Arcane (The Arinthian Line book 1)
““And now I would like the elder council to join me in commencing the village naming ceremony.”
The crowd stirred as four other elderly people emerged, silver sashes strung across their chests. Mrs. Stone shuffled over to the food table where Augum and the others stood, helping herself to a branch of Titan grapes, a tired look on her face.
Bridget nodded at a large woman with pink cheeks and a pert nose. “That’s my nana.” She nodded at an ebony-skinned woman with curly gray hair. “And that one’s... Tye’s.” Two other elders, a squat man with double chins and a bald man with a pinched face, joined Bridget and Tyeon’s grandmothers.
Augum focused on the man with the pinched face. “Is that—?”
“—Robin’s grandpa, yes.”
Lord Tennyson corralled the elders into a line. The group hooked hands and began a rumbling chant. Silver wisps emerged from between them and swirled around the crowd before circling the village. The chanting grew in intensity until Lord Tennyson broke his grip and held up a veined arm.MoreLess
The crowd stirred as four other elderly people emerged, silver sashes strung across their chests. Mrs. Stone shuffled over to the food table where Augum and the others stood, helping herself to a branch of Titan grapes, a tired look on her face.
Bridget nodded at a large woman with pink cheeks and a pert nose. “That’s my nana.” She nodded at an ebony-skinned woman with curly gray hair. “And that one’s... Tye’s.” Two other elders, a squat man with double chins and a bald man with a pinched face, joined Bridget and Tyeon’s grandmothers.
Augum focused on the man with the pinched face. “Is that—?”
“—Robin’s grandpa, yes.”
Lord Tennyson corralled the elders into a line. The group hooked hands and began a rumbling chant. Silver wisps emerged from between them and swirled around the crowd before circling the village. The chanting grew in intensity until Lord Tennyson broke his grip and held up a veined arm.MoreLess
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