Wraith King 3 by Jack Porter

Author:Jack Porter [Porter, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-24T22:00:00+00:00

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The abode of the wood elves was much different from that of the Dark Elves of Blackhold. Instead of stone walls and towering battlements, they lived in a glade with a rushing stream, and their finely built wooden structures were set into the rock overlooking a shallow valley.

At first glance, they were difficult to see, for the homes were largely covered by the overhangs in the rocks, the beginning of the southern mountains. And the city was separated into sections, so it didn’t look like many lived there until we kept walking past more and more buildings.

And yet when they took us inside one of the lower buildings that was still beneath the tree canopy, I saw that it was a comfortable place with wooden floors, comfortable but sparse furniture, and animal skins with which to lay on.

I was made to sit down in a chair, and although the pain was still there, I could already feel the magic healing me. Within a few moments, the elves had removed the arrow and bandaged my wound.

Sarina, Ilana, and Wren refused to leave my side, and I was grateful, because I felt that I would not be as good at defending myself with my sword until my shoulder healed.

The elf that had led us there came in then, and she looked me up and down. I was no longer wearing my shirt, which they’d had to basically rip off in order to remove the arrow. She brought me a new one and then settled on another chair, gesturing for my companions to do the same.

Another elf, this one dressed as a servant, walked in on bare feet and brought two tallow candles into the room, which had grown fairly dark as the elves attended to me.

“My name is Raven,” the first elf said without preamble. She was still covered in leaves and mud, but she began to wipe her face with the cloth as she spoke, and I saw that her hair was very dark, like Brightlight’s had been, like the feathers of the bird she was named after.

“You travel in strange company,” Raven said. “Why did you seek to trespass on our lands?”

“My company is my own business,” I said. “But perhaps together, we are a bit strange, although I wouldn’t have it any other way. And I wasn’t seeking to trespass.”

Raven arched an eyebrow, and two more servants came in with more cloths and a bowl of scented water. They began to wash her arms and her face more vigorously, and soon her true colors began to emerge.

“And yet,” she said. “You were trespassing, or would have if we had not stopped you. We wood elves do not take kindly to humans entering our midst, especially humans who are accompanied by succubi and the half-elf.” At this, she sneered slightly at Wren, who scowled.

“Did you bring us here to insult us?” I asked.

“No,” Raven said. “But as I said, this is an unusual visit for us. As soon as you are healed, we will lead you back out.

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