Sovereign Stone by David A. Wells

Author:David A. Wells
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Epic, Fiction
ISBN: 9781466398344
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2011-10-01T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

When High Priestess Clarissa stopped singing, she silently bowed her head for a long moment. Alexander realized he was holding his breath when suddenly a brilliant orb of scintillating light spun into existence above the pool of water that formed the surface of the altar. When she stopped spinning, Alexander saw a woman of exquisite beauty, yet only three inches tall, floating above the altar on dragonfly wings. Her hair was golden and her eyes were blue. Her skin was a softly glowing pale white.

Even with her diminutive stature, Alexander could see ancient wisdom and nobility of spirit within her. She was an enchanting creature. More than her physical appearance, Alexander was awed by her colors. They were pure and bright with an intensity that he’d seen only once before, at the Dragon Temple. Not only was she devoted to love and life but she was immensely powerful as well. Her magic seemed to flow from the realm of light itself and shined as if she had an endless supply of power to draw from.

High Priestess Clarissa bowed to her patron. “My Lady, you honor me with your loving presence.”

Ilona smiled brightly and Alexander could actually see her colors flare when she directed her immortal love toward her High Priestess. “You are in my heart always, Clarissa.” The bond between them was clearly profound and powerful.

Alexander knew in that moment that the only love he had ever felt that could match the intensity or sheer power of the fairies’ capacity for love was what he felt for Isabel.

Ilona appraised Alexander and his friends for a moment. It reminded him of the way he looked at another person’s colors, reading much more about their character than they could possibly know. The Fairy Queen looked into their souls and weighed their merit, each in turn, before she spoke. When she looked at Isabel, she glanced up briefly at Slyder sitting on one of the stone beams of the temple and smiled.

“The world is once again in turmoil,” Ilona said. “Once again humanity is at the center of the strife. And again you have come to seek my aid.”

Alexander stepped forward and bowed respectfully. “Our need is great. The fate of many hangs in the balance.”

“Indeed. I witnessed the Reishi War firsthand. I saw the cruelty and destruction inflicted on the innocent by the wicked. I wept when Malachi Reishi and his soulless offspring slaughtered many of my sisters and daughters.” Ilona stopped, looking haunted by memories of the distant past. She fixed Alexander with her penetrating gaze and shook her head sadly. “Mankind’s capacity for hate and cruelty is matched only by its capacity for love and charity. I have long puzzled over humanity’s preeminence in the world. You are a short-lived race destined for quick death and yet you seem to be forever at war with yourselves.”

Alexander shook his head. “I have no explanation for it, except that there are those who are so selfish and so driven by an

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