava York & Starr Huntress

Author:Ava York & Starr Huntress [York, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Clockwalk Publishing
Published: 2020-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

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From where we stood atop the structure’s plateau, it was evident that it hadn’t been created by any natural means. If its symmetrical engineering wasn’t the first indication, the strange inscriptions that covered it would have given it away instead. They were placed intermittently along the walls, but try as I may, I couldn't understand them. They made absolutely no sense to me whatsoever, and Derrix seemed just as confused when he’d attempted to decipher the strange symbols.

We took our time exploring the plateau. I wondered if the Qitzal could have made it. Although my interactions with them had been minimal at best, they didn't seem to be the innovative type and had been adamant that we not venture further underground. If they didn’t want us to explore deeper inside the caverns, I doubted they’d have done the same.

Venturing deeper beneath the surface wasn’t what I really wanted to do, either, but I wasn’t going to let Derrix know that. I’d signed up for an adventure, and an adventure was certainly what I was getting, even if I was starting to feel a little claustrophobic. Only Derrix's presence at my side made me feel reassured, as if I drew the feeling of being safe from him alone.

I would have never had the courage to go below the surface without him by my side. Although the other women and warriors are congenial and I knew they’d do their best to keep me safe, I didn’t get the same feeling being with them that I did from being with Derrix. Certainly, it's because we're mates, but it felt like something even more than that.

Watching him, I couldn’t keep my ponderings to myself any longer. “Is it possible that the Qitzal made this. . .whatever this is? Do you think that’s why they didn’t want us going further into the caverns?”

“It’s. . .unlikely,” he replied. “From what we’ve come to understand about them, the Qitzal prefer to live off the land and don’t typically create such alterations to the landscape. I don’t think they would have made something like this—it doesn’t even make sense for them to make such a dramatic change to the caverns.”

At the center of the structure was a giant, spiraling staircase, leading down into darkness. Burning torches, the flames a strange green glow, were affixed along the walls every fifty feet or so, but we couldn’t see the bottom from where we stood at the top. The stairs looked foreboding, but sturdy.

“How are those still burning?” I wondered.

“The Qitzal hinted at a previous civilization,” Derrix answered. “Maybe all of this is their leftover technology?”

“Do you think we should go down there?” I asked, sending a questioning glance his way.

“We came all the way up here, so I guess we should make the most of it and check out as much as we can. I'll lead, though—you stay behind me,” he instructed.

I thought I was finally beginning to understand Derrix's no-nonsense attitude—he was very concerned with keeping me safe. I supposed as his mate, it only made sense that he didn't want any harm to come to me.

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