Fell - 1 by David Clement-Davies

Author:David Clement-Davies [Clement-Davies, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic
ISBN: 9780810972667
Google: RifbQwAACAAJ
Amazon: 0810972662
Publisher: Amulet Books
Published: 2007-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Gwel , who was lying on the porch, whimpered quietly and licked his paws.

“The truth? What do you mean, Lescu, I always—”

“Damn you, Sculcuvant!” cried Lescu furiously. “Don’t you trust me even now? Can’t you trust anyone? I know it’s true. It’s why Gwel snarled at you when you first arrived, because you smelt of wolf.”

“I …”

“It’s how you made it over the mountains. It was with you in that ice cave, wasn’t it?

I’ve often seen you gazing out into the forest and known that something waits out there, but not witches. I saw you that night, leaving the house, after I spoke of traps, and food has often gone missing. I found a strange trail of stones in the forest.” Alina blushed and bowed her head shameful y. She hadn’t realised that clever Lescu had noticed her thefts, as he noticed everything on the farm.

“I’m not angry for the theft of food,” said the blacksmith, more softly, “not if your intention was good. Tel me then, Alina, at last. You’re not a kil er at al .” So the rest of it came out. The true story of Alina’s meeting with the black wolf, of the miracle of their communication and of the strange events of their journey. When it was finished, Lescu nodded soberly, but not without fear in his eyes for the strange young woman.

“It’s wondrous,” he whispered, thinking of how Alina had asked him if people were the same as animals, “truly miraculous. Enchantment seems to fol ow you wherever you go, changeling. But I’ve heard of such things before. Of children lost in the forest being reared by wolves. As for this power, this Sight, there are stranger things in the world, and some have deeper bonds with the animals than others. This wolf kil ed Malduk, didn’t it?”

“Yes, Lescu.”

“Then perhaps it’s your friend, and I realise now you’ve been protecting him too. But others wil see it only as evil and witchcraft, and hunt you for it. As they wil hate you too for trying to show the strength and skil of a man. And Catalin must never know of such a thing. He can be superstitious, and it would unsettle him deeply.”

“No, Lescu. I promise it.”

“What are you going to do, Alina WovenWord?” asked the blacksmith gravely.

“Go, and go quickly,” answered Alina firmly, feeling sick to her stomach. “I’m only a danger to you and Catalin now. Wherever I go I’m nothing but a curse.” Alina was already knotting the hair on her head.

“Don’t say that, child. Ever.”

“It’s true!” cried the young woman in anguish. “Disaster and sorrow seem to fol ow me everywhere I go. I must begin my journey.”

“There’s another way,” said Lescu, looking towards the forests. “Make this wolf understand that you’re happy here, and that you’ve found a real home. The rumour wil fade like a dream, and become just another fairy tale, peddled in the markets around Baba Yaga’s val ey. The vil agers from Moldov are looking

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