Heights Of The Depths (The Hidden Earth Chronicles) by David Peter

Author:David, Peter [David, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Crazy 8 Press
Published: 2012-02-11T16:00:00+00:00

upper and lower reaches of suislan

I.

Pavan’s thoughts flew back to those times when Akasha had warned him against the dangers of wishing too hard for things. The gods have a way of giving us that for which we’ve wished in such a way that we wished we’d never brought it up in the first place.

In that regard, he thought about the times when he had looked down, down from the upper reaches of Suislan and gazed in fascination at the magnificently structured castles far down in the lower reaches. There weren’t a lot of them, at least not from where he could see. But they were certainly majestic things, and he would wonder what it would be like to reside in such a structure. The Lodge was perfectly serviceable and had been a decent home to him, but it certainly wasn’t a castle. The Ocular were said to live in a castle. Why not the Serabim?

Well, the answers to that were fairly obvious, actually. The Serabim were hardy enough to survive anywhere; indeed, some preferred the lowlands, especially forests. But for the most part, and certainly in the case of Pavan’s tribe, they were more comfortable in a chillier climate. And so the magnificent castles remained something that were nothing but a distant, unfulfilled longing for Pavan.

Until now. Apparently Akasha had been right yet again, and the gods had provided Pavan’s wish in such a way that his newest wish was never to have wished for the previous wish.

Now he was gazing out the small window of his small room, looking longingly toward the Upper Reaches that now seemed so astoundingly far away. He thought about the unfettered freedom he had there, and of Demali’s soft caresses, and even Seramali’s boisterousness that he considered so annoying at the time and for which he was now incredibly nostalgic.

The room in which he was being kept was five stories high. Normally that would not have presented a problem for him. He could easily climb down the side of the castle, his claws either seeking out nooks and crannies in the wall or even sinking their own grips when necessary. Unfortunately, there were half a dozen Mandraques on the ground standing guard to make sure he didn’t do exactly that. And there were several more outside his door. He didn’t know how many, but he heard exchanges of conversations, and knew there were several.

The door suddenly burst open and Pavan whirled to face whatever threat it was that was coming through the door. A Mandraque sauntered in, and Pavan growled low in his throat when he recognized him. There was another Mandraque visible standing guard.

“I trust you are enjoying your stay with us?” said Thulsa. He gestured toward the Mandraque outside. “Belosh has been tasked with attending to you. If you have any needs, you have but to inquire.” The one he called Belosh made an irritated expression.

Pavan said nothing; he just glowered at him.

“Ah. You are annoyed with our actions. I understand.”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.