Legends of Ahn by Kel Kade

Author:Kel Kade [Kade, Kel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Dark Rover Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-09-07T06:00:00+00:00

Tam laughed as Rezkin shook his head and walked away with Kai. He then turned, intending to speak with Frisha about how she was feeling since Rezkin’s return, but she was focused on her cousin. Shiela had been acting weird for the past few days. After Palis’s death, she had screamed and moped and cried mostly. Now, she seemed like her ordinary, irritating self one moment, and the next she would become somber and almost mature. He thought it disturbing in a way.

He looked around and found that Reaylin had disappeared, and Malcius and Brandt were tromping away, deep in discussion. They had also been different since Palis’s death, and Rezkin’s absence seemed to have made it worse. Tam thought they had both become more aggressive toward Rezkin, but in a passive kind of way. Many of their remarks were delivered in jest, but it seemed to Tam that they were meant to injure. He felt guilty for even thinking it of the nobles that had deigned to befriend him, but he had begun to wonder if Kai was right. The striker had said that Malcius, especially, felt a strong resentment toward Rezkin. He had said that if allowed to fester, that resentment could turn to contempt. Kai had instructed Tam to keep an eye on them for signs of betrayal.

Tam suddenly had the feeling he was being watched. He turned to discover that he had been left alone with Tieran, and the lord was staring at him. Until now, he had been successful at avoiding Tieran much of the time. It had been simpler when he knew his place with respect to the high lord and the potential consequences of stepping outside of it. Now things were muddled, and Tam did not know how to act. Glancing around anxiously, he said, “I-Is there something you need of me, Lord Tieran?”

Tieran narrowed his eyes, and then his gaze briefly flicked to something over Tam’s shoulder. His countenance abruptly changed, and he smiled. “No, my friend. Nothing at all. I was just wondering if you are well. You looked lost for a moment. Now that your mentor is back, I am sure you will have much to keep you busy.”

“Yes, I suppose so,” Tam said cautiously.

“You will be dining with us tonight?” Tieran asked. “I do so love to share a meal with my friends.”

“Well, I expect to sit at my usual place …”

Tieran laughed, and his tone was jovial, but a fire burned in his eyes. For just a moment, Tam thought he had seen the previously elusive family resemblance to Rezkin. “Nonsense, Tam. We have not dined together in some time.”

Tam knew that they had, in fact, never dined together—not at the same table, anyway. The Maker forbid that the great Tieran Nirius share a meal with a commoner. Except, it seemed, that was exactly what he was proposing.

“You wish for me to dine with you tonight?”

“Of course,” Tieran said as he stepped forward. “One should keep his friends close.

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