Lord of the shadows-Second Sons 3 by Jennifer Fallon

Author:Jennifer Fallon [Fallon, Jennifer]
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy fiction; Australian, Fantasy - General, Goddesses, Religion and science, Fantasy fiction, Kings and rulers, Fiction - Fantasy, General, Fiction, Fantasy, Life on other planets, Eclipses, Epic
ISBN: 9780553586701
Publisher: Second Sons 3
Published: 2004-06-01T07:00:00+00:00

�Why not tell him that anyway?�

�Because with my luck the very next day the damn second sun will disappear again!�

�It�s got to be worth consideration, though. I don�t really understand all that stuff Neris told us, but I do recall that he drew a very big circle in the dirt. Presumably, the next Age of Shadows isn�t due for a long time yet.�

�I can�t build a whole religion on a probability, Madalan.�

�Not when sex, drugs and human sacrifices work so much better,� the older woman agreed wryly.

Belagren turned on her savagely. �Don�t say that! Not even in jest. You�re the right hand of the High Priestess of the Shadowdancers! Do you realize what would happen if people thought you had no faith?�

�I have faith,� Madalan assured her. �Mostly in your ability to turn every circumstance to your advantage. You�ll find a way to deal with this, Belagren. You always do. Besides, you might end up finding the Provin boy. If Marqel�s information is correct. Not that I trust a lot that comes out of the mouth of that sly little bitch.�

Belagren smiled briefly. �But she�s our sly little bitch. Actually, I think I�m starting to grow quite fond of her. Do you believe she had nothing to do with Caspona and Laleno dying?�

�Not for a minute,� Madalan declared.

�Neither do I,� the High Priestess agreed. �But she�s covered her tracks well.�

�A little too well for my liking,� Madalan complained. �Be careful, Belagren. She could turn on us just as easily.�

�Don�t worry,� Belagren assured her old friend. �I can handle one grasping little Dhevynian thief.�

The assurance did not satisfy Madalan much, but before the other woman could answer, there was a knock at the door. Belagren impatiently called permission to enter.

�My lady?�

�Yes, Marqel?�

�There is a messenger here from the mainland. From the Lord of the Suns.�

Belagren glanced at Madalan and rolled her eyes. �Just what I need! More trouble from that senile old fool in Bollow.�

�It�s not like Paige to send you anything,� Madalan pointed out with a curious frown. �He can barely bring himself to speak your name.�

�Shall I show him in, my lady?� Marqel asked.

�I suppose you�d better,� she sighed.

Marqel returned a few minutes later with a young man of about twenty, wearing travel-stained leather trousers and a linen shirt, not the yellow robes of a Sundancer that she was expecting. The messenger bowed and handed over an envelope bearing the Lord of the Suns� seal. Belagren accepted it and looked at the young man curiously.

�You�re not a Sundancer.�

�No, my lady. I�m a courier. I usually work out of Bollow delivering messages between there and Talenburg.�

�The Lord of the Suns employs couriers, now?� Madalan asked with a raised brow.

The young man shrugged. �I wouldn�t know, my lady. I only know that I was paid to deliver this to the High Priestess as quickly as possible from Bollow.�

�And is the Lord of the Suns expecting a reply?� Belagren asked.

�If he is, my lady, he didn�t instruct me to wait for it.�

Nodding thoughtfully, she dismissed the courier and broke the seal on the letter.

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