Elemental Series Omnibus Edition Books 1-4 by Shauna Granger

Author:Shauna Granger [Granger, Shauna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Before I opened my eyes, I was acutely aware of the taste of moist earth in my mouth and my entire body hummed with more power than I had ever felt when not sunk into the ground. That was how I knew we were underground before I opened my eyes. When I finally did open my eyes, confusion hit me hard. I could feel the presence of a hundred energies around me, but I was looking up at an earthen ceiling. I pushed up on my elbows to sit up, the room shifting as I did, making me dizzy. I closed my eyes again until I was confident that the world had righted itself.

I could feel Jodi’s presence behind me, her signature my only comfort. I got to my hands and knees and crawled over to her, shaking her gently to get her to come round before I really assessed where we were and what was going on. Though, in the pit of my stomach, I was pretty sure where we were. Jodi blinked slowly, her wide blue eyes focusing on my face as consciousness and awareness came back to her. I helped her sit up and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, holding her hand with my free one.

“Welcome, Terra, Earth Mother.” A vaguely familiar voice resounded within the cave-like room, drawing my attention off to the left. We shifted together to face that way and, once again, I saw I was in the presence of Iris of the Shattered Light.

I inclined my head towards her in a makeshift bow. I knew that protocol said we should stand up and bow to her, but after the fight in the garage with the Sylph, I just couldn’t put myself, let alone Jodi, through the hell of trying to get to our feet just then.

“Welcome, Fae, Air Spirit.” Iris nodded ever so slightly to Jodi, who was trembling in my arms now. I had tried to convey the terrible beauty and power of the higher faeries, but nothing quite compares to being in their presence.

“Shay,” Jodi whispered to me, her voice trembling, “where are we?”

“I think we’re in the Sidhe,” I whispered back, letting my gaze drift away from Iris and her almost unbearable beauty to take in the room around me. We were definitely in some sort of official room; Iris was sitting on a raised throne and the same motley crew of faeries from the orchard surrounded her on all four sides. Large oppressive figures stood behind her, looking almost treelike in appearance while smaller, more elegantly decorated beings were on either side of her. These were handsome and beautiful, naked and enticing, as only nymphs could be. Still farther below them and tumbling from Iris’ feet were tiny creatures resembling frogs, birds, and flowers. Floating in the room were beings much like Tegan.

More and more faeries of varying degrees of magical appearance ringed the room around us. A strong part of me wanted to stay here and

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