Air: The Elementals Book Two by L.B. Gilbert

Author:L.B. Gilbert [Gilbert, L.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942336150
Publisher: L.B. Gilbert Books
Published: 2016-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

21

Gia arose from the depths on the beach of T’Kaieri and blinked as the last rays of the sun hit her eyes. She had made it to the island in record time, but not quickly enough to act while the sun was still up. However, that didn’t matter. The archives housing their records and artifacts were always pitch black. Torches lit by Elemental fire illuminated the space, even in daylight.

The island was known by many names, but Gia still called it by the one she had learned in her youth. T’Kaieri had been the ancestral home of the Water Elementals since well before Columbus. Her sister Serin was the latest Water to be born there. She had been preceded by Lanai and before that, Kara, who each gave up the mantle voluntarily in accordance with island tradition. It was an unbroken line that stretched back close to a millennia.

Stretching, Gia savored the salt-scented breeze and squinted at the columned streets of the city. The delicate spired buildings rose high above the beach, culminating in a rocky peak known as Siba. The summit housed a temple dedicated to Atabey, which was what the locals called the Mother.

If it weren’t for the sunshine and warm, balmy breezes, this place would bear a strong resemblance to a much larger Mont Saint Michel, France, at least from a distance. Up close, the delicate architecture of the spiral turreted buildings and arched colonnades always reminded her of seashells nested in the lush vegetation.

Though the city was divided into districts of concentric rings, there were four major thoroughfares along the cardinal directions. Smaller walking paths could be found equidistant between them, cutting the city into a pie with eight pieces. The path she was waiting at ran all the way up to the Mother’s temple on Mount Siba at the center of the island. It continued down the other side, clear across the island. A similar path ran east to west, with an arch at each end marking each entrance.

Gia had always thought the graceful homes and public buildings were too frail to survive the periodic hurricanes this part of the Caribbean was known for. But the Mother never dished out more than the island could take.

Unlike so many other spots in the world, this hidden enclave still felt alive. It was one of those rare places where she could still feel the Mother’s embrace—and for a visiting Elemental, that was literal.

The air was full of perfume of either day or night-blooming flowers, depending on when Gia arrived. It was also the ideal temperature. If she were too hot, the breeze cooled her down. If she were cold, the air around her heated until she was warm. It was a small show of favor to one of Her chosen.

The location was classified, but over the centuries, little clues had escaped the tight wall of secrecy surrounding the island—enough to fuel rumors of Atlantis in this part of the world. However, there was no volcanic threat buried

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