windbrothers (WB 5) by Sean Michael

Author:Sean Michael [Clements, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-06-29T08:09:28+00:00

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Surial slid into a simple pair of white pants and blouse, hands going automatically to his cuffs to do up the fasteners that were not there. A wry smile crossed his lips. It had been his own decision to pack away the formal clothing of his homeland; he was no longer welcome in Sandide and it was high time he started to follow the traditions of his adopted home. Smoothing his hand along his shorn head, he looked out over Azize, eyes going to the sea. He forced his gaze back to the low white buildings that made up Azize, a white jewel in the sands on this desert peninsula.

He'd lived here for seven years and still it didn't feel like home.

A sound from the courtyard caught his attention, Kade with Grandam and her colt, Lik'ta's first chance to play in the yard. Perhaps there was something here that felt like it could be home, after all. Tearing his eyes from the sight, he ran down the stairs and into the sunlight to join Kade and the horses.

Kade was leading Grandam out from the back stable, pants fastened around a thin waist with a long piece of rope, moving slowly so that Lik'ta could follow along, bounding beside his mother, raising dust. The foal began to run toward Surial, stopping short as Grandam whinnied sharply.

Kade turned his head, the man smiling as he caught sight of Surial, scars white on the tanned cheeks.

"Di'ben sud, Helan. Bright morning."

"It is, isn't it?" He smiled back, climbing the fence and sitting on it, content for now to watch.

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