A Dance With Darkness (2020 Ed) by Jenna Wolfhart

Author:Jenna Wolfhart [Wolfhart, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Outside of the tavern, Liam was silent as we bustled our way through the city streets and back toward where we’d dropped off his horse. His shoulders were tight, and the skin around his jaw rippled with tension. He didn’t have to say a word for me to understand what he was feeling.

On the one hand, we’d gotten the information we’d come to get, but it had turned out to be far worse than Liam must have been expecting. The Autumn Court was planning something, alright, and it sounded as though they wanted to take down the entirety of the Summer Court.

I half-expected the fae from the tavern to follow close behind us, waiting until the right moment to slide their swords into our backs. But, somehow, we managed to reach the stables safely. We were back on our horse before the darkness had fully deepened, though the heavy storm-clouds overhead crackled with fierce and dangerous lightning. Any moment now, the clouds would open up, and rain would pour down on our heads.

When we reached the forest’s tree line, Liam pulled on the reins to slow the horse’s trot. He cast a glance over his shoulder at the fading city behind us, his entire face a grim knot of worry and anger.

“Here’s a good training exercise for you, Norah,” he said in a quiet, dangerous voice. “What did you make of that?”

“It sounded like the attack they have planned will target the Summer Court Royals,” I said without letting a beat pass. “Like maybe they want to merge your Court with theirs?”

“Close,” he said after a moment. “But I don’t think merging is what they have planned. Notice what they said about the seasons.”

“About the stifling heat turning into a cool breeze?” I asked with a frown. “I thought he was just being dramatic.”

“If only that were the case, Norah.” Liam stiffened and shook his head. “Autumn fae are not dramatic. If one says that the seasons will change, then that is likely precisely what he meant.”

“Can they do that?”

A crack split the sky, and torrents of rain slashed sideways onto the dirt-packed ground. Liam flicked the reins, and the horse began to trot again, but the increased pace did little to outrun the rain. It splattered my face and my hands, soaking into the golden cloak I still wore, the material clinging to my shivering body.

After what felt like hours, Liam stopped the horse in one of the small villages we’d passed through on the way. Every single inch of me was drenched and frozen, so much so that I could no longer feel my toes in my leather boots. The rain had even soaked through them, sneaking in to turn my socks into a soggy mess.

“There’s an inn here where we can stay,” Liam said after he led the horse into the village’s stable. He slid to the ground and held a hand out for me, which I promptly ignored. When I jumped off, my landing was even worse than before, mostly due to the fact I couldn’t feel my feet.

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