Tower of Fire (Parallel Magic Book 3) by Emma L. Adams

Author:Emma L. Adams [Adams, Emma L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-10T06:00:00+00:00

13

The elves led me deeper into the forest of bone-white trees. It hit me that if I got away, I’d have a hell of a time finding my way back to the path I’d originally come from, but that was assuming the elves would ever let me go. Firstly, I had to convince them of my innocence.

Our group came to a halt inside another clearing, where the older elf took a seat on a carved tree stump, joining a second elf, this one female, who sat on an identical stump. A waterfall of silver hair fell to her waist, and her pointed features were similar to the man beside her, suggesting they were the same age. Then it hit me that the twin carved tree stumps they sat on looked awfully like… thrones.

“You’re the elves’ leaders.” Was I supposed to bow or curtsey or something? It wasn’t like I’d been prepared for this moment, especially after my capture.

“We are the Elders,” said the female elf. “I am Elder Datra, and this is Elder Veksis.”

Elder Veksis studied me from his throne. “I have confirmed she is entirely ignorant of our kind, which puts us in a difficult position.”

“Really?” said Elder Datra, addressing me more than the man at her side. “Explain to me why you are here.”

“I was raised as human,” I began. “By two people who wanted me to forget I was anything other than theirs.”

“My guards told me of your enmity with that man who accompanied you here.” Elder Veksis said, indicating the other two elves who’d accompanied us here. “Yet you have the same magic he does, and I recognise its source.”

“I didn’t know,” I said. “Until you told me, I had no idea where my magic came from. I assumed it came from being half elf and half human, but I didn’t know the Family stole anything from you. They told me nothing about the elves at all, nor that they’d ever been to your realm.”

“Yet you found your way here anyway,” said Elder Datra. “Why did you come here, if not to finish the work those two despicable individuals started many years ago?”

“I came here to stop Adair—he’s the other man who was with me—from attacking you,” I explained. “He came here for the purpose of either killing you or recruiting you to help him and the rest of the Family take over the Parallel.”

“From what I’ve heard from that man, she’s right,” added the female elf who’d accompanied me here. “He came here to threaten us. She followed in an attempt to stop him. But she’s still his kin.”

“She claims to have reneged the Vetren’s claim on her and attempted to take their lives,” said the younger male elf from behind me. “I have yet to see any evidence to back up her word.”

“I apologise for what the Family did to you,” I said. “I want to stop them in their quest for domination over the Parallel if I can.”

“What is it you want from us, then?” said Elder Datra.

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