Moonburner (Moonburner Cycle Book 1) by Claire Luana

Author:Claire Luana [Luana, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Live Edge Publishing
Published: 2017-07-10T23:00:00+00:00

Kai and Peppe approached the citadel cautiously, but it appeared that the fighting was over. Kai surveyed the citadel in dismay as they swept down out of the smoky air. The dormitory buildings were still burning hotly, and the temple building had been hit too. Flames licked the sides of the buildings as the citizens did their best to keep the fire from spreading. Come nightfall, even the most basic burner could suck the heat from those fires in an instant, but until then, they were limited to fighting the fires with buckets and hoses.

She landed outside the rookery and dismounted a bit unsteadily. She needed to find Quitsu—and then make sure Master Vita was all right.

As she walked out of the rookery, Kai saw the body of a golden eagle and its rider, mangled on the cobblestones. She approached, curiosity drawing her to it.

“It won’t be the last,” Nanase’s voice sounded behind her like a whip. “The queen will be on the warpath after this.”

Kai just nodded, unable to draw her eyes away from the ghastly sight of the dead rider, his neck twisted unnaturally.

“Where have you been?” Nanase asked. Apparently, she wasn’t actually looking for an answer, because she continued. “We need your help here. Head to the hospital ward.”

Kai nodded, suppressing the images coming to mind of her straddling the handsome sunburner with a knife to his throat. She shook away the memory, jogging towards the hospital ward. No one could ever know that she had spared him.

As Kai entered the hospital ward, the smells and sights threatened to overwhelm her. Women filled the beds and others lay on makeshift cots or on the floor. She saw a silver fox sitting on one of the beds and ran to him.

“Quitsu,” she said, relief filling her. He rubbed his head against the underside of her chin.

“I was worried,” he replied. She nodded, but he was forgotten as she realized who was in the bed.

“Emi,” she said softly, eyes tracing her friend’s injured form. Emi lay unconscious, with angry burns on one side of her beautiful face, singeing off part of one ear and her silver hair and eyebrow. Her arm on that side appeared to be broken and was set in a sling.

“She has internal injuries,” Quitsu said. “They don’t know if she will make it.”

“What happened?” Kai asked.

“She was fighting the fire in the dormitory building, and a beam collapsed on her. One of the other moonburners dragged her out.”

“No time for sorrow, Kai.” The nurse she had seen so many times put a hand on her shoulder. “She is stabilized. There are others that could use your help.”

And so Kai went to work. Her mind quieted in the bustle of fetching towels, blankets and medicine, boiling water and cleaning wounds. It wasn’t until the sun set and all the women breathed a collective sigh of relief that she realized how quickly the day had passed. The healing work picked up with the assistance of moonburning; the fires were quickly doused outside.

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