Jovah's Angel by Sharon Shinn

Author:Sharon Shinn [Shinn, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101554852
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 1998-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

If someone had told him Jovah would be joining the Edori campfire that night, Caleb could not have been more surprised to see a visitor appear. For a moment, he truly thought he had conjured the angel by sheer force of longing, for he had been thinking of her a great deal the past few days. That, or he was hallucinating on the strong wine someone had pressed on him a few minutes before. It could not possibly be the Archangel come to join them at the Edori campsite in Breven.

But then he heard Delilah’s musical, sarcastic voice say, “Why, Alleya! You do show up in the oddest places,” and the dark-haired woman stepped forward to greet the blond one. “Can it be just coincidence, this second time, or have you been searching for me?”

“Coincidence, this time,” Alleya said, her voice a little muffled. She, too, appeared to be wrestling with disbelief. “It had not occurred to me that you would have any business here.”

“No business—merely pleasure,” Delilah said lightly. “I take it you came on some grave mission?”

“I was looking—it’s not important,” the Archangel replied, and Caleb thought he saw a flutter of embarrassment briefly decorate her face. “I came on an errand and plan to stay only for the meal. What about you? Are you staying long?”

“I don’t quite know,” Delilah said, and now she affected a languid tone. “My friends came to—do something mechanical, I think—and I have no idea how long they’re staying. I, as you might imagine, am purely ornamental. But I’m dependent on their transport.”

“Transport?” Alleya repeated neutrally.

“It’s the most amazing vehicle! I’m sure they’d give you a ride in it if you asked them, although it’s not as much fun as you might think. Noah invented it—by the way, do you know Noah? I believe you’ve met Caleb.”

Alleya’s eyes flickered to Caleb, then back to Delilah. “No, I haven’t met Noah. But I’ve heard of him.” She stepped forward as Delilah made the introductions, offering her hand. Caleb watched as the Edori reluctantly took it. “You have a friend in Velora who mentioned your name to me,” Alleya said, smiling. “His name is Daniel, but his clan escapes me.”

Noah managed to return a small smile. “Oh, yes! Daniel and I go way back. We were always inventing wheels and tools and odd gadgets to make camp life a little easier.”

Thomas bustled forward, clapping one hand on Noah’s shoulder, offering the other to the Archangel. “Time enough to visit when your plate’s full,” he said, urging them back into the circle of firelight. “Can’t you see everyone else is eating? All the food will be gone if you just stand here talking!”

Once more Alleya’s eyes found Caleb’s, once more she looked away. “Yes, I’m quite hungry now,” she said with her usual courtesy. “Everything smells so good.”

There was a general jostling at the food tables as the five of them joined the other latecomers and those returning to the big pots and cauldrons to take their second helpings.

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