The Journey Home: the Ingenairii Series: Beyond the Twenty Cities
“Alec was staked to the floor, tight ropes around each ankle and wrist, across his waist and his chest and his neck. He was unclothed, lying naked in a room so large it could only be the large hut he had observed in the center of the village.
“Don’t exercise your powers, or we will kill the rest of your companions,” the old woman said, squatting on the floor near his head. “I warn you of that, but of course it doesn’t really matter. While the smoke from the persimmele tree is burning, you... cannot touch the energy you use.”
Alec let his head rest on the ground in stunned disbelief. He tried to reach for his powers, but could not find his way through the space between the barriers.
“You lied to me!” he shouted.
“No, we promised we would not harm you, and we have not,” the woman said.
“Where is Celty?” Alec asked. “Celty!” he shouted. “I trusted you!”MoreLess
“Don’t exercise your powers, or we will kill the rest of your companions,” the old woman said, squatting on the floor near his head. “I warn you of that, but of course it doesn’t really matter. While the smoke from the persimmele tree is burning, you... cannot touch the energy you use.”
Alec let his head rest on the ground in stunned disbelief. He tried to reach for his powers, but could not find his way through the space between the barriers.
“You lied to me!” he shouted.
“No, we promised we would not harm you, and we have not,” the woman said.
“Where is Celty?” Alec asked. “Celty!” he shouted. “I trusted you!”MoreLess
Read book The Journey Home: the Ingenairii Series: Beyond the Twenty Cities for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
7 / 10
9 / 10
User Reviews: