Her Sky Mates by Lark Sterling & Meg Ripley

Author:Lark Sterling & Meg Ripley [Sterling, Lark & Ripley, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Iris flipped up the hood on her cape, shadowing her face as she walked along the edge of the street toward the edge of town. Every few feet, she glanced up, finding the blackbirds soaring high above, leading her toward whatever destination they were headed to. They walked away from the caverns, but before they hit the tree line, veered right into the field of tall grasses. It was dark, but the half crested moon shone brightly above them, creating a dim blue cascading aura over the area. She glanced back at the town but knew that from where she stood, no one would notice her.

She had been playing with her magic, realizing that she could create an outward force, a mist just like her mother's. The only problem was, she wasn't quite sure how it worked yet. She followed her instincts and used it as a form of cloaking, that way if anyone had been watching her, they wouldn't have seen her go out there. She knew there was an excellent chance that someone was following her.

The blackbird circled back around the field, and as it landed, it transformed into Brier, the High Alphas wizard. Iris glanced back and forth before hurrying toward him, lifting the bottom of her cloak as to not catch it on any of the bristly blades of grass. Immediately she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly, sensing a strange form of emotion simmering in the pit of her stomach. It was as if she could feel his sadness, his fear, and his growing worry.

“How bad is it?” Iris asked.

Brier took a long deep breath, the dark circles under his eyes larger than usual. "The Alpha is still alive, but so many Griffin have perished."

The words struck her deeply, visions of the people walking through the stone cavern city flashing through her mind. Brier lifted his hands, placing one palm over the other, and raising his top hand until there was a swirl of dark energy moving within his palm. He opened both palms and allowed the energy to escape, hovering just in front of them. Iris watched as the magic transformed, creating a window of sorts into the Griffin sanctuary.

She could see everything, and it was more than heartbreaking. Massive fires burned across the city, buildings lay collapsed in the rubble, others teetering back and forth on the edge of their release. She clapped her hand over her mouth once again, her other arm holding her waist tightly as she watched the city burn, lying in shambles. She could hear the cries of children and mothers, the steady pounding footsteps of the Griffin Army marching through the debris, and the sound of sirens sporadically blaring out, letting the people know that all the danger had yet to be discovered.

Iris reached out and grabbed onto Brier’s arm. “What can I do? We can go back right now. I can help clean this up.”

Brier twisted his hand, ending the broadcast and sending his magic back into his chest.

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