Tempest (The Chronicles of Winterset Book 2) by K.G. Reuss

Author:K.G. Reuss [Reuss, K.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book Two
Published: 2020-12-04T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 29

“Wow,” I breathed out, staring out to the lake’s end. I could see a small fox lapping at the water, and a furrel bouncing around in the flowers behind it. “I-I can even see the blades of grass moving in the wind. A-and the mountains, each stone which lies on their surface.”

“Tell me what it looks like,” he whispered in my ear, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head against mine.

“There’s a small fox drinking water on the edge of the lake and a furrel playing in the flowers at the base of the mountain. There are birds—hundreds of them—singing from the trees. They’re so beautiful. I’ve never seen birds that color before. Purple, green, blue, yellow.” I breathed out in awe. “A-and there’s a, um, goat I think. I’m not sure. I’ve never seen one of these creatures before. He’s black and white, a-and has feathers, but has antlers like a deer and a long tail like a cat.”

“A ret,” Kellin said softly, his warm breath on my cheek. “They are much like a mountain goat, as you said, with one exception.”

I was about to ask what that exception was when the ret spread a set of wings and launched itself into the air. It flew over the fox and landed gently on the other side of it, lapping water.

“It flies!” I shouted gleefully. “Wow. That’s incredible. I’ve never seen anything like it before.” I turned to him excitedly and wrapped my arms around his neck. “Thank you, Kellin.”

He didn’t say anything as he returned my hug, holding me flush against him. I could hear the rhythmic thud of his heart beating in his chest, and without him saying it, I knew he was just as excited as I was.

“Did you see it? Did you see the ret fly over the fox?” I asked, peering up at him through my long lashes.

He stared down at me fondly, a tiny smile tugging the corners of his lips up.

“No,” he replied, his pretty, blue eyes staring into mine.

“What? Weren’t you looking?” I frowned at him.

“I can’t see that far,” he mused.

“Wait. What?” I asked, my eyes searching his. “You just said I was able to see that far because of who I am—”

“And was I wrong?”

“No, but why can’t you do it? We’re both Fae.”

“True,” he murmured. “But I am no Oracle and you are. You can see that far because Sight is part of who you are. I merely hold a big sword and whip around some wind.”

“So, you didn’t know I’d be able to do that? You guessed?” I asked incredulously, still gawking up at him.

“Good guess, huh?” He grinned down at me, his eyes dancing with humor. He lifted my hand to his mouth and pressed his warm lips against it, staring hungrily down at me. “You’ll find, Ana, that I’m going to be right about a lot of things.”

“Really?” I asked, looking up into his bright eyes.

“Really.” He nodded, taking my hand to his mouth again and kissing it, his eyes never leaving mine.

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