BLURB:
Two sets of halfling twins, Ashlea, Brandien, Jaydren and Kylandra sent away from their home by their parents to protect them from trouble, search for mentors to teach them how to use their affinities.
During the escape, they face many problems forcing them to use their affinities by trial and error. They also meet Alizand, the son of the ruling prince of Wesren. Zand has an affinity for Fire and this will keep him from gaining the rule.
Dom Senet, an advisor to his father, and once a friend of the quartet’s parents suspects Zand’s affinity. He wishes to corrupt the teen and use him to gain control of the four princedoms of the land and of the highlands. The evil dom has all four affinities. The four must reach a secret place and find teachers before the evil man discovers them
EXCERPT:
Ash saw a silver flute, not the wooden one she used in practice, but one
whose notes would stir the air. Were the ones before her siblings’ gifts to
activate their powers?
The Dom and Doma sat at either end of the oval table. Doma Calanda took
Ash’s and Ky’s hands. Dom Jonden held Bran’s and Jay’s hands. Ash felt the
energy pulse between them.
“We have been betrayed and you, the hope of the future, must leave the
henge,” the Doma said. “Remember the things we have taught you. Ashlea will
lead you on a road she has traveled before. In Cedris, you will find a place of
safety. There, you will wait until a person comes for each of you and takes you
to where you can learn and master your elements.”
Ash swallowed against the lump in her throat. The idea of being separated
from her siblings brought tears to her eyes. There’d been no other children in
the henge. The four had become more than siblings. They were friends. She saw
the tear-glistened eyes of the two across the table. Bran’s hold on her hand
tightened.
“The separation will not be for all time,” Dom Jonden said. “You will
find each other and others of your kind. For in you and the ones you discover
is a uniting of high and low lands.”
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Short but very intriguing, Janet!
ReplyDeleteSo sad. Knowing they must separate.
ReplyDeleteSad but full of hope for the future, love it.
ReplyDeleteAw, I so felt her pain. I hope she does see them again.
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