The Prisonerâs Throne by Holly Black
Author:Holly Black
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Hot Key Books
As afternoon moves toward night, Tiernan finally wakes. Once he understands what happened, heâs furious with Oak and Hyacinthe both.
âYou shouldnât have gone after me,â he tells Hyacinthe, then turns to the prince. âAnd you certainly shouldnât have.â
âI barely did anything,â says Oak. âWhile itâs possible that Hyacinthe battled a shark for you.â
âI did not.â For all Hyacintheâs talk of love, the evening finds him sullen.
Oak stands. âWell, I leave you two to that argument. Or some other argument.â
The prince heads to the helm, where he finds the Ghost sitting alone, watching the sails billow. He has a staff beside him. Like Vivi, the Ghost had a human parent, and itâs visible in the sandy brown of his hair, an unusual color in Faerie.
âThere is a tale about hags to which you might hearken,â Garrett says.
âOh?â Oak is almost certain heâs not going to like this.
The Ghost gazes past the prince, at the horizon, the bright blaze of the sun fading to embers. âIt is said that a hagâs power comes from the part of them thatâs missing. Each one has a cold stone or wisp of cloud or ever-burning flame where their hearts ought to be.â
Oak thinks of Wren and her heart, the only part of her that was ever flesh, and doesnât think that can be true. âAnd?â
âThey are as different from the rest of the Folk as mortals are from faeries. And youâre bringing two of the most powerful of their kind to Elfhame.â The Ghost gives him a long look. âI hope you know what youâre doing.â
âSo do I,â Oak says, sighing.
âYou remind me of your father sometimes, though I doubt you would like to hear it.â
âMadoc?â No one has ever said that to him before.
âYouâre very like Dain in some ways,â says the Ghost.
Oak frowns. Being compared to Dain can be no good thing. âAh yes, my father who tried to kill me.â
âHe did terrible things, brutal things, but he had the potential in him to be a great leader. To be a great king. Like you.â Garrettâs gaze is steady.
Oak snorts. âI am not planning on leading anyone.â
The Ghost nods toward Wren. âIf sheâs a queen and you marry her, then youâd be a king.â
Oak stares at him in horror because heâs right. And Oak didnât really consider that. Possibly because he still thinks itâs unlikely that Wren will go through with it. Possibly also because Oak is a fool.
Across the ship, Hyacinthe is leading Tiernan toward a cabin. Hyacinthe, who hasnât really let Oak off the hook. âSince you knew Dain so well, can you tell me who really poisoned Liriope?â
The Ghostâs brows rise. âI thought you believed he did?â
âPossibly there was someone else who helped him,â Oak presses. âSomeone who actually slipped the blusher mushroom into her cup.â
Garrett looks genuinely uncomfortable. âHe was a prince of Elfhame, and his fatherâs heir. He had many servants. Plenty of help with whatever he attempted.â
Oak doesnât like how many of those words also apply to him.
Download
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.
Action & Adventure | Coming of Age |
Contemporary | Dark Fantasy |
Epic | Fairy Tales & Folklore |
Myths & Legends | Paranormal & Urban |
Superheroes | Sword & Sorcery |
Wizards & Witches |
The Tales Of Beedle The Bard by Unknown(578)
Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco(502)
03 Charmfall by Chloe Neill(475)
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao(409)
The Twisted Christmas Trilogy (Complete Series by Daniel Parsons(394)
De Jaden Troon by Naomi Novik(377)
Path of Vengeance by Cavan Scott(376)
The Cruel Prince: The Folk of the Air [Book 1] Anthology Anthology by Holly Black & Black Holly(361)
5.01 Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas by Michael Scott(339)
I Did NOT Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence! (Please Don't Tell My Parents Book 4) by Richard Roberts(320)
Goddess Interrupted(315)
The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim(294)
The Dark Artifices, the Complete Collection by Cassandra Clare(289)
Goddess in Time by Tera Lynn Childs(287)
Microsoft Word - Vampire Academy 01- Vampire Academy by Saurabh's Account(285)
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter(285)
A Curse For True Love by Stephanie Garber(284)
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli(284)
All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody(282)
![](/ebook_detail_files/space.gif)