Sea of Stars (Sea of Stars #1) by Ivy Smoak

Author:Ivy Smoak [Smoak, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781070525440
Google: GQz9xQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1070525448
Goodreads: 45845665
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-06-02T23:00:00+00:00

I was growing very tired by the time I finally arrived at the source of light. I made sure that my cloak was secure so that no one would notice the light emanating off my body as I approached the cluster of large houses. The village was dark except for a faint glow through an open window of one house. I approached the window cautiously, observing the strange dwellings. They were as tall as three divinare huts and built from wood. They were much too small for brutarians and more sturdily built than anything I’d ever seen behind the Iron Gates. And no divinare would want a house so tall. I had only met two humans in my lifetime, but I knew I was about to see more.

I pressed my back against the wood and crouched low under the open window. I spread my hair out across my shoulders and tried to hear what was going on inside the house. There was only the silence that had accompanied me on my long walk to get there. I slowly stood up. The windows were not made so that divinares could easily look inside. I grabbed the bottom of the window and hoisted myself up until my belly was on the ledge. Balancing precariously, I peered into the small room.

A weak fire was flickering in the hearth. It looked like someone had tried to extinguish it, but failed. I was about to tumble into the room when I noticed two young children huddled by a bookshelf. I hadn’t heard them because they weren’t making any sound until they turned the page of the book they were reading. I remained perched on the windowsill, knowing their strange ears weren’t very good at hearing. The older child slammed the book shut.

“See,” he whispered to his companion. “They are filled with magic.” He dropped the book and they both ran over to an adjacent bookshelf.

Dozens of small bottles lined the shelves. I squinted my eyes and tried to make out the contents. The younger boy grabbed one of the jars and peered inside. “It looks like ashes to me,” he said with a frown.

“Well that’s because it is. That’s what the book said,” hissed the older boy.

“You turned the pages too quickly. I couldn’t read the whole thing,” said the younger boy. “Whose ashes are they?”

The taller boy sighed. “The divinares. They're the devil children of the Fuorster. Our ancestors burned their bodies to capture their magic.” He took the bottle from his companion and dusted it off with his shirt.

“Do you think it could cure Mama?” The younger boy questioned.

“Nothing else has worked,” he responded turning the jar over in his hands, studying it. “We’ve already lost the baby. I don’t want to lose Mama too.” He sounded so sad when he spoke. “I think it’s worth a try.”

“Does she have to eat the devil's ashes?” The little boy wondered out loud. “I don’t think she’ll do it.”

“That’s why we’re going to put it in her food.

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