Fury's Mantle by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn [Galenorn, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

KYTHON WALKED US to the outskirts of his compound. He had offered me his arm and I had taken it, though it felt weird as hell. But he would see me out as a queen, and I would show his people that I was, indeed, one. It was still an hour till sunrise, but we wanted to get an early start.

We reached the gate. There, Thor’s chariot waited.

“Be cautious once you exit here. Go directly south, and you will find the address you are seeking. There are ghouls still prowling—but they will dive for cover around sunrise. But the zombies will be out hunting, and they are ravenous and continuous. They neither sleep nor rest, but simply wander the streets until their bodies disintegrate and they can wander no more. By now, a number of them are merely bags of rotting flesh, and others are reduced to skeletons. When the bones weather away, or are broken asunder, they chatter about in the remains, so watch out for skittering hand bones and jaw bones with teeth that can still bite and gnash.”

I grimaced. “Sounds delightful. I think this will be our last trip.”

“Then mayhaps I shall have to make a journey to your village to see you again.” He winked at me, and I had a sudden vision of Kython and his followers descending on UnderBarrow and Willow Wood.

“Notify us first so we can prepare our people. We have become a fierce community of our own and we guard against invaders, though we still welcome the weary and the worn, as long as they follow our rules.” I straightened my shoulders. “We strive to be a safe haven.”

“But only for those who follow your lead. Your Majesty,” he said, and this time there was no hint of sarcasm or teasing in his voice. “You are just as harsh as I am. Just as harsh as the man you warned us about to the north. You would evict someone in an instant if they broke the laws. Correct? You would destroy someone who tried to destroy your people. Correct?”

I nodded, staring again into his eyes. The crimson was from the color of blood, from his transformation into the dark journey of the underworld. But behind the color, his soul was still Theosian, vampire or not.

“You know the answer to that,” I whispered. “Thank you, Kython. I would like to consider you an ally, if it comes to that.”

He inclined his head. “And I would consider you our ally, as well. We’ll speak more on this at a later time. We will meet again, Queen Kaeleen the Fury. Trust me. And with all good luck, it will be a welcome meeting. Now go, for we must get back into the bunker. Our guards will shut the gate after you’ve left. Be safe. Be swift. Be alert.”

He turned and marched back toward the bunker with his retinue in tow. The guards on the outer gate waited for us. While they were human, they wore no collars, but I expected they still belonged to Kython and Kython alone.

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