The Wrath of the Orphans (The Kinless Trilogy Book 1) by Philbrook Chris

Author:Philbrook, Chris [Philbrook, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

The view from the lift platform as it ascended towards the High City was nothing short of breathtaking. All of the dirt and tarnish of the Low City flitted away as they rose higher and higher into the air, leaving only the snowy rooftops, smoking chimneys, and the tiny forms of the citizens moving about. Both twins were speechless as they absorbed the distant beauty of Graben’s Low City. Far off in the distance, an Artificer train was arriving at the Guild’s opulent and baroque rail station. The engine belched steam in a string of soft white puffs that drifted up as high as the clouds. It seemed strange to them that in just a few short months they’d come from that spot, so scared and alone, to where they were now, ascending to the highest levels of the society they’d despised so.

The awkward trio stood shoulder to shoulder at the very front of the largely empty lift. Only a small gate made of brass that lifted from the surface of the floor kept them from plunging off the edge. The closest passenger was a small stagecoach parked at the very rear. Both twins had been a little amazed as the coach driver steered his vehicle in a near-complete circle on the platform. The enormity of the moveable surface area was proven yet again. They had no idea who might be the passengers inside the dark blue coach. The lack of purple made them wonder of the possible significance of the royal blue.

As the lift reached its pinnacle, and the view of the Low City began to lose some of its detail and grandeur, they watched as the surface of the High City appeared above. Twelve heavily armored guards, garbed in luxurious purple finery and sporting halberds of epic craftsmanship, stood spread out along the three edges of the lift chasm. They watched through polished steel helms as the platform slowed, and gently stopped flush with the ground they stood on.

Dram, Umaryn and Malwynn turned and watched as the brass gates sank back into the surface, and the driver of the dark blue got his horses in motion. Judging from the slight urgency the man on the coach had, the twins felt as if getting off the lift quickly was a good idea. They both took off at a walk behind the coach, but Dram took his time. Umaryn and Malwynn slowed their gate, eventually letting the tall Inquisitor take the lead.

Surrounding them on all sides was opulence they never could have imagined. From far below in the Low City, so much of the spectacle of the High City was invisible. But here, high above with it surrounding them, the majesty of the Queen’s world was all around them. The two worlds never seemed more separate, more different.

Two roads of grey bricks dyed purple ran in each direction along the hundred yard wide plateau of the High City. On each side of the intricate path, framing the edges, were carved stone planters filled with all manner of hardy yet beautiful greenery.

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