The Seven Year King (The Faerie Ring #3) by Hamilton Kiki

Author:Hamilton, Kiki [Hamilton, Kiki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Fair Wind Books
Published: 2013-05-24T03:00:00+00:00

THE MOON HAD reached its zenith when Tiki slipped from her room. She and Rieker had agreed to meet at the bottom of the stairs at midnight. She was dressed in a silk robe covering her light blue night gown—a gift from Rieker. In one hand she clutched the handle of the small lamp, in the other, the crystal water goblet she’d brought from dinner. The ornate key that opened the locked room downstairs was safely hidden in her pocket.

In their last round of dancing, Tiki had been able to slip the key ring, sans the most important key, back into Sir Musgrave’s pocket. They had counted on the fact that the wine would make the older man less observant when he retired and hopefully, he’d never notice one missing key on the thick ring.

Tiki wore a thin pair of slippers on her feet, which made her passage silent, though it was difficult to hear over the pounding of her heart. The shadows were thick at the bottom of the stairs and she descended cautiously, staying close to the wall so that she might remain unseen.

As she reached the bottom, one of the shadows shifted and loomed toward her, making her heart skip a beat before she realized it was Rieker.

“Oh, you gave me a fright,” she said softly.

He held his hand out and she slid her fingers into his. “Not to worry,” he said softly, “you’re safe with me.” He led her down the hallway past the drawing room where they’d dined with their host.

“Do you know where you’re going?” Tiki whispered.

“I think so. I tried to map it in my mind when he took us down here earlier in the evening—hoping we’d have an opportunity to come back on our own. Since we didn’t hear anything, I don’t think he noticed the key missing when he retired to bed.”

Rieker led her through the darkened hallways with a surprising confidence. They took the small back stairway, winding through the narrow corridors until Tiki felt like they’d gone deep underground. Rieker finally stopped before the wooden door.

“Do you have the key?”

Tiki handed Rieker the slim piece of metal.

It only took him a second before the lock snapped open and he gave Tiki a devious grin over his shoulder. “Voila.” He pushed the door open and Tiki held her lamp up as they stepped into the small room. From its perch on the far shelf, the Luck sparkled in the lamplight as if full of magical secrets. Tiki stepped closer to admire the glass design. “Amazing it’s survived all these years,” she murmured.

“Can you glamour that water goblet to look like it?” Rieker asked, coming to stand beside her.

“I’ll do my best. I’ve never tried to glamour an object before.”

“Seems like it’d be easier than changing an entire person.”

Tiki handed the lamp to Rieker and placed the water goblet on the shelf next to the Luck. She stared at the Luck, getting a mental image, then shifted her attention to the water goblet.

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