Lord and Servant: (Book I of the Elementals Series) by Marisol Logan

Author:Marisol Logan [Logan, Marisol]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Upside Down Books
Published: 2016-12-18T18:30:00+00:00

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Many days, possibly weeks, passed in a blur of spending most of the waking hours drifting in and out of sleep, and most of the nighttime hours wandering around the house and playing with spices in the kitchen.

Tanisca, presumably fearing her daughter's new abilities, chose not to speak to Veria at all. This delighted Veria, and it was her only source of joy.

Veria was not sure exactly when she started to let go of some of her anger, but she found herself slowly coming to terms with the fact that if she and Andon were to have some catastrophic future, than this situation was possibly the best. It saddened her to think of it that way, and her heart raced as she lamented how wonderful their passion was, and that she may never feel that again.

And when she felt that she was back to a somewhat regular sleeping and eating pattern, and had enough energy to leave the estate, she resolved to take a visit to the address of the Earth Mager that Willis had left for her. If Tanisca was afraid of her now, and if Willis Villicrey could see her life better than she herself could, then this was a power Veria was determined to develop.

On a particularly sun-soaked day, Veria put on a simple black skirt and a light blue, buttoned blouse, and made her way to the grand hall. As she expected, Tanisca stopped her, emerging from her den with a handful of letters, still in her red silk dressing robe. Tanisca hated simple clothes, and hated the thought of Veria going to town in them especially, but Veria did not care anymore.

“I am going to visit the mentor Master Villicrey mentioned during his visit,” Veria cut her mother off before she had a chance to speak.

“I am not trying to stop you from going anywhere, Via,” Tanisca said quietly, not meeting her daughter's eye. Veria was surprised to realize that her mother spoke the truth. “But you ought to wait until after your guest has gone.”

“What guest?” Veria spat. “No one has told me of any guests.”

“His arrival was unexpected, but it appears a carriage from Chadron approaches from the North.”

Lord Rames. Of course. He did tell her that he would be back soon, and would not announce his visit. Veria rolled her eyes and sighed.

“It appears nothing ever goes according to your plans, does it?” Tanisca said quietly, but with plenty of ironic enjoyment.

“Well, you will just have to excuse me,” Veria said, “but as far as plotting and planning, I am many, many years behind your decades of experience.”

Tanisca pursed her lips. “You don't seem very behind on rude remarks,” she snarled. “Well done.”

“It seems in that regard, I have had a wonderful mentor,” Veria replied with a smirk, then exited through the front door.

She took one deep breath at the top of the landing, and admired the newest blooms in the garden, preparing herself for the meeting with Rames. His carriage pulled up just as she made her way down the steps and into the fragrant warmth of the late spring sun.

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