Frostbound Throne_Song of Heaven and Ice Court of Sin Book 3 by May Sage

Author:May Sage [Sage, May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Madam's Books
Published: 2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Northern Folk

After marching north for a week on foot in the snow, traversing a good hundred miles each day, Devi's feet had been begging for mercy. She'd healed herself and the others with elemental charms at dawn after they were done, and Gallal had accomplished what he could with herbs and salves, with only moderate relief. She had never been so glad to see Alarik.

Beyond the relief that riding provided, she'd also missed the animal. They'd bonded on their journey; his presence was comforting.

Devi rode with Telenar behind her, and Vale walked alongside her. He let Midnight carry Gallal and Jeryn.

The poor girl was bundled in furs and holding on to a blackstone for dear life. She was of the north, but she hadn't been dressed for a journey like the one she'd embarked on to find them. It was lucky she'd survived.

They'd spent the night in the mountains as discussed, and now they were heading to the first town surrounding the immortal city. Rayon, a small town Jeryn had picked because she had family with whom she hoped to stay for a while.

It was little more than a hamlet; there were a hundred houses built around a town square with a deep well.

"I doubt we'll see any scions here."

Jeryn snorted. "Unless it's time to collect taxes, probably not. If you head down this alley, my family lives in the house with the blue door, I think."

Gallal headed in the direction Jeryn pointed to as Vale brought his hand to Alarik's reins and said, "We should patrol around the town. See if there's any store where we might buy adequate clothing."

Though they still had the Corantian habits they'd purchased on their way to Staren, the clothing marked them as foreigners from the east, which would incite questions. People dressed differently in each region of the realm.

Besides, Rula was more likely to be seen as she rode ahead, so Devi had given her the clothing. Gallal, Telenar, and Rula didn't have adequate disguises.

They rode around town, meeting curious and mistrustful eyes. All of the buildings appeared residential. There were no businesses at all.

"We're attracting too much attention," said Telenar.

"Unavoidable in such a small community. Here, it might be irrelevant, as long as they don't alert the authorities. Let's make a stop." Valerius put on his best smile and headed to the first door on their right. He knocked.

It took a whole minute for someone to open the door.

"Hello there. My companions and I are heading to Reguniev and we're almost out of supplies. May I enquire as to the best place to get what we need for the rest of our journey?"

The high fae male in front of him eyed them all, before echoing, "Reguniev, eh?"

He wasn't buying it.

Devi tensed on her saddle, half-expecting him to call for guards.

The villager crossed his arms in front of his chest and eyed Valerius first, then Devi. "You should hide your eyes. They all talk about them purple eyes. You have the kind of magic that can alter your appearance, right? And the lady has a reputation, too.

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