The Changing Tide by K. A. Dowling

Author:K. A. Dowling [Dowling, K. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-11-22T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Emerala the Rogue

It has not even been a full day, and already Emerala is bored out of her mind. It seems the most exciting thing to happen to her is destined to be her brief interaction with General Byron earlier that morning.

She slumps down further in her pew. Her backside is aching. How long has she been sitting here in the dusty shadows? She stares directly in front of her, watching the tinted sunlight fall down in fragments through the stained glass window overhead. It is pretty enough, she supposes, but artwork has never captivated her interest. It is manmade. Stagnant. She much prefers the sea—its surface always glittering in the light, always changing its shape.

Nerani wanted to spend all morning looking at stained glass—all morning wandering from one dusty corner of the cathedral to the other, oohing and ahhing and commenting on the details. It was laughable, really. The hand painted images depicted holy saints and famous legends of the god of the Westerlies—all things that Emerala is certain her cousin knows nothing about.

She sulks, running her fingers through the snarl of curls atop her head. Her stomach growls hungrily. Rob said that he would be back with food, but he never said when. She is getting impatient.

“There you are!”

Nerani’s voice is cringe inducing in the silence that has settled upon Emerala’s ears. It has been nearly an hour since the Elders made their last prayerful round, the smoking ball of incense swinging consistently back and forth. Emerala glances over her shoulder to see Nerani with her hands upon her hips. Her chest heaves a sigh of relief beneath her low-cut pearl bodice. Her blue eyes are wide with worry. Emerala knows that Nerani has been dreaming up the most plausible story to tell Rob when he returned and demanded to know how she managed to lose Emerala once again.

I can’t get very far, Rob, Emerala thinks bitterly. You finally have me in a cage.

“I’ve been looking for you everywhere!”

“Have you?” Emerala sits up straighter in the pew. “What a coincidence. I’ve been avoiding you everywhere.”

Nerani scowls down at her. “I’m not the one stuck in here, Emerala. I can come and go as I please if you don’t want me around.”

“You can do no such thing. I know Rob made you promise to stay and keep an eye on me while he’s gone.”

“He did,” Nerani admits. “Anyway, he’s back now. He’s been looking for you as well.”

Emerala jumps up from the seat, ignoring her aching backside. “Where is he?”

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