The Devil's Concubine
“Listening intently to hear what had caught their attention, she heard a great whoosh of air. It almost seemed to reverberate, bouncing from the mountainside across the courtyard where she walked and pinging from wall to wall, a ricochet of sound rather than an object.
Stopping, she tried to discern the direction of the noise. When she found she couldn’t, she moved away from the wall so that she could see the men atop it better.
To the man, they had turned to gaze to the south--where Anduloosa l...ay.
Her heart fluttered uncomfortably at the thought, but before she could even fully form the hope that sprang in her mind, a tremendous golden falcon burst into view. It circled, spiraling lower with each pass and finally landed. Frozen with fear at the sight of the great bird of prey, it was several moments before Aliya realized that shadows raced along the ground all around her. Instinctively, she looked up, discovering more of the giant falcons.
Too stunned to move or to flee in any direction, she merely stood stock still, watching as they settled.MoreLess
Stopping, she tried to discern the direction of the noise. When she found she couldn’t, she moved away from the wall so that she could see the men atop it better.
To the man, they had turned to gaze to the south--where Anduloosa l...ay.
Her heart fluttered uncomfortably at the thought, but before she could even fully form the hope that sprang in her mind, a tremendous golden falcon burst into view. It circled, spiraling lower with each pass and finally landed. Frozen with fear at the sight of the great bird of prey, it was several moments before Aliya realized that shadows raced along the ground all around her. Instinctively, she looked up, discovering more of the giant falcons.
Too stunned to move or to flee in any direction, she merely stood stock still, watching as they settled.MoreLess
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