The Complete Wardstone Trilogy by M. R. Mathias

Author:M. R. Mathias [Mathias, M. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-10-13T06:00:00+00:00

Shaella called out to Gerard from the world above. In her bedchamber, the depths of the Spectral Orb swirled with pastel shades of powdery blue and lime. The head-sized crystal sitting atop the ornate wooden staff she’d had crafted for it was the centerpiece of the room. The staff stood with its silver heel socketed in a hole in the center of the floor. Shaella sang the chant her father had taught her as she paced slowly around it.

Inert, it looked more like a fancy post lantern than a powerful prismatic artifact. Activated, its power radiated through the room with tingling heat and dazzling refractions. The cloudy swirls inside the crystal sphere turned purple as Shaella’s chanting melody was joined by the chilling chorus of the sphere’s magical voice. Then, all at once, the image of Gerard came into view inside the orb.

Shaella felt no disgust when she gazed upon the sight before her. She sought out Gerard’s familiar eyes and locked onto them. He was still in there, and she loved him so much that, as long as she could see him, nothing else mattered. It was hard this day, though, not to let her gaze stray to his harsh toothy maw. A long, ragged piece of dark meat dangled from where it was caught in his fangs and drew the eye. Its presence was a strong reminder of the changes Gerard had been through. Not the physical changes mind you, but the primal ones, the ones Shaella tried not to think about.

“I’ve missed you my love,” she said. She was wearing a white gown and nothing else. She sat down on the edge of her bed and lay out sideways in a seductive pose that pronounced the heavy shape of her breasts.

In his mind’s eye, Gerard could see her, and the longing lust he felt for her forced Shokin’s pesky voices from his brain completely.

“Shaella,” he rasped. “Are you well?”

“Yes, my love,” she whispered, letting a finger trail down her belly. “Much has happened since we last spoke.”

“Tell me,” he said, savoring the sight of her.

“I’ve stolen a princess,” Shaella said. “Cole is bringing her to me. I will trade her for the head of the High King, or maybe for his sword. With either, I gain the power to rule the entire realm. And if those fools are afraid to cross him, then I’ll dangle her as bait and draw him into a trap. Either way we will win.”

“You cannot underestimate the power of his blade, love,” Gerard rasped, not sure how he knew to give the warning.

Shaella cocked her head. Gerard had been weak and barely alive for so long that she’d once thought he would die in his hellish prison. Now, though, he had grown into something huge and powerful. He wasn’t scrabbling to survive anymore, he was thriving. The proof was hanging from his bloody mouth. She knew from his previous ravings the demon that had possessed her father was now somehow inside him, but she could tell that the demon was no longer in control.

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