Quarterstars Awakening (War for the Quarterstar Shards Book 2) by David L. McDaniel

Author:David L. McDaniel [McDaniel, David L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2019-11-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

King Jaerick stood on top of the tallest tower that looked over the entire kingdom. The tower was so tall that on a clear day he could see for miles. To the north, he could see the Valerian Sea, and to the southeast, he could see the small calm waters of Lake Aalararae.

The vegetation smelled wet and fresh from the recent intermittent rains. However, the heavy rain clouds rolling in from the south had made Jaerick’s worries feel more foreboding than normal. He could not put his finger on why, but his intuition told him that something was wrong. His son, Greynim, and Naemyn were both overdue. He had made Greynim the commander of the elven cavalry, who had taken two squads with him on a routine scouting patrol. These routine patrols were necessary due to the periodic human raids on outlying elven villages. Greynim did not always go on these patrols, but he did go on them more frequently than Jaerick was comfortable with, especially with the intensity of his nightmares of late. He was still having the recurring dream of Traelyn’s betrayal and Greynim’s demise, and with each dream, he felt it was more realistic, and more prophetic than a nightmare.

As he watched the dark clouds roll in, he wondered if he had actually put events into motion that would make the dreams a reality. Now, because of the dreams, he felt renewed feelings for Traelyn. Feelings that he had not felt since before she left.

“It wasn’t my choice,” he muttered under his breath, and then cursed his father.

“There is nothing you can do, Jaerick,” King Keiyann had told him from his council chambers so many years ago. “We have to let her go.”

“But I told her I would come for her.”

“Jaerick, this is just as hard on me as it is for you. I promised her father to make sure that she would be safe, and it is because of that promise that I am sending her away.”

“But you’re the king, you can proclaim her life equal to an elf and no one can harm her.”

“It is not that simple. Many, mostly the Sor elves that believe in keeping the elven race pure, do not follow or trust the prophecies of Val Eahea. They struggle with the fact that we Val elves are impure and do not belong here. Therefore, they strongly believe that the disgusting, impure humans will bring down the elven kingdom. They will do anything to refuse the humans a chance to seize even the smallest foothold, even though prophecy says that we must first endure the humans before we prosper.”

“Then they should realize that we do this only so that we will rise again stronger than ever.”

“Yes, but the Sorae will always remind us that there are too many forks that lead to and away from that path.”

“Father, then take charge of the path you believe to be right, and make it happen.

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