Order of the Lily by Cait Ashwood

Author:Cait Ashwood [Ashwood, Cait]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-15T05:00:00+00:00

18

Gwyn stood in the one place she’d never wished to return. The smells were at once familiar and different, the damp earth a cloying reminder of her captivity. It hadn’t taken her long to get used to the fresh air and moving currents on the surface. She’d never thought she’d see the day when she’d trust a man again, but being surrounded by the surface Seekers was the only thing keeping her from losing her ever-loving mind.

Unlike Audrey’s squad, she and her guards were at the front of the column behind a single line of Seekers, Ace in the lead. I still don’t know why they’re not together. Ace seemed so protective of her, and it was odd that they were apart in what could well be their last hours.

She moved forward with the column, in a kind of daze. She was peripherally aware of men rushing at them from either side, but they were cut down quickly. Zaddicus’ Seekers were in a state of disorganized panic, but that wouldn’t hold out for long.

“Gwyn?”

Gwyn blinked, taking half a step back from Ace. “Yes?”

His eyes narrowed. “I asked left or right, here. Which one is ‘yes’?” The blood spray across his vest and arm was almost artistic, his blade held naked at his side. Not his, then.

Her state of detachment should have been alarming, but it enabled her to do one thing well: not panic. The downside to this was that nothing seemed entirely important, either. She couldn’t ignore the bloodshed and screams and care about their group simultaneously. Gwyn shook her head vigorously, trying to feel something, anything. A small spark of anxiety manifested in her chest, but it would have to do. “Left.”

Ace waved his hand, the front lines surging forward. He remained in place, a stone in the river of men, blocking her passage. “I need you present for this. If you can’t do it, tell me, and we’ll turn back now. I’m not sending my men in there on a suicide mission without protection.” His voice was low, a menacing hiss in the darkness. Eerie green light from multiple sets of glowing eyes lit the hall, giving everything an otherworldly feel.

I should answer him. The need to reply was tugging at her, but the disconnect made it hard to even remember the question.

Then her world was twisting, spiraling down and to one side. She threw out her arms to catch herself on the wall, but wasn’t fast enough to keep her face from smacking the hewn passage. One of her guards had separated from the group and was shaking out her hand, as if it hurt.

“What…?” Her cheek stung, the one that hadn’t hit the rock. Had the woman hit her? Something about the thought got Gwyn’s blood up. Her heart finally started pumping at an elevated rate, her vision sharpening. Noises she’d been blocking out now were loud in her ears, competing for her attention. She truly saw the tunnel around them and for the first time, really knew where she was.

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