[Eden #1] Eden by Janelle Stalder

Author:Janelle Stalder
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Young Adult, Magic, Action & Adventure, Paranormal, Battles, Romance, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781482005585
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-03-07T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

They stayed at the camp for two more days before the soldiers started to pack up all the tents. Three men came to pack up Callum’s, sending the girl off with the others to be loaded onto the wagon. Callum wasn’t sure how many were left, but it was few. He walked through the camp, making sure all the fires were out. The last thing they needed was a fire starting, sending the forests and grasslands into a blaze. They didn’t need that coming up behind them. The air was already reaching the humidity of summer, making it almost unbearable for the men. Their armour was hot, causing sweat to drip into their eyes. If the battle did take place at the emerald fields, they would have the breeze off the water to help cool them down, not to mention the shade of the forest.

It had taken them ten years to prepare their army, making sure it would be one to reckon with. There was no room for failure now. If they were going to do this, they had to win; otherwise, all their efforts were for nothing. Brutus was known in Eden as being a barbarian, but Callum knew him better than most. He was rough around the edges, but he really wasn’t a bad man. He had a light humour, and affection for those he cared about, such as his wife and children, who stayed in their mountain castle. His motives were to expand his people’s horizons, make a bigger home than just the frozen mountain tops. It wasn’t easy living there, as Callum was well aware: the air was freezing, the food scarce. Brutus wanted to expand his kingdom so his people would have an easier way of life. Callum found nothing wrong with that, understanding his desire for a better life. Aziz’s motives were still a mystery to Callum. He was a strange man, Aziz. He often would keep to himself, and he would hardly say a word when they met regarding plans. The men he had brought with him as personal guards did not socialize with their men. He couldn’t recall a time when he saw them even speak to each other. Callum never quite understood the Sand People, but Aziz’s intelligence and talent were undisputed. Even Diana did not have the talent he did. The creatures he had created from nothing were terrifying. Jameson had no chance, he told himself as he readied his horse.

Callum rarely thought about his brother as anything but the opposing side. Childhood memories were pushed back in his mind, and any affection he might have once had was forgotten. Sometimes, at night, he would think of their father. It was no secret that Callum had been fiercely loyal to his father—he had loved him very much. That final betrayal had been too much, though, and now the thought of his father was like a rock on his chest. It hurt, even if he thought about Jameson as the

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