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Immortal Voyage Excerpt
A week passed and
Jael was on a large ship headed to Hy-Brasil to meet her future husband.
She was nervous about the meeting, and after many talks with her father,
she knew regardless of her feelings for Sarik she would marry him for the clan.
Once the ship left
dock, Salima told Jael her image was not her true form. Before Jael’s
eyes, Salima changed. Her skin turned blue as the sky and her eyes looked
more cat-like than human. Instead of the shock Salima expected, Jael
asked if she could conjure fire. In a single motion, a ball of fire
appeared in Salima’s hand. She moved it back and forth between her
fingers before out stretching her arm over the side of the boat and allowing
the fire to roll into the water. Jael’s eyes widened in amazement.
The ship moved
swiftly across the sea. Its black sails shimmered with tiny strands of
gold woven throughout the oddly slick fabric. When Jael inquired, she was told
it was a solar sail, and although Salima explained how it worked, most of what
she said was as foreign as Hy-Brasil itself.
As the boat
approached the island, Jael looked out over the rail taking in the
magnificence. The city was beautiful and unlike any she had ever seen. It
was made of concentric rings of land that surrounded the harbor. Plants,
flowers, and trees covered every inch, including many of the houses, and in the
center of the rings sat a massive city of metal and glass that was beautiful
beyond belief. Moments later the ship laid anchor in the harbor of
Atlantis, the capital city of Hy-Brasil.
A delegation from
King Varen was waiting for them at the dock. Most of the people were
older men, advisers to the King, but one stood out among them. He
couldn’t have been more than five years older than Jael. He was tall with
raven hair and eyes bluer than the sea. He was the most handsome creature
Jael ever set eyes on. He noticed her stare and smiled. Jael
lowered her eyes and blushed. It was unladylike to look at a man that
way, especially while on her way to meet her future husband… but, the gods be
damned, this man had gotten to her already.
He walked over,
kneeled down, and kissed her hand.
“Welcome to
Hy-Brasil, Lady Jael. I hope you will decide stay with us.”
His eyes looked
into hers and Jael lost herself in them. Her heart raced as a shiver went
down her spine. Jael had to remember her place. She pulled her hand
away reluctantly. If she would be future queen, this type of behavior was
not acceptable. She addressed the man in front of her. “Where I
come from it is treason to be so bold to a lady betrothed, especially one
betrothed to one’s prince,” she retorted, almost ashamed of his behavior, and
yet, she could not forget the feeling of his touch.
“Then I should
introduce myself.” Standing up inches from her face, he said, “I’m Prince
Sarik. Sorry to have startled you, my lady.” He nodded his head in
a slight bow.
How could he
possibly be the prince? Jael’s father had known Prince Sarik his whole life,
and even then, Sarik was considered the elder of the two. “My apologies,
your highness, I assumed you’d appear longer in years. Forgive me.”
She stepped back and curtsied low to the ground.
He clutched her
hands pulling Jael to her feet. “There are few who know of our secrets, and
your father is one of them. I believe we have much to talk about, Lady
Jael.” Sarik offered Jael his arm and walked her to a covered seated area
he called a transport vehicle.
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