Susan Illene - 06 Darkness Wanes by Susan Illene

Author:Susan Illene [Illene, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-three

Melena

Remiel took the lead up a short set of stairs. Once we stepped inside, my eyes rounded. The place was disproportionately larger than what I’d seen from the outside. Despite my abilities, I couldn’t make any sense of how that worked.

We passed through a wide corridor running the length of the building, through a set of open double doors, and into a cavernous room. The walls and floors were carved from Carrara marble, and the ceiling must have been three stories high. The place lacked any hint of color—only white and a faint blue-gray mix. Whatever peace I felt before fled in the face of such intimidating brightness. It was almost as if the room was designed to make insignificant people like me feel small.

Remiel pointed to a stone bench at the center of the room. It was the only place to sit, except for a wide marble table twenty feet across from it where several archangels waited. They didn’t move or show any signs of emotion on their faces. Two of them were men and one a woman. Now that I’d gotten here, I wasn’t certain whether all the pleading in the world would win them over. They sure didn’t look all that sympathetic, and my senses didn’t detect any feelings coming from them. I was tempted to tap my head like a microphone to see if my abilities still worked.

Lucas, Lorna, and I took a seat on the bench with me in the middle. I’d expected it to be cold, but the marble was surprisingly warm. Lorna and I cast nervous glances at each other. The archangels might not have had any emotions coming from them, but ours came through just fine. Except Lucas, who sat stiff as a board and stared dead ahead.

“I shall introduce the other members of the council who will be hearing your petition today.” Remiel gestured at the three archangels, starting with the one on the far left. “The first is Zadkiel. The female next to him is Azrael, and the member on the right is Gabriel. Along with myself, they will be deciding whether the sentence for Yerik of Mesopotamia should be commuted.”

Each of the archangels dipped their chins in acknowledgment. As with all of their kind, they had an overwhelming presence, and a soft light glowed around them. Zadkiel had long blond hair down to his shoulders and fair skin with golden undertones. There was a hint of kindness in his eyes when our gazes met. Azrael had black hair she’d pulled back in a bun and beautiful ebony skin. She folded her hands in front of her on the table in a gesture I hoped meant she was open to my cause. Gabriel sat completely stoic. He had medium-length brown hair and golden-tan skin. His gaze stared straight ahead with no indication of what he thought of our presence. Maybe I should have brought some cookies to help perk them up.

I leaned toward Lucas and whispered, “Why did they

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