Touch of Frost by Jennifer Allis Provost
Author:Jennifer Allis Provost [Jennifer Allis Provost]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bellatrix Press
Published: 2024-05-30T00:00:00+00:00
Udane, The Summer King
Rob and I trudged across Elphame toward the Unseelie Court with the two wights flitting around our heads. Since Rob had always served the Seelie, this was the first time he went deep into the Unseelie side of fairyland. Therefore, Rinaâs portal had only taken us to the edge of the kingdom. My first thought was to wonder how far weâd have to walk to reach the Unseelie Kingâs castle. My second was to wonder what had leached the color out of the landscape.
The farther we went into Unseelie territory, the less vibrant the colors became. Trees still had brown trunks and green leaves, but the hues were washed out and pale. The same held true for the grass, sky, and everything else we passed by. It made Rob and I stand out like Technicolor characters in a black and white movie, and Wyatt and Violet were almost too bright to look at.
âThis is odd,â I said, indicating the muted landscape. âAll the colors are going to gray.â
âIn Elphame, a land mimics its master,â Rob said. âDo ye recall how Nicnevinâs palace was dark and rotting?â
I remembered many things about Nicnevinâs palace, and wanted to forget them all. âThe Unseelie King is like Nicnevin?â
âHe may be,â Rob replied. âNo one truly kens.â
âYou must know something about him.â
âAye, Iâve heard a tale or two. He rules alone, and likes it that way. The stories tell that his heart was sorely betrayed some time ago, and he has yet to recover.â
âThen the gray is sorrow,â I deduced. âBut heâs not actually evil?â
âTruly, ye ken as much as I regardinâ his nature.â
âThat is not reassuring.â
ââTwas noâ meant to be.â
We rounded a bend, and saw a dark crag ahead. âI take it thatâs the Unseelieâs headquarters?â
âIt is, may God have mercy on our souls,â Rob replied.
The wights landed on our shoulders and chirped like over-caffeinated spring peepers. âWhatâs up?â I asked.
âHe is near,â Wyatt said, while Violet chirped in the wightsâ native language. âOur king is near. May we fly on and locate him?â
âOâ course,â Rob said. âDo noâ stray too far.â
âThen can sense Udane?â I asked.
âEvidently so.â
âAt least we know weâre on the right track.â
I watched as the wights flew on ahead. We left the packed earth road weâd been following and stepped onto a more formal stone path that led to the Unseelie Kingâs palace. The palace was a tall, dark edifice covered in spires and pointed gables, balanced precariously at the edge of a cliff like a Halloween cartoon. If it hadnât been for the black clad Unseelie warriors armed to the teeth and stationed every few paces, the effect would have been comical.
Rob ignored the warriors as we passed; heâd been to hell, literally, and wasnât impressed by the Unseelieâs display of bravado. None of the warriors attempted to stop us, and we ascended the stairs to the palace without incident. At the top of the stairs, a guard wearing obsidian armor glared at us from beneath his helmet.
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