Swords with Souls
A Medieval Fantasy Fiction Story
By Dan Watt
(Author of BARD series)
(Author of the Plagueborn series)
– Adult content –
Three-quarter Faie?
Lara hears the hooded girl ride up beside her.
“A secret for a secret,” the girl says.
“Secrets are like names,” Lara replies. “They can hold power over the individual giving them.” It was a saying her mother used to say, before she disappeared.
“Yes,” the girl replies in a thoughtful tone. “My name is Endellion.”
Lara scoffs. “That’s your secret?”
“No, just a more personal introduction. The very attractive woman wearing only shells at your grandfather’s funeral. Her eyes are similar to you and your sister’s. Is she your mother?”
Lara cranks her head around and stares in disbelief at Endellion. “You saw her!”
“And the man with the root growing out of his mouth is your father? You have the same long legs.”
Lara gulps. This conversation is getting very dangerous. She turns her head and stares straight ahead.
“Your grandfather also gave off the scent of faie. That makes you and your sister three-quarter faie, doesn’t it?”
She realizes it was a rhetorical question. “Now you know mine, what’s yours?”
“Perhaps tonight I’ll show you.”
The seductive, teasing tone Endellion uses makes her tense up. “I prefer men,” she says with a finality in her own tone.
“Men are overrated. One day women won’t need them anymore.” The hatred in Endellion’s voice shocks her. “Sir Oliver, and his uncle are the only exceptions so far.”
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