Bloodsongs by Robin Wayne Bailey

Author:Robin Wayne Bailey [Bailey, Robin Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Published: 2010-12-30T00:00:00+00:00

see more. As if there were another shadow laid over its shape." He shook his head

and continued to stare.

"He frightens you, too," she said, voicing her suspicion. Kel didn't tremble or

blanch or betray any outward sign, but she could taste the fear he exuded. "What do

you really see, son? Do you see your death?"

He moved back to the center of the room. "Don't you wish it was," he scoffed.

"With all my heart," she answered, meeting his accusing gaze unflinchingly. "If it's

true that you killed your father, yes, then I wish it. And because your cowardly

action caused Kirigi's murder, yes, I wish it." She watched him pace the room. By

the look on his face she knew that her words hurt him. She wanted them to hurt.

"You're my firstborn child, and you've made me hate you. Can you feel my hate,

Kel?"

He stopped in midstep. "You're a cold bitch," he said softly. "You chose your

name well, Mother. Frost. There was never anything motherly about you. You're a

creature of frost and fire."

She stared. Years ago, someone else had spoken those same words to her. But

her mother was long dead; strange to hear them again from her son's mouth.

A series of jagged bolts split open the darkness beyond her window. The thunder

that followed shook the tower to its foundation. The wind abruptly changed

direction and blew the rain into the room. A puddle quickly formed on the floor.

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