Queen of Dark and Light (Whims of Fae Book 6) by Nissa Leder

Author:Nissa Leder [Leder, Nissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Violet Dreams Publishing
Published: 2018-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

It had taken him hours to actually fall asleep, but once he had, Raith slept like the dead.

When he awoke, he saw Cade sitting on the bed with a book in his hand. “I didn’t know you liked poetry, brother.”

It was a book of children’s poems Raith’s mother had given him before she’d died—or he’d thought she died, that was. She used to read it to him before bed. He couldn’t even remember the countless number of times he’d read it as a child after she was gone. At first, he thought he could hear her voice, but eventually, his memory of it faded too.

Cade closed the book and set it on the bedside table. “What do we do now?”

“There were so many soldiers guarding the castle’s perimeter yesterday, it gave me an idea,” Raith said. “They must be going in and out of the front entrance. So, if we use our glamour and disguise ourselves as soldiers, maybe we can slip in.”

Cade’s gaze drifted as he pondered Raith’s suggestion. “But the guards can see through glamour.”

“They can see through common glamour, but can they see through your glamour? Kassandra might be sitting on the throne, but you are the true king. Your magic should be stronger than theirs.”

“True,” Cade said. “But what if it isn’t?”

“Then we hope to hell that we can get away and evanesce ourselves out of here before we’re taken as prisoners.” Raith shrugged. It wasn’t a perfect plan, but he thought it was a pretty good one. “Unless you have a better idea?”

“Your plan it is.” Cade stood.

Raith told Cade everything he remembered about the soldier’s uniforms. They needed to be convincing if they wanted them to pass as real. “They’re similar to the old uniforms, but now they have a crest with a wilted black rose.”

When they were ready and, thanks to Cade’s glamour, dressed in the Summer Army uniforms, Raith climbed the ladder and used his magic to create a peephole in the door. There was no one in sight. “I think we’re clear.”

“You think?” Cade asked from below.

Raith looked down at him with a huff. “I can only see what’s in front of the tree, so I’m as sure as I can be.” He creaked the door open slowly then stepped out into the sunshine.

Cade followed behind him.

They walked deeper into the forest before turning and taking a path heading toward the castle entry.

A group of four soldiers approached them.

Cade’s glamour not only had them wearing uniforms, but also created masks over their faces. Cade was the more recognizable of the two, but plenty of soldiers had watched the Battle of Heirs and might remember Raith. There was no room for carelessness.

“Where is the rest of your group?” a male soldier asked, his long copper hair falling to his shoulders.

“Just behind us,” Raith said, hoping it was believable.

Cade stood silently next to Raith, a grimace on his lips. Raith recognized his guilty expression. Cade was too used to following the rules. As children, any time they’d do something they weren’t supposed to, Cade would panic.

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