Ash Fallen by Blake Channels

Author:Blake Channels [Channels, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blossom Cove Publishing
Published: 2019-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Doing her best to keep up, Rosalie followed him as he sprinted towards the outer courtyard. She repeatedly murmured a short prayer to the gods that Ash was okay. When she rounded the corner to the stables, she was relieved, then horrified, to find it was Stryker’s brother, Dillinger, lying on the ground. When she got closer, she could see he was bleeding heavily from a gaping wound in his abdomen.

Stryker was kneeling beside his brother, doing his best to stop the blood flow with the pressure of his hands. Ash and Jrynton were standing close by, looking helpless. When Rosalie approached, Stryker looked up at her and shot her a pleading look. His tone and expression seemed to say, while he never believed she belonged there, at this moment he was begging her to prove him wrong.

“You’re a Healer,” he cried out in desperation. “Do something.”

“I’m a Soother and a Mender,” Rosalie corrected him. “I can sooth the mind into thinking there isn’t any pain. I can also speed up the body’s natural mending process. But I can’t heal. If wounds are fatal, there’s nothing I can do but sooth the pain until the inevitable happens.”

“So, you can’t save him?” Ash asked. He stepped towards her and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

Filled with sadness and regret, she said, “I’m afraid not.”

“I don’t believe you,” Stryker hissed, jumping to his feet and taking a step towards her. His eyes grew dark and his self-control wavered, his blood-soaked hands fisting at his sides.

Ash stepped in between them. “She isn’t lying.”

“And how would you know?” Stryker shrieked. His tone oozed with anger and fear. “She’s got you so twisted up inside, you don’t know if you’re coming or going.”

Ash channeled his patience. It angered him that Stryker thought Rosalie made him weak. “I’ve seen her powers, Stryker. She’s not a Healer.”

Jrynton interrupted, speaking calmly. “Rosalie, sweetheart, why don’t you give it a try?”

“It’s not fair to put that sort of pressure on her,” Ash argued.

“I’ll try,” Rosalie spoke up. When the three men stared back at her, she said, “I’ll see what I can do.”

“Roe, you don’t have to…” Ash began, but she ignored him.

She sank to her knees next to Dillinger. Jrynton placed a firm hand on her shoulder, encouraging her. “I’ll help you,” he said.

She looked up at him, nodded, then returned her attention to Dillinger. His chest heaved as he struggled to breathe. She wiped the sweat from his forehead and leaned in, speaking softly into his ear. “Neme lasomin, talikent – amnabe.”

Dillinger moaned in pain. “What kind of sorcery are you trying to pull?” Stryker barked.

“Let her work,” Ash and Jrynton said in unison.

Disregarding all of them, Rosalie concentrated on her patient. Her great-grandmother had been a Healer, and it was rumored the genetic anomaly could lay dormant for generations. But Rosalie had never tried to channel or hone the powers of a Healer. Far too many had been persecuted for such powers. When she was

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