Legends of the Ancients by Candy Crum & Michael Anderle

Author:Candy Crum & Michael Anderle [Crum, Candy & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642029666
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-06-07T22:00:00+00:00

Three days had passed since Amara's parents were murdered in front of her eyes, and she hadn't come any closer to figuring out a plan to take revenge. Over and over, her mind replayed everything in gruesome detail. She hadn't been big enough or strong enough. There had been too many of them, and she couldn't help them. She'd failed.

She refused to fail again.

Revenge might not be a possibility in her current predicament, but planning an escape sure as hell was. She'd waited for three days, staying silent, keeping her eyes down, and pretending to be afraid. Doing so had made them trust her, trust that they had total control over her. In truth, the only thing she feared was dying before she got to kill that bastard who murdered her parents. Past that, she didn't care about much.

Several of the men, including Zuri, had left on a mission to trap one of those monsters, which gave her the perfect window. Part of her hoped Zuri failed and died in the process. In fact, for the greater good, she wanted that. She'd overheard the plans. She knew they wanted to bring it back and use it to kill others. Still, there was a desperate, greedy part of her that hoped he survived so she could be the one to do it. Looking into his eyes as the life faded from them was what she wanted most in the world.

A week ago, she'd been busy planting crops with her father, something she was incredible at and had a passion for. If someone had told her—Amara, the child who loved and respected everything about life—that in less than a week she'd be thinking horrible, murderous thoughts about someone she barely knew, she would have laughed and told them they were crazy.

But there she was, fighting to stay alive so she could get the revenge she so desperately wanted.

After several days of incredible acting, hardly anyone paid attention to Amara anymore. Everyone went on minding their own business. The men typically stuck to training, drinking, and leaving for a few hours to scout or recruit, while the few women in the group made food, served drinks, and entertained the men in other ways. It made her sick, but she'd been to some of the local small towns with her dad to sell. She knew what the world was like.

Sitting up in her tent, she dropped quietly to all fours and crawled to the door. She listened for several moments, waiting to see if anyone walked by. When no one did, she slowly poked her head out to see everyone was busy around the fire. Several men laughed as they told stories and held clearly uncomfortable women on their laps. Satisfied that everyone was preoccupied, she pulled back and tied the door to her tent shut, knowing no one would bother her for a while yet. They usually checked on her around midnight, when the moon was highest.

Amara quickly went to the back of her tent, pulling a makeshift bag she'd crafted from a sheet out from under her bedding.

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