Crown of Crystal Flame by C. L. Wilson

Author:C. L. Wilson [Wilson, C. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Love Stories, Paranormal, Fantasy, Magic, Fantasy Fiction, Demonology, Imaginary Places, Paranormal Romance Stories
ISBN: 0062018965
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2009-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Sheyl led the way to the back of the nursery and opened a door to a smaller adjoining room. Several young children were gathered round a short table, squishing lumps of clay into shapes with their small fingers.

“Muri,” Sheyl called. “Come here, kitling. There are some people I want you to meet.”“Sheyl! Sheyl!” One of the children, a chubby toddler with bright blue eyes and masses of dark ringlets ran forward, her little arms extended.

A smile softened Sheyl’s face, and she knelt to scoop up the child. “Hello, dearling.”

“Look what Muri made.” The girl held up a piece of dough shaped in a lumpy, four-legged mass. “Horsie!”

“That’s lovely, kitling. Your mother will be so proud of you.” Still holding the child, Sheyl turned to Ellysetta and Rain. “This is Murialisa.”

“Oooh.” The child stared at Ellysetta. “Bright, pretty lady.”

“Yes, she is very bright, isn’t she, kitling.”

Rain stared at the little girl in shock. There was no mistaking the Fey glow in the child’s eyes and the slender Fey delicacy just revealing itself in her childish features. “The father… cannot be dahl’reisen?” Girl children were not born outside the bonds of shei’tanitsa. And yet he was staring at a child, a girl, in whose veins ran not some mild form of magic but the shining light of strong Fey blood.

“No,” Sheyl confirmed. “Muri’s father was born in this village, but his father before him was dahl’reisen.” She kissed Murialisa’s round cheek and set her down. “Go back to your play, kitling.” When the child was once again industriously molding clay dough into animal shapes, Sheyl murmured quietly, “Murialisa’s grandfather was killed by the Mages seventy years ago. Her father truemated eight years ago with a village woman from the borders of Lord Barrial’s lands.”

Rain grasped Ellysetta’s hand. “Truemated? The son of a dahl’reisen truemated with a Celierian?”

“She is not Celierian. Or rather, not as you mean it. She is not simply a hearth witch, infected by the magic of these lands. Powerful immortal blood runs in her veins. Fey, definitely, probably Elvish as well. She is very gifted, just like her shei’tan. Murialisa is their second child. They also have a seven-year-old son.”

“A truemate lives in this village? Amongst the dahl’reisen?”

“She is a strong empath, but she has a natural ability to shield herself, just as the Feyreisa seems to have. She and her mate live at the edge of the village, where she feels the pain of the dahl’reisen the least. Murialisa has an even stronger shielding ability. The dahl’reisen are careful never to touch her, but she can be around them without any apparent difficulty.”

“No wonder you protect your secret so vigilantly,” Rain murmured, unable to tear his eyes from the small, luminescent girl who had returned to her play. “This child is a gift beyond price.” He swallowed thickly and met Sheyl’s eyes. “I will tell the warriors at the Garreval to expect you.”

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