The Surah Stormsong Trilogy by Gordon H. D

Author:Gordon, H. D. [Gordon, H. D.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: H. D. Gordon Books
Published: 2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 26

SAMSON

Silence followed, during which Samson could hear only the sound of his heart beating in his chest. He could hardly process what he’d just heard, let alone make a decision what to do about it, and he was hardly an indecisive creature. The part of him that could never quite be tamed told him to just slip out of his hiding spot and kill both men for even uttering such treason. He did not feel about Surah’s father the way he felt about Surah, but Samson knew that if anything happened to the King, Surah would suffer greatly for it.

On the other hand, he knew he should hear where this was going. So as always, for her, he stayed put.

After a moment more of silence, Arrol made a move to leave, but Gregory stopped him. “Hold on just a minute,” he snapped. “That’s all? Spill Syrian’s blood and the Magic comes back?”

Arrol put a finger to his chin, and a sheepish smile worked its way across his face. “Oh, actually, I think she said all of his blood. You know, like a sacrifice. You’re a Sorcerer, you should be familiar with that.”

Gregory sputtered and reached into his night pants, pulling a small dagger out of his pocket and pointing it at Arrol, who looked as though he found this amusing. Gregory’s beady eyes were narrowed to slits. “You come here and tell me your queen says to kill my king or my kind will never regain their Magic. You’ve got some nerve, fairy, and a hell of an imagination.”

Now Arrol laughed outright, tossing his head back and making his silver hair ripple over his shoulders. “No need to name-call the messenger,” he said, and when his eyes found Gregory again, there was no trace of humor among the silver there. “And I don’t give two shits if you believe what I’ve told you, only that I’ve told you it.”

To his credit, Gregory didn’t take a step back. “Why would your queen tell me this? And how—even if it were true—would she have this knowledge to begin with… Unless she has something to do with the Magic being gone in the first place. If that’s so, things are worse off than I thought.”

“I have no interest in the state of things between the Fae and your kind, and I’ve told you all I know,” Arrol said, his eyes passing over the spot where Samson was once again, and then flicking back to Gregory. “But I suppose she gave you this message because you are in a position to do something about it. Correct me if I’m wrong, but your kind are little more than human without your Magic, no?”

Gregory was breathing heavily now, his chest heaving up and down, the jowls around his face clenched tight in anger, his cheeks growing red as blood filled them. Apparently, he didn’t like being compared to humans any more than Arrol liked being called a fairy.

Arrol laughed at his expression and his wings peeled themselves free of his shoulders and back, flicking rapidly a few times.

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