Realm of Fate by Kelly N. Jane

Author:Kelly N. Jane [N. Jane, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 18th Avenue Press
Published: 2019-04-09T05:00:00+00:00

23

Jorg

No one wanted to move. Jorg, Bremen, Selby, and Plintze lay on their backs, steadying their breathing and staring at the hazy skies overhead. The stars shimmered brightly as if it were night, but the mixture of indigo and purple said it was only twilight.

“Have we made it? Is this Alfheim? The air feels different. It’s hard to breathe with all the dirt and soot in my lungs,” Selby said.

“This is Alfheim,” Plintze said. “It doesn’t change too much from day to night. It’s like both dawn and dusk last most of the time, with a small portion of fully light or fully dark.”

“I can handle that as long as there aren’t any more goblins,” Bremen said as he pushed himself up and looked around.

They were at the edge of a forest not more than twenty paces from the edge of a city. The buildings were all one story. Some were made of cream-colored stone or wooden slats with reddish-orange tiled rooftops. Others were made in the form of fabric-covered tents.

The bead under Jorg’s tunic flared to life, heated his chest, and rumbled an approving hum. “Let’s go. Ingrid is here. We need to find her,” Jorg said. The anticipation was more than he could bear, and he felt like he could crawl out of his skin.

“Jorg, wait, look!” Selby pulled the sleeve of his tunic and brought his focus to a couple of guards wearing royal blue cloaks. The shimmer of jeweled epaulets at their shoulders signified their importance.

The foursome ducked low and hustled out of sight into the tree line and waited for the guards to continue on their way, out of sight.

“We should head a little further back, where the darkness of the trees will grant us cover while we come up with a plan,” Bremen whispered. Plintze and Selby nodded their agreement and inched backward while Jorg stared at the city, unmoving.

“Come on. We’ll make a plan, and then we’ll find her,” Plintze said from behind Jorg.

Jorg rubbed his hand over his face and took several deep breaths to settle his racing heart. I’m here, Hjarta. It won’t be long now. With a heavy sigh, he backed farther into the darkened forest with the others.

“Are there many cities on Alfheim? How do we know this is the one where my mother and Ingrid will be?” Bremen asked, directing the question to Plintze.

“I only know of one city, but there could be more. The elves aren’t too keen on giving out much information about their homeland to the other realms,” Plintze answered.

“She’s here.” Jorg pulled out the bead from under his tunic, and the glow lit up his face. “Eir said it would signal me when she was close. Ingrid is here.”

“Ingrid, but we don’t know about Galwain,” Selby said.

“If the queen isn’t here, Ingrid might know where she is. We should follow that,” Plintze pointed to the bright amber bead, “to Ingrid and then decide what to do after that.”

Selby darted a glance to Jorg and then settled her gaze on Bremen.

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