When Seeds Take Root by Constance Burris

Author:Constance Burris [Burris, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: B.E. Publications
Published: 2017-07-11T22:00:00+00:00

Coal followed Jade out of the back of the house, across the backyard to a long, dense row of shrubs and evergreen trees. As they walked through a hidden path in the bushes, Jade explained to Coal that no clients were allowed to pass this point. Magical wards only allowed the brothel’s staff, their families, and guests to even see it.

The laughter of children greeted them as soon as they emerged from the shrubbery. Three elven boys and two girls were chasing after each other while sprites nipped at their ears. Toward the back, hogs squealed in protest while a dog barked at them from the other side of the fence.

With only two levels, this house was much smaller than the one they had just left. Wooden shutters outlined each of the four windows in the front of the house. Three rocking chairs lay empty on the wrap-around porch.

Still concealed by the bushes, Jade watched the children run past before she sprinted out of the trees and into the house, dragging Coal behind her.

Unlike the dark ambiance of the main house, the small cottage was filled with sunlight from the opened windows. The children’s laughter from the outside filtered through the living room, accompanied by the boisterous arguing of three adults playing a heated game of Monstrum, a card game based on extinct magical creatures.

An elven man with light brown hair stood and threw a card displaying a picture of a winged fey with skin made of ice onto the table.

The other players raised their hands and groaned.

“Vaska, you’re still a cheat.” Jade’s voice instantly drew everyone’s attention. She was a pale-skinned elf now. Her short afro had been replaced with long, wavy red hair that hung past her shoulders.

“Jade!” the trio exclaimed.

Suddenly, Jade was lost in a sea of arms, heads, and torsos. Worried he’d get caught in the melee, Coal stepped back.

Once she emerged from the cluster of bodies, Jade wore an expression of pure joy with reddened cheeks as if she were a child. “Okay. Okay,” she said, making her way back to Coal. “Everyone, I want you to meet my son.”

The trio turned their attention to Coal. For a frightful few seconds, he thought they were going to pounce on him like they had done Jade, but they were much more reserved as they scrutinized him.

“I’m Vaska,” greeted an elven man with hair and smooth, pale skin before he wrapped Coal in an uncomfortable embrace. “I’m honored to meet the new prince. I am not surprised that the child of Jade could seduce one queen and become the heir to another.”

An elven woman with long blonde hair that fell in layers down her back shoved Vaska to the side. “He has no filter between his thoughts and his mouth. Please excuse him. I’m Gabi,” she said, embracing Coal. “I used to change your mother’s diapers.”

Coal looked to Jade and tried to imagine her as a babe in diapers, but nothing came to mind.

“This,” Jade said, with

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