Nightfall: book Two of the Chronicles of Arden
“The light from the portal fizzled behind him as the rip between spaces collapsed on itself. For a moment, he could still see the dark forms of the Shantarian priests powering the opposite side of the rift, but then the passageway connecting the two realms dissipated completely as the priests released their grip on the magic and allowed the portal to fade into nothingness.
A moment before, he’d been standing in a crowded, humid palace in Shantar; Joel now found himself inside a familiar cour...tyard—the royal gardens of Silver City. It seemed impossible, but here he was. Frost-bitten vines crawled along beautiful marbled columns lining the garden, and the scent of leather and hay hung on the light breeze blowing from the stables. He breathed a deep sigh. He was home.
Joel turned toward his mentor and friend, Ambassador Cenric Leal. “Well, here we are at last. We’re home.”
Smoothing down a wrinkle in his embroidered jerkin, the envoy issued a chuckle.MoreLess
A moment before, he’d been standing in a crowded, humid palace in Shantar; Joel now found himself inside a familiar cour...tyard—the royal gardens of Silver City. It seemed impossible, but here he was. Frost-bitten vines crawled along beautiful marbled columns lining the garden, and the scent of leather and hay hung on the light breeze blowing from the stables. He breathed a deep sigh. He was home.
Joel turned toward his mentor and friend, Ambassador Cenric Leal. “Well, here we are at last. We’re home.”
Smoothing down a wrinkle in his embroidered jerkin, the envoy issued a chuckle.MoreLess
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