The Evening Tide by Jeremy Forsyth

Author:Jeremy Forsyth [Forsyth, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, magic, elves, evening, sword, throne, romance, love, fiction
Published: 2017-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

I kept the elvess close as Verid spoke, his voice edged with utter annoyance at the audacity of the subject matter.

“Asharal and his brother scaled the northern wall, entering through a narrow window.” Verid shook his head. “The fools have handed themselves over to their doom. I only hope the Father of the Sun encounters them soon.”

“Who gave you this report?” I asked.

“The Son of the Father. It was he who sent me to you.”

That took me by surprise. “I was under the assumption that my brother was on his way to the coast, to join our warriors fighting the blue elves?”

Verid smiled that cocky smile of his. “You are not as informed as you would believe yourself to be. Your father called your brother back, he predicted trouble this evening, and once more his foresight did him credit.”

I frowned. My father had revealed his premonition to me at dusk this evening. I had completely forgotten about it, and considered now that perhaps he had indeed been right to request that the watch of Wind Tower be doubled. The fact that Asharal and his brother were reported to have entered Wind Tower meant that I too should start realising the seriousness of the situation.

“What is my brother doing about this break in?” I asked as we entered Glory Hall.

Through the door on the other side were the stairs that led to the third floor of Wind Tower. From there, two more floors and the Father of the Sun’s apartments would be at hand; as would be the reality of facing Asharal. At such thoughts, the weight of this evening’s disturbance began bearing down on me, but in front of my lady and Verid I focused on concealing how unsettled I was becoming.

“He has gathered with him the warriors he sought to take across the sea to the islands of the blue elves. He is battle dressed and seeks to intercept Asharal before he reaches the Father.”

“Then let us hurry.”

I began quickening my pace, forcing the elvess to do so as well. And so, truly, it has come at last, I thought. The day where finally the Evenings would make their move against the Winds.

I was suddenly reminded of a very important enquiry, one which I should have made when Verid found my lady and I in the gardens.

“What of the Tower Guard? Why haven’t they taken care of Asharal?”

“Commander Alyran has led the entire Guard to the lower floors of the south wing.”

“Why did she do that?!” I exclaimed, shocked beyond measure.

I saw the blank expression on Verid’s face and tried to hide from him the fear now growing inside, for very quickly a theory beckoned.

Commander Alyran oversaw Wind Tower’s defences. She was also the only female warrior on our island. Hers was an interesting rise. She had begun as a beggar, seeking food at our very gates, a few years before I was even born. Apparently, the Tower Guard had sought to send her off, yet Verid, my

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