Fae Captive (Tangled Fae Book 2) by Sarah K. L. Wilson

Author:Sarah K. L. Wilson [Wilson, Sarah K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarah K. L. Wilson
Published: 2020-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

By the time the boat was pulling into shore, I had the rat skinned and his skin scraped and stretched over the back bars of the cage. If they kept me in here for much longer, I might be grateful for the fur as disgusting as rat fur was. It was large enough that it could cover me completely, like a huge bear-hide cloak. Maybe I should get used to the idea. Allie Hunter, hunter of rats.

A huge black eye filled one side of the cage as my orc captor looked inside. I was tossing the last of the rat’s carcass out of the cage along with what was left of the rotting meat he’d given me to eat.

“It’s a shame we have to give you to the Court of Cups, fury. You’d fit in perfectly with the Court of Twilight.”

“Then don’t give me away,” I said boldly. “Keep me around. I can help you with your rat problem.”

His laughter was joined by some of the others around him. Beneath me, the cage shook as the boat reached the shore.

“Ah, but then we won’t have a Feast for Ravens and I’ve been longing for one for years now.” His eyes half-closed in anticipated pleasure.

“What’s a Feast for Ravens?” I asked as he lifted the cage up. He seemed to be in a talkative mood. Let him talk. Let’s see what I could learn.

“War, fury. Ravens are carrion eaters.”

“Then why not call it a Feast for Turkey Vultures or A Feast for Skunks,” I said. “They eat carrion, too.”

He snorted. “See? I would like your company. Almost as much as I will like bathing in the blood of my enemies.”

“Which enemies?”

He shrugged. “Doesn’t matter, really. I’ll happily kill any of them.”

“The Court of Wings, perhaps?” I pressed.

He shrugged. “Hopefully, we’ll provoke a better Court than that. Wings is already out in the fields avoiding the displeasure of the people and hoping their guts aren’t spilled across their floors like the Court of Knives. They don’t want to see their Court laid waste, so they play picnic all night in the woods. We don’t play children’s games in the Court of Twilight. We play the kind of games that get you killed. We play them bold and bright and honest. And we don’t pretend to be your friend when we aren’t.”

So, that meant that Scouvrel’s former Court and the Court of Twilight were enemies. And Twilight was going to sell me to Cups. Which I did not want.

“Where was the ruler of the Court of Wings? I asked. “I didn’t see him.”

The orc laughed. “See? And you have a sharp eye to boot. If you weren’t so small and if you weren’t the price for a good war, we could make something interesting of you.”

“I’m Allie Hunter,” I said boldly.

“They call me Ghadrot Worm-Eater.”

“And did you have to eat a lot of worms to get that name?”

“It’s a proclamation of my greatness. When you die, you’re food for the worms. The worms should watch out because if I ever die, they will be food for me.

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