Destiny's Path (2009)
“He was kneeling while the owl-girl dabbed at his bowed head with wetted mullein leaves. Making amends for hitting him, Branwen thought. And knowing Rhodri’s good heart, it will probably be enough.
As she approached them, Fain cut through the air and swooped down in a long curve, his wings cupping his frame as he came to rest in the grass slightly behind her. The falcon stared hard at Blodwedd, moving uneasily from foot to foot and ruffling his feathers.
“Where would you have me go?” Branwen ask...ed, her eyes on Blodwedd.
They looked up at her as she spoke.
Rhodri glanced from Branwen to the falcon. He smiled but did not speak.
Blodwedd glowered at her. “The Saxon hawks circle above the place of singing gulls,” she said. “There you must go, and there you must tear them from the sky before their feasting begins.”
“I don’t know what you mean,” said Branwen. “Where is the place of singing gulls?” She recalled the burning fortress of her vision. “Is it on the coast? Is it north of here?”MoreLess
As she approached them, Fain cut through the air and swooped down in a long curve, his wings cupping his frame as he came to rest in the grass slightly behind her. The falcon stared hard at Blodwedd, moving uneasily from foot to foot and ruffling his feathers.
“Where would you have me go?” Branwen ask...ed, her eyes on Blodwedd.
They looked up at her as she spoke.
Rhodri glanced from Branwen to the falcon. He smiled but did not speak.
Blodwedd glowered at her. “The Saxon hawks circle above the place of singing gulls,” she said. “There you must go, and there you must tear them from the sky before their feasting begins.”
“I don’t know what you mean,” said Branwen. “Where is the place of singing gulls?” She recalled the burning fortress of her vision. “Is it on the coast? Is it north of here?”MoreLess
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