Exile: De'Vas Chronicles Book 1 by Chase Kilgore

Author:Chase Kilgore [Kilgore, Chase]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-18T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

SELENA SIGHED AS she looked out her window over District 208. She had been confined to the upper floor of their home since she and her father returned from District 1. He had been very distressed when he had returned from speaking with the Council and no matter how much she prodded, he would not tell her anything about what had happened. She was pretty sure her efforts were why her father had restricted her to the upper floor and limited who could see her.

In times like these, she wished she had one of those human instruments called a cellphone. Her father and many of his guards had them and she knew what they could do. Access the mythical Internet, something like a great library with oceans worth of knowledge. Even the humans in the Elven smut novels back on Vas did not have such an extravagant instrument.

She often wondered if any of the authors of those books found a rift and discovered humans were more than flights of fantasy. She had certainly been shocked. The humans also had stories of the various races of Vas and had been surprised by their arrival into this world as well.

There was a quiet knock on her bedroom door.

“You may enter,” Selena called out, never looking away from the window.

“Jeans and a T-shirt! I’d heard the rumors, but never had I thought I would live to see the day, Lady Selena.”

Selena smiled and turned to face the speaker. Ella, her personal guard and best friend, bowed towards her just outside the doorway. She had tan skin and light brown hair which showed off her Desert Elf heritage.

“You may stand, Ella, as I have said there are no formalities inside my room. It is my domain, not my father’s.”

Ella stood and closed the door. Her demeanor changed from that of a dedicated guard to a more relaxed pose as her friend. Ella looked up and down at Selena and smiled.

“Well, you rock the look, Lady Selena.”

‘Rock the look’ was one of those human phrases that Ella had picked up, a positive one from the smile she gave her. The phrases could be strange and Selena had trouble understanding some of them, but the guards readily absorbed them into their lexicon. The five years here had changed more than just the way people spoke, but also their thoughts and ideas. Even her father was not immune to the effects. Selena felt stunted by her lack of exposure to human culture and its strangeness.

“Thank you, Ella. The outfit is a small consolation from my father for confiding me to the upper floors. As few would see me in such an outfit he finally allowed me to have it. Though he is still of the opinion it is not suited for a woman to wear and forbids me from wearing it outside or on the lower floor.”

“Well, what do you think of it now that you finally can wear it.”

Selena grinned at Ella.

“I got dressed in mere seconds this morning and without the need for maids.

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