The Battle for Vale (War of the Realms Book 1) by Erin D. Andrews

Author:Erin D. Andrews
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2017-06-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

For the first few days, we were all on high-alert. Tina led a quickly formed crew of guards to keep an eye out for any former workers or angry humans looking to take the palace back. They saw a few people along the perimeter of the property, but a warning shot sent them away. Strangely, the crazy myths that Bachmann and his team had created about us all those years were the perfect defense. No one remembered that we had no history of attacking humans or that it wasn’t true that we enjoyed the taste of human marrow. Everyone was sure that we were dangerous and stayed far away.

Alex, the man who had given me the air, tried to make it into the palace, but I had to turn him away.

“I’m sorry,” I explained, my hand on his chest, “I cannot let in anyone who is not a shifter. Maybe after some time has passed, but at the moment,” I took my hand away and hardened my heart, “I must be very careful.”

“Is everyone inside alright?”

I nodded. “The palace is packed full of food, lots of clothing, medical supplies. We can live here a long time without any problem. Thank you for your concern.”

“We’re not all your enemies,” he said simply. I nodded, and then we studied each other’s faces for a moment. We had nothing more to say, so he turned to go.

Harper moved into the main office with Tina, Black Feather, my mother, and me. We all overlooked her human status because we needed her. We knew if she was there with us, unseen and non-communicative, the rumors would fly. We could maintain our stronghold on the palace without any fear because no one wanted to risk Princess Bachmann. We were thrilled to have her. She knew all the palace’s secrets, showed us how to access the basement and work the music in the ballroom. She also got us all hooked up on the communication system which Tina hacked into so that we could all quickly spread news to one another as we drifted further and further into the different wings of the palace.

One night, I was settling down into my little nest of sheets on the floor when I looked up to see Harper with an armful of broken pieces of wood.

“In the mood for a fire?”

“Sure. Thanks.”

She walked over to the fireplace and threw the scraps in, lit a match and gently brought it down to the bottom of the pile, then got on her knees to blow into the flame and help it grow. I joined her and watched as the flames licked the wood pieces, then began to gobble them up. “What are we burning?” I asked.

“The frame of my father’s portrait.”

I bumped into her with my shoulder. “You don’t mind?”

She scoffed. “He wasn’t a parent. He was a jailer. And worse, a liar. He raised me to be frightened of a world that held no dangers for me. It was only when I was away from him that I felt like I could really be myself.

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