War by Michelle West

Author:Michelle West
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DAW
Published: 2019-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

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Jewel felt the time pass as slowly as if she were once again a child.

The very environs of the Hidden Court seemed to hold their breath; the quality of the light, the ambience of the atmosphere, did not change at all. Kallandras replaced Terrick as Adam’s attendant and help; Terrick ate, but sparingly, with an eye to Adam and Shianne.

It was Adam who brought the infant into the world; Adam who declared it a boy; Adam who freed it from the umbilical cord which had been its sustenance, and who cleaned it, washed it, swaddled it; Adam who returned the infant to his mother’s side. He looked relieved; he did not look exhausted in the way of the talent-born. As Jewel met his gaze, he smiled and shook his head.

“My people have given birth without healers for most of their history. And so, too, yours. The Houses of Healing exist for those with power, rank, and wealth—but that does not describe most of your citizenry. Or my people. She is strong,” he added.

She was holding the child.

The child was looking out at the world with narrowed eyes, as if he understood everything his eyes saw. As if he could see.

And she understood then.

She understood, and wheeled, and the earth seemed to ripple as she strode across it in the sudden and unexpected depth of her fury.

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