Eve of the Fae (Modern Fae Book 1) by E. Menozzi

Author:E. Menozzi [Menozzi, E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Fiction, Eeadric Salvage, Shropshire, Fairies, Eadric the Wild, Eadric Silvaticus, Wild Edric, Romance, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781732612808
Publisher: Elizabeth Menozzi
Published: 2018-10-02T05:00:00+00:00

10

By lunchtime I’d finished most of my reading, and my stomach was telling me it was time to take a break. I still didn’t understand why Uncle Oscar believed the legends about Godda. Rather than continue to delay the inevitable, I decided to go looking for my uncle, even if that would mean braving the awkwardness of seeing Liam without getting to talk to him alone first.

When I reached Uncle Oscar’s study, his door was slightly ajar. I knocked before pushing it open. “Uncle Oscar?”

“Come in,” he called.

I stepped into the room and glanced around. No sight of Liam, only Uncle Oscar, sitting behind his desk with his glasses propped on the end of his nose, sorting through a stack of papers.

He looked up when I entered, gazing at me over the tops of his reading glasses. “Eve, come in. Vivian made me some sandwiches. There’s more than enough to share. I was hoping she’d send you in here when she uncovered where you’d gone off to.”

I slid into the seat across the desk from him. “I’ve been reading those books you lent me.”

“Oh, good! How are you finding them?” He selected a sandwich and motioned for me to join him.

“Fascinating.” I lifted one of the sandwiches off the tray. “Only, I don’t yet understand what’s convinced you to believe the legends about Godda. I’ve been thinking that, given what you wrote about the temple ruins and Edric’s reputation as an excellent hunter, maybe that’s how the legends started. Like, maybe he met Godda in the temple or something, and given how beautiful she was and that it was a temple to a Fae Huntress, the legends got it all mixed up.” I paused, then took a bite of my sandwich before I could continue rambling on and possibly making myself look like an idiot.

“Spoken like a budding historian. Quite good.” He chuckled. “So you’ve been reading my paper, then?”

I nodded. “Liam left a copy for me. I told him I’d like to read it after he’d mentioned it when we went to town together the other day.”

“Ah, yes. Liam. It appears he returned earlier than I’d expected. But I had a chat with him this morning, and he’s off cataloging the artifacts in the cellar. Since he’ll be busy with that for a while, I asked him if he’d mind if you helped a bit.”

“Oh?”

“Yes.” Uncle Oscar paused to chew a bite of his sandwich. “He’s all for it. Left a note over there with some things you could get started on, if you like.” He pointed to a filing cabinet near the door.

“Of course! I really want to help.”

“All right. So long as you find it enjoyable. I hate to put you to work on your holiday.”

“I love it. All of it.” I leaned back in the chair and sighed, glancing around at his messy desk and bookshelves.

“Good, good.” He poured me a cup of tea. “Have some tea and help me finish these sandwiches, and then we’ll put you to work.

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