King's Warrior by Frost Kay

Author:Frost Kay [Kay, Frost]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Renegade Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-10-02T05:00:00+00:00

Twenty

Sage

“You’re pacing.”

Sage cast a glance Tehl’s way, and then she continued her route across his study. When he’d suggested they meet Lilja in his study, she’d jumped at the chance. But the longer she was away from something familiar, the more jittery she became.

She shook out her hands and bounced on the tips of her toes as she stopped in front of a huge wall lined with books. Her hands itched to pull out the old tomes from the shelves and crack them open, just to see what secrets they held. Her nose wrinkled as she peered closer at the ones at her eyeline. Royal House of Aermia and the Laws of Aermia. Maybe those held too many secrets.

Her gaze flitted up the bookshelf, her attention snagging on a deep blue book with faded gold filigree adorning the spine. It looked out of place among the sea of brown, tan, and black spines surrounding it.

Without meaning to, she stretched for it, but it was well beyond her reach. Sage stepped up onto the bookshelf and extended again, barely missing her mark. A gurgle sounded behind her, and heat swamped her back as a solid arm slid around her waist.

“I look away for one moment and you climb things,” Tehl growled. “What part of ‘take it easy’ did you not comprehend?”

Sage scowled at the books and wiggled in his grasp. “I was trying to reach a book.”

“Clearly.” A sigh. “Which one?”

She tipped her head back and pointed to the elusive blue book. “That one.”

He chuckled, ruffling the hair at her neck. “I should have known.”

Tehl reached over her head and deftly pulled the book from the shelf with ease. She glared at his hand as he pulled her from the bookshelf and held the book out to her. Tall people sure had it easy.

She plucked it from his hand and stepped away from him. “Thank you,” she said mulishly.

A snort. “Don’t sound too grateful,” he retorted, his voice drifting away.

A sigh escaped her. She wasn’t unthankful; she was tired of others doing things for her when she could do them for herself. But she needed to be reasonable. They were just helping. Turning on her heel, she strode to Tehl’s desk and crowded next to him until he looked up at her with a raised brow.

“Thank you.”

He studied her for a moment and dipped his chin. “You’re welcome.” He pointed his quill at her treasure. “Are you going to open it?”

Sage brushed her hand gently across the cover and opened it with care. A smile graced her face as she read the title.

Gifts from the Sea.

Of all the books to pick up, she’d picked one about the sea. She turned another page, the musty scents of aged paper and old ink greeting her like old friends. How long had it been since she’d read a book? It seemed like such a luxury.

Her gaze bounced back to the practical tomes adorning the shelves. “This doesn’t seem like it fits.”

“It doesn’t.” Tehl shuffled

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