Spirit Animals Book 7: The Evertree by Lu Marie

Author:Lu, Marie [Lu, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-03-30T13:00:00+00:00

ROLLAN DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK AT THE SIGHT OF her. He didn’t know how to react. He didn’t know why his first thought was of the last time he’d seen her, running away from them with Abeke in tow, her mind and body no longer under her own control. He had no idea what expression must be on his face.

“Meilin,” Rollan found himself calling out.

She winced at his voice but held firm. Her eyes turned yellow, and her pupils dilated to an unnatural size. “Seize them,” she commanded.

The Conquerors charged at Finn and the Greencloaks. Conor called Briggan out in a blaze of light, and Uraza came roaring out of passive state to attack the enemy soldiers. Rollan called out for Essix, who let out a cry in return as she swooped down – and then he swung from his saddle and started shoving his way toward Meilin.

She didn’t look like herself anymore. Dark circles rimmed the skin below her eyes, and her hair swung limply with each move of her head. But one thing stayed the same – she moved in an elegant blur of motion, a whirlwind of attacks that he was all too familiar with, taking down a Greencloak with a fierce kick at his head. Beside her, Jhi reluctantly ambled at her side, protecting her as she went.

“Take them prisoner!” Meilin shouted.

Rollan noticed that Shane stood at the very back of the patrol, a dark smile on his face.

Shane called for his crocodile. The enormous creature emerged, tail thrashing, blocking off the entire path with its size. Rollan touched the talisman buried against his chest. If the Conquerors got hold of his and Abeke’s talismans, they were doomed.

Essix dove into the fray with talons outstretched, her cry furious. She lunged for the Devourer’s crocodile first, but her sharp claws clicked harmlessly against tough scales. The crocodile snapped its head around, jaws seeking feathers. The gyrfalcon darted out of reach at the last instant. The beast’s teeth barely missed her.

Abeke and Kalani moved at the same time, with Uraza charging ahead of them. They attacked a Conqueror and knocked him hard to the ground. Uraza pounced up onto the back of another Conqueror’s horse with one huge leap, and the soldier fell off his mount with a shriek.

Nearby, Conor and Briggan aimed for Shane’s crocodile, Briggan snarling and trying to find a way around its snapping jaws, to hold the animal off from the others.

“Meilin!” Rollan shouted as loudly as he could.

Meilin paused for a moment in the midst of the fighting; her head snapped in his direction. There – he could see a spark of recognition in her eyes, something within that fought to break free of the cloud that blanketed her face. He ducked under a Conqueror’s swinging sword and sprinted in her direction. If he could just reach her, if he could just touch her hand, he knew he could help her overcome the Bile. If he just –

“Fall back!” Finn shouted from the fray.

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