The Bone Witch Ebook Bundle by Chupeco Rin;

Author:Chupeco, Rin;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Published: 2021-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

I spent another restless night; the army no longer posed an immediate threat, but I knew they would not give up so easily. Not with the power the Dark asha displayed, the lengths she had proven she would go.

She had risen earlier than I had again that morning, though it was clear she had less sleep than me. She sat on the throne, one leg slung over the armrest, displaying the long scar on her thigh. She had been writing again; the thick bundle of papers before her was testament to that. Lord Kalen and the Heartforger were nowhere to be found, and I surmised that the latter, at least, had finally gotten some much-needed rest.

To my surprise, she handed me some of the sheaves of paper.

“If yesterday was any indication, I will have many busy days ahead of me,” she said. “The rest of my story lies within these pages. Perhaps you can find a song there.”

“What else are you writing?”

“A letter—for my brother to read.” She laughed. “You look shocked.”

“I assumed that you were not on cordial terms.”

“That’s never mattered before.” She looked down at her papers. There is a strange scar marking her right palm, silvery from age. “If I do not survive this,” she said with less mirth this time, “then neither will he. But in the event that I succeed in my quest, he will live regardless of how I die. And I owe him an explanation. Mykaela too.”

“But how?”

“Some secrets I intend to keep a little longer. Do your best not to get caught in the crossfire, Bard. We are only just beginning, and I cannot foresee the future beyond my own, however much I plan.”

“They are quiet today,” Lord Kalen noted, entering the room. “But I suspect they are growing desperate.”

“Let them come. I defy any of them to get past my daeva.” The bone witch stopped. Her eyes widened. “But it looks like someone already has.” She rose to her feet. “Stop.”

I looked around but saw no one.

She sighed. “And here we have another complication. Come to me, Princess.”

I still did not understand until a cloaked girl marched stiffly into the room. Lord Kalen’s sword made a hard ringing sound as it slid out of its scabbard. Already he was halfway between us and the stranger.

“How did you sneak in here, Inessa?” The bone witch’s voice held grudging respect. The Deathseeker stopped in his tracks, astonished, as Lady Tea dispersed the magic surrounding the newcomer.

“Don’t you remember? For a very short time, I actually ruled this kingdom. You should know; you were there.” It was a soft voice, light and lilting. The princess tugged her hood down, and I found myself staring into a beautiful face with bright-blue eyes framed by reddish-brown curls. Her heartsglass gleamed cherry red.

“This is not the warm welcome I had hoped to receive,” said the First Daughter of Kion.

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