The Sweet Series Box Set: Books 1-4 by Bailey Ardisone

Author:Bailey Ardisone [Ardisone, Bailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Bailey Ardisone
Published: 2014-02-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

~Naminé~

The unfamiliar land of the Earthly realm was troubling and quite uncomfortable. Not only was the oxygen sullied, but the sun itself was thin and distant. It was completely opposite from the welcoming energy Luïnil offered into the atmosphere. Here, it felt…terribly empty. Calen trembled beneath my fingertips, much like my own body’s reaction to the cold.

Rydan knelt at Lómë’s side, stroking her fur lovingly. “Is she going to be okay?”

“She is badly injured, but I cannot answer that, Rydan.” I took his hand gently into my own, caressing his knuckles for comfort. “Every Fëa has unfathomable strength and sturdiness. I do believe she shall recover.”

“What about you? Are you okay?” He stretched his free hand up to my wounded head, examining the damage I had taken. My heart skipped at the way his eyes assessed my well-being.

“Yes, I am fine. You need not worry for me.” I smiled softly to reassure him. The sweetness and concern in his voice would be a memory sure to replay often in my mind once all was well.

“And you?” Rydan stepped over to Ender, and then slowly knelt before him. “That looks really bad. Are you putting pressure on it? Here.”

Rydan ripped the end of his shirt and pressed it against Ender’s wound. Ender replied, “I will live with a bit of elven medicine.”

“Good. Because I have to go after Nari. I have to,” Rydan announced as he made advancement toward the Ëlemmiire.

“Rydan, you mustn’t!” Ender growled. “If you leave through that tree alone, you shall most certainly be captured, and then where would we be?”

“I don’t care! You can’t expect me not to even try.” Rydan paced in front of the tree’s trunk. “Besides, I can apparently take care of myself. I mean, look at this!”

He waved a hand at the deceased men and elda scattered about the land. Ender’s eyes followed the tragic pattern before returning to our prince. “Rydan, I understand you—”

“I can’t believe I…killed all these—” Rydan interrupted Ender and covered his mouth with a trembling hand. “I killed people. I actually killed all these people.”

“You had no choice. It was your life or theirs. Naminé’s life or theirs. Even mine. You did what you must, Rydan, and that is that. Understand that before this war is over, there shall be many more lives lost. It will be up to you which side the loss is on,” Ender said firmly.

“Yeah, I know. I know. I get it, okay?” Rydan folded his arms over his chest. “I would do it again if it meant saving any one of your lives. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s hard as hell to accept afterwards.”

“That is your human upbringing shining through. It is nothing to be ashamed of. You were not raised a warrior, despite being destined to become one.” Ender supported his weight against the trunk of a tree.

“It was the strangest thing. At first, after we had stepped through into Kennebunkport, I couldn't connect to the other realm. I felt back to normal.

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