The Immortal Realm (2009)
“Wake up now.”
Tania opened her eyes to darkness. A heavy, blue-gray darkness, as if the world had turned overnight into burnished lead.
“Cordelia?”
“Yes, sweetheart. You must get up now. I have something to show you.”
Tania climbed out of bed and followed her sister along a curved corridor.
“Where are we going?”
“You will see.”
Cordelia led her to a pair of tall crystal doors. The doors opened without being touched, and Cordelia and Tania stepped into the Chamber of the Conclave of Earls. Beyon...d the slender windows the sky was full of towering mountains of cloud black as sloes, shining dully. Under their feet the sea moved like molten rock.
“I’m not too keen on this place,” Tania said. “Do we have to be in here?”
“Yes. You must see!”
“Okay. But quickly, though.”
Cordelia ran across the glass floor to the Siege of the Lost Caer. She turned and sat, smiling darkly.
Suddenly Tania was aware of the rippling sound of a harp and of a deep, rich woman’s voice singing a sad, beautiful lament.MoreLess
Tania opened her eyes to darkness. A heavy, blue-gray darkness, as if the world had turned overnight into burnished lead.
“Cordelia?”
“Yes, sweetheart. You must get up now. I have something to show you.”
Tania climbed out of bed and followed her sister along a curved corridor.
“Where are we going?”
“You will see.”
Cordelia led her to a pair of tall crystal doors. The doors opened without being touched, and Cordelia and Tania stepped into the Chamber of the Conclave of Earls. Beyon...d the slender windows the sky was full of towering mountains of cloud black as sloes, shining dully. Under their feet the sea moved like molten rock.
“I’m not too keen on this place,” Tania said. “Do we have to be in here?”
“Yes. You must see!”
“Okay. But quickly, though.”
Cordelia ran across the glass floor to the Siege of the Lost Caer. She turned and sat, smiling darkly.
Suddenly Tania was aware of the rippling sound of a harp and of a deep, rich woman’s voice singing a sad, beautiful lament.MoreLess
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