Blood Reunion Connie Suttle

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.* * *"Toff, this is Karzac.He is a healer and one of the Queen's Inner Circle mates." Toff blinked up at his foster-father, who stood beside another man.The man had light-brown hair, green-gold eyes and an easy smile.He was taller than Corent, too, Toff noticed."Young one, I am only here to make sure you recover fully," Karzac sat on the side of the bed and lifted Toff's wrist in his fingers.He also placed fingers on Toff's chest, as if he were listening through them for Toff's heartbeat instead of putting an ear against Toff's chest.Toff had never been sick before, although some of the others—the humanoids—sometimes were ill.The Green Fae had healers, but they'd brought someone else in after Toff was attacked."What do you remember of your attack, young one?" Karzac the healer asked after checking Toff over carefully.He seemed satisfied with his findings as far as health was concerned."I was looking for Lily, Father Willow's best cow," Toff blinked at Karzac as he dredged up the painful memory."Father Willow sent me toward a stand of trees, when we didn't find her in the pasture." Toff lowered his eyes and picked at the quilt that covered him."I heard rustling somewhere inside the edge of the forest, so I went to check on that.I thought Lily might have gone in there, thinking it to be warmer there since it frosted overnight." Toff shuddered.He hadn't expected the two larger boys to jump him from overhead—they'd been waiting for him to pass beneath the trees.They'd dropped on his shoulders, knocking him to the ground.Then, Sark held him while Haldis punched and hit.Toff only managed to scream twice before he was knocked unconscious.Toff explained that to Karzac as best he could.While he told that particular part of his tale, he gripped the handmade quilt that covered him tightly in his hands.The memories were disturbing.He'd been punched and knocked about before, but never like this.The other attacks hadn't been planned.This one had been carefully thought out."Those two are sitting in the Queen's dungeon, although their parents are having fits," Karzac patted one of Toff's hands while a grim expression marred his features."Did anything precipitate this attack? I ask that you not lie—I will know if you do.""I don't know what I did." Toff lifted a hand and rubbed his forehead."They acted as they always did when I saw them last.Nothing was different that I could tell.""Then we will attempt to find an explanation for this, young one," Karzac stood and stretched."If you have need, you can always get a message to the Queen.She will respond.Send it through your foster-father, here.He will bring it to our attention." Karzac nodded to Corent who'd stood by, listening to the exchange with little expression on his face."What will happen to Sark and Haldis?" Toff asked before Karzac left his tiny bedroom."The Queen and the Council will pass judgment on them sometime soon.I cannot say exactly when that might be—they are very busy these days." Karzac walked through Toff's doorway and disappeared from view."Father, what do you think will happen?" Toff lifted his eyes to Corent."I do not know," Corent sighed and sat in the spot previously occupied by the healer."While we would merely banish them from our village and place them outside our boundary which they cannot cross, this world belongs to the Queen of Le-Ath Veronis and her justice is more severe at times.Do not worry yourself over this, son.They will not touch you again."Toff didn't tell Corent what he'd been thinking—that Gren had likely ordered Sark and Haldis to do what they did.While they willingly did Gren's bidding on any occasion, they wouldn't have done this except at his direction.With their arrests, Toff had cost Gren his small army.Gren would certainly find a way to retaliate."When can I get up, father?" Toff asked instead."Probably tomorrow—the healer had help from a Larentii when you were attacked three days ago.They are mighty healers, child." Corent didn't add that without the Larentii's help, Toff would have died after being beaten so badly."Larentii?" Toff hadn't heard that word before."A race of blue giants, son.They feed on sunlight and are the most powerful of the light races.There are two of them in the Queen's Inner Circle.""Oh [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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