The Ancient Fae by Terry Spear

Author:Terry Spear [Spear, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Ritasia listened to Duke Tully as he spoke to King Tiernan, while she pretended to sleep on the bedding. Although she was half asleep, unable to shake off the lethargy she was feeling.

What he said was true about her not wishing to return home alone without King Tiernan. She had no idea where they were, and she"d never be able to bring troops back here to free him. Though she didn"t remember Duke Tully giving her a choice. He might have. But she just couldn"t remember.

If she could get close enough to Tiernan, she could transport them both out of here, even though he was wearing the fae manacles.

But when Duke Tully said the hawk fae king was known to be a tyrant, that had given her pause. Was he? Around her own people, he seemed gracious, but among his men was he the devil?

He certainly didn"t seem that way, but then again, he was considering her as a bride choice and was probably on his best behavior.

Was that why he had to leave his homeland in search of a bride?

She considered her surroundings and the joy that filled the air—the laughter and singing, the jokes and good-hearted camaraderie. The aroma of the pork, wood smoke, pine needles, and crisp cold freshness scented the air. If she and the king were not prisoners, she would have enjoyed the festivities.

Now she understood why Duke Tully and his men were called the band of merry-hostage takers. Everyone seemed of good spirits. Except for Tiernan. She imagined he was the kind of warrior that did not take being captured by the enemy—any enemy—well.

She didn"t like it either, though. She had to admit her curiosity concerning the duke was satisfied, and she never wanted to make his acquaintance again. The king was probably also feeling remiss in keeping her out of the grasp of these men"s hands. But he wasn"t at fault.

Tiernan scowled at Duke Tully who appeared perfectly pleased with himself.

She thought of her mother and what she would want. She would wish Ritasia left the king behind and returned home at once. Or would she? If her mother wished to make an alliance with the hawk fae kingdom, she might not want Ritasia to leave the king at all.

If only everyone would go to sleep, then Ritasia would slip near him and grab his arm, and they"d be off! She was pretty sure she wasn"t wearing a fae shackle. A blanket covered her, but she didn"t feel a manacle around either of her ankles.

Someone had given her a healing draught and between that and her fae healing abilities, her arm was on the mend already. Although it would still take a couple of days before the bone was fully healed. But at least the pain had subsided a good deal. And she was lucky it was her left arm and not her right. Yet she felt…not quite herself, as if she wasn"t all here, exactly.

She drifted off, but woke when it grew

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