Resurrection of the Phoenix's Grace (Andy Smithson Book Four) by L. R. W. Lee

Author:L. R. W. Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, sword and sorcery, young adult, teen, epic fantasy, phoenix, wizard, medieval, stonehenge, andy smithson
Publisher: L. R. W. Lee

A day and a half later found the company crossing more flat grassland under sunny skies. To say Cromlech was devoid of landmarks or natural beauty would have been an understatement. It reminded Andy of the time his family had traversed Texas by car on their way to visit his grandparents—lots of dry and barren terrain without so much as a tree as far as the eye could see.

Andy studied the blue sky yet again. It’s been two days since we saw a zolt. Why is that? What’s Abaddon up to? He ran a hand through his hair and sighed.

“Something wrong?” Yara inquired from his right.

Rather than cause alarm he shook his head, then changed the subject. “I thought you said they grew lots of medicinal herbs here.”

“Up north. It’s too dry here.”

“It’s a good thing we found that spring this morning,” Hans chimed in ahead of them.

“Yeah, or we’d be mighty thirsty,” Alden added from beside the healer.

Hannah glanced back at Andy and Yara but said nothing.

The officers once more surrounded the group as they walked, with Sergeant Hammond in the lead today.

“What’s that sound?” Andy asked several minutes later.

The others strained to hear until Yara broke the silence, exclaiming “It’s beautiful!”

“Sounds like something dying,” Hannah remarked, receiving a frown from the princess.

Alden looked over and said, “Then maybe I can heal it.”

Hans brightened. “I believe we’ve nearly reached the Giant’s Ring. The stones make music on the wind.”

“You call that music?” Andy groused. At first the wispy notes sounded haunting and vacant, but as the group drew nearer, the hair on the back of his neck rose as higher-pitched moaning tones chimed in.

Not long after, the sun revealed a golden object glistening on the horizon. Several more minutes of walking and Andy could make out a structure rising from the boundary between land and sky.

Stonehenge, but it’s gold.

Andy scanned the skies again and exhaled.

Approaching to within a hundred yards, Andy felt dwarfed by the size of the colossal stone giants buttressing substantial cross beams.

Several of the lintels lay broken on the ground while others teetered precariously, as if threatening to dive. In the center of the ring, a grass-covered mound spanned fifteen feet in diameter and rose to eye level with Andy.

“I never thought I’d see anything as remarkable as the unicorns, but this…” Alden voiced his wonder. “How’d they build it?”

Yara pressed a hand to her chest and ran her eyes about the structure.

Hans shook his head, “Still as amazing as the first time I saw it, even though it’s broken.”

“Wow,” Hannah murmured.

The soldiers studied the surroundings. Each walked with a hand twitching on a weapon. Fluttering wings in the center caught Andy’s attention. A brightly colored bird about the size of a swan soared and dove about, trumpeting a mournful cry. Dark orange, red, and crimson feathers covered the bird’s body while its tail held orange and deep yellow coloring.

“Whoa! Is that a phoenix?” Andy questioned. “Its wingspan must be at least twelve feet!”

“I’ve never seen one, but it fits the description,” Hans replied.

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