The Ways of Mages: Starfire by Beery Catherine

Author:Beery, Catherine [Beery, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2013-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen- Welcome to the Myth

Arathin- Qwincha, Marlhema

Jewel rocked in her rocking chair. She was knitting a blanket for next year’s winter, not that winter was terrible on the coast. A blanket made cuddling on a chair with a cat in her lap just that much more cozy. And right now it gave her something to do with her hands. Grim and the other three she had saved from the sea were sleeping. The wounds they had received from the shipwreck were miraculously minimal, but whatever had brought them to Arathin had tired them. So they eat her broths and medicinal teas and slept.

All the questions she had remained unasked.

After two thousand years of nothing but nightmares of home it was almost too much to ask her to wait more. But she had to. The man who was her father had to rest. As she thought, her hands worked industrially. Sam-the-Unwise was curled blissfully on her lap under the forming blanket. Other cats were also around. One was patting at the yarn as it wriggled up to her fingers.

“It is good to see that has not changed.”A familiar voice said from the door way.

Jewel turned and saw Grim leaning against the doorframe with a smile on his face. Jewel leapt from her chair, much to Sam’s disgust. At least he landed on top of the blanket. Jewel paid the resilient little white cat little heed. She raced to Grim and hugged him.“I thought you would never wake up.”She said into his chest.

Grim held her for a long time. Jewel savored the moment. Grim eventually pulled back. He tucked a stray strand of silver hair behind her ear his expression troubled.“Much time must have passed since we last saw each other. It must have.”

“Are you feeling better?”She asked knowing that it was worst then he knew.

He nodded.“And the others are awake as well.”

“Come then. Let us talk and share stories, for there is much we both need to know.”With that Jewel entered her home. Sure enough, she found the other three sitting in her living room before the fire. They looked up at Jewel when she entered. Jewel smiled her healer’s smile; calm and serene.“I am glad to see that all of you are awake. Introductions are in order, I believe. My name is Jewel Al’Dap-Holden.”

The other woman smiled.“Thank you for pulling us from the sea, Jewel. My name is Jacquelyn DeCotes. My friends call me Jay Dee.”The dark haired woman looked Jewel over for a moment before continuing.“I think we are going to be good friends if Thomas is to be believed.”

Jewel blinked at the use of the familiar in which Jay Dee had referred to her uncle. Jewel glanced at Grim and saw him smiling tenderly at Jay Dee. Yes, there was something these two had not told her yet, but if it was what she assumed Jewel was happy. If Jay Dee had caught the eye of Jewel’s beloved uncle then she must truly be something special.

Jewel turned back to the group sitting on her couches.

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