The Eyes of Tamburah by Snyder Maria V

Author:Snyder, Maria V. [Snyder, Maria V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
ISBN: 9781489252814
Google: yAGCDwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B07MHFW8PV
Goodreads: 43497241
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Published: 2019-06-17T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

13

Ximen’s words echoed off the hard stone walls of the empty judgment room of Tamburah’s temple.

“I’m going to do what?” Shyla hoped she had misunderstood him.

“The Invisible Sword has a fake set of Tamburah’s precious Eyes,” Ximen said as if she’d just hit her head too hard. “We will give them to you to exchange for Banqui. Once he’s free, you’ll bring him to us.”

So many questions and emotions boiled in her chest. For a moment she was too overwhelmed, then she focused on the most concerning aspect. “Why do you want him?”

Ximen hesitated.

She tapped her shoulder where the symbol of her loyalty shone…well, to him anyway.

“He’s the one, Shyla. We believe he can use the magic of The Eyes and we’ll finally be able to break the Water Prince and Heliacal Priestess’s stranglehold.”

Back to the magic thing. Great. But that wasn’t the biggest problem. “How good are these fakes? The prince isn’t a fool.”

“They’re practically identical. The fakes have all the right gemstones, just none of the power.”

Okay. “How do I explain my absence and how I managed to find the stolen artifacts?”

Ximen looked to Jayden. “It’s your idea, you tell her.”

Oh, this ought to be good. If it involved magic, she was sunk.

Jayden rubbed his hands along his pants as if nervous. “Captain Rendor witnessed your capture. When you’re reunited, you’ll explain to him that your inquiries about The Eyes made us nervous, so we grabbed you with the intent of getting information from you before we…er…killed you.”

“Us, as in the Invisible Sword?”

“Did you tell him our name?” Bazia asked with concern.

“No, I told him the symbol represented a secret organization who claimed they could use magic.” And that reminded her of a question that’d been bothering her. “Why did you leave your…our…symbol in the vault for Banqui to find?”

“We wanted him to know we had The Eyes,” Ximen said.

“Why not just tell him?” It would have saved her a lot of trouble and pain.

“Too easy. Our members must prove their worth. Banqui suspected we existed and he was close to discovering the truth. And his will is strong—none of our magic worked on him, which is one of the signs of our true leader. We hoped the symbol would allow him to make the connection and find us.”

“It did,” she said, remembering his reaction and his crazy story. She needed to apologize to him.

“But right after you discovered the symbol, the prince’s guards arrested you both,” Ximen said. “You had some nice moves. Too bad you were outnumbered.”

She rounded on him. “You were there. Why didn’t you help?”

“Nothing I could do.”

Still.

“Do the vagrants know you’re part of the Invisible Sword?” she asked Jayden.

“Only those who are members as well. And no, Mojag is not one of the them. Not yet.”

“Did you sing me to sleep after you rescued me from the deacons?” she demanded.

“You were injured and too stubborn to accept help. I—”

Ximen cleared his throat. “Back to the plan, Jay.”

“Right. So you’re our prisoner for a few sun jumps and then you ingratiated yourself into our organization, helping us with our efforts.

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