The Daughters of Persephone by J.R. Barrett

Author:J.R. Barrett [Barrett, J.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-12-19T04:00:00+00:00

They parted ways just above the lake. Kane walked his stallion and the mare back to where Issa had been sitting and he retrieved her scarf from where it lay on the grass. He wadded it up, shoving it in the pouch he carried about his neck. He slipped the book she’d been reading into his saddlebag.

Lyta is yours, she’d said, climbing off her horse. Take care of her and breed her well. I’ll want a filly from her when I return.

Then she’d instructed him to repeat the following, “Upo, you are responsible. See no harm comes to it. Go with Kane and learn to be a man. Remember her words—you will fight by my side.”

She’d added for Kane’s ears only, “You will both fight by my side,” and she’d walked in the direction of the cliffs. At the edge of the forest, Issa had turned and called back to him, “Tell Upo I love them all and I will see them again. I swear it on my life.”

He’d tried to follow her, but his stallion had stubbornly refused to budge. He’d dismounted and set off on foot to search the cliffs, but he could find no trace of her, so he’d returned to the horses.

How would he explain this to Upo?

I’m sorry to tell you that your sister vanished into thin air. I didn’t harm her. I speak the truth. I swear I speak truth.

If he was lucky Upo would believe him, but only because of her message and because they were friends. Kane wonder what the it was Issa had spoken of.

He grabbed Lyta’s reins and mounted his stallion. He felt sick with dread at the reaction Issa’s disappearance would trigger. A cloud of suspicion would fall over him and perhaps over Upo, but Kane had no choice. He had to return and give Upo his sister’s message, and Upo would tell his family Issa was gone.

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