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Soon to be published.
BLURB:
In this return to the Island
of Fyre Temple
of Fyre
EXCERPT:
Riara finished her session on the temple pyramid where
fyrestones were used and dismissed the two orange and three yellow priestesses.
“Well done.” She tucked her red stone beneath her tunic. Today they had brought
rain to distant farmlands. Over the years since her parents had ruled the temple of Fyre
“Priestess, priestess.” A young man dashed into the
courtyard. “I’ve come to warn you about trouble ahead.”
Riara looked up and frowned. His hair was a dirty blond
color and she couldn’t see his eyes. The wide brim of his hat kept his face in
the shadows. “Where are you from and who are you?”
“I am apprenticed to a fisherman from the coast. In the
past few weeks, carrion crows have gathered on the shore. They are omens of
trouble. One of our village fishermen saw a tra…slaver ship. Haven’t they been
banished from the isle?”
“They have.” She continued to study him. Something didn’t
seem right but she couldn’t naysay him. “Come with me and speak to the Chief
Priest and Priestess.” Perhaps her parents could learn if her suspicions were
true or false. She walked into the small audience chamber and beckoned the
young man forward.
Her parents sat on their raised chairs. She smiled as they
dismissed a young couple facing them. Her mother looked up. “Riara, was there
trouble with bringing rain?”
“None. This young man has a story you must hear.” For a
moment, she felt as if she would faint.
Her father scowled. “Have you eaten?”
She shook her head. “Not yet.”
“How often must we remind you of the need to sustain your
body?”
She felt her face heat. “I thought his was a story you
needed to hear.”
“We will,” her mother said. “Go.”
Riara left the inner court and hurried to the refectory.
Once again she’d proved her parents right. She knew after using the fyrestones
for an extended period of time she must eat. Once again she had neglected the
rule. She selected fresh fruit, poultry and mashed roots. Her first taste of
food sent her to ravishingly devouring every bite on the plate. Each swallow of
food gave her a burst of energy. As she swallowed the list bit, a fledgling
priest appeared.
“You are summoned into the presence of the Chief Priestess
and Priest.”
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5 comments:
I can see trouble a'coming.
I feel something just isn't right with this visitor thanks to your excellent storytelling.
JQ Rose
The boy's story promises to take the story in a new and interesting direction.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, isn't she?
Great excerpt -and world building. I don't think I trust that young man though, or am I following a red herring? :)
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