The Depth of Deceit (The Elder Stones Saga Book 5) by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2019-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

24

Ryn

Standing once more on the rooftop, Ryn looked down, studying the city. She hadn’t really needed to go out into the city and experience it to be able to hear the citizens’ voices, though something about being down among the people had allowed her a different sort of understanding than she was able to obtain up here.

It was late, and the sky had begun to darken, though the greater her vision became, the less she noticed it. The sun had descended below the horizon, the moon starting to creep up, and yet she still saw everything in bright shades.

She was out here alone, staring out at Lexa, feeling as if she had made a mistake. She had wandered through the city for the last few days, mostly with Matthew’s help, though there had been a few times when she had snuck out alone. The disruption she had anticipated and the attack she had expected to come never did. It was as if Thornton was completely content with their presence in the palace.

But then, why wouldn’t he be? Their presence in the palace didn’t mean they had any hold elsewhere in the city. They had separated, leaving themselves isolated and opening up the city to other influences.

Even though they hadn’t abandoned the city, it still felt as if they had.

When she sensed the shifting of the air pressure, Ryn turned to see Tessa approaching up the stairway. She had been growing increasingly confident in understanding just how that aspect of her new ability worked. It was tied to everything she was able to detect, and she could use it to improve her powers.

“Emissary?” Tessa asked.

“What is it?”

“I think I found something,” she said.

Ryn met the other woman’s eyes. If they could understand the nature of the metal well enough to provide the blessing to others, they might not have to sacrifice as many of the Ai’thol. It was possible they might be able to add additional blessings to those who had already taken them. Perhaps they could even overpower Thornton and remove him from the city.

“Show me.”

Tessa traveled to her, grabbing Ryn by the arm, and then traveled again, carrying her down to the workshop. The sudden shifting to the energy within the air was jarring. It was the foulness that Ryn struggled against, and yet, having been out in the city so often over the last few days, she knew she could push away the sense of disgust and ignore the pressure upon her senses that came from the odors within the workshop. It took a moment, longer than she liked, but then, these odors were potent.

The workshop was otherwise empty, the bodies of the fallen Ai’thol now removed. Ryn supposed she should be thankful there had been no further attempts to provide blessings to the Ai’thol in the days since she had been back from Dreshen, but that also created something of a challenge. They needed to have Ai’thol willing to make that sacrifice.

Tessa waited for her by the

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