So you've probably heard - I have been shouting out about it, a lot - that Janalya is in the box set A Breath of Paranormal. Today I'd like to share an excerpt with you.
Blurb:
Janalya is an air
elemental, searching for others of her kind.
Katsuo is Shatara, a
shape-shifting panther.
History decrees that
they are enemies, but fate seems to be handing them different roles. Both of
them have to leave their villages as young adults and through the years they
meet several times.
When Janalya finds
two teenagers, her problems really start. First, she not only has to find out
how to train them, but how to avoid those that seek to do them all harm.
What is Janalya’s true destiny, and is it more
complex than even she knew? And how does Katsuo fit into it?
Excerpt:
Prologue
Kun
sat on the edge of the bed, his elbows resting on his knees. His head dropped
into his hands; it felt too heavy to lift again. He smelt the mud and sweat
ingrained in his skin and wondered if he could smell blood too or if that was
just his imagination.
He struggled to his feet and washed his
hands in the basin of water. His tunic was shredded where the panther’s claws
had slashed at him. Tearing it off, he threw it onto the floor. His skin was
littered with scratches, and there was blood coming from a cut across his
chest. He bathed the wound, but it wasn’t deep, so he covered it with a
dressing and put on some clean clothes.
He
fell back onto the bed. His eyelids were heavy and he was losing consciousness
when a cough brought him back.
“You’re wanted.”
Kun groaned and rolled off the bed,
stumbling after the messenger.
Men, weary from fighting, were sitting
huddled round fires. Some were having their wounds dressed; others were
spooning thick stew into their mouths. The aroma of the hot meal made Kun’s
stomach rumble. The hunger and fatigue nearly overcame him as a haze descended,
and his head began to spin. His steps faltered as he took a deep breath, the
blackness abated.
The messenger left him at the leaders’
tent – he took a moment before entering – once he was sure he was steady, he
pushed the flap aside.
Finton greeted him. The fire elemental showed
signs of weariness and had a bandage around his arm, for he had been alongside Kun
on the battlefield, leading the attack against the Shatara.
“What’s going on?” Kun whispered.
“Possible truce. The panthers halted
their attack just after we left the field.”
“After two years of war – why now?”
Kun’s exhaustion left instantly.
“See for yourself.” Finton stepped aside
so that Kun could see into the middle of the tent.
Seated round the table were Mokosh, the
water elemental and Carreen, representing the air elementals. Across from them
was Fahd, the leader of the Shatara, the shape-shifting panthers. One side of his face was scorched, but he
was still trying to maintain a superior look. It wasn’t working. He appeared to
be in pain, and his eyes were narrowed with anger.
“Let’s get it over with,” he snarled.
Finton and Kun took their seats at the
table.
“The terms are simple. You can no longer
capture humans or supernaturals and use them as your slaves. They are under our
protection, and any such actions will result in a return to war,” Mokosh
stated.
There was silence. Everybody was
watching Fahd. His mouth twitched, but he said nothing. Then he snatched the
quill and signed the document.
“Kun, please sign for the earth elementals.”
Carreen passed the scroll after signing her own name.
Kun, Finton and Mokosh added their
signatures.
“You have two days to withdraw the
Shatara.” Carreen’s clipped tone drew a sneer from Fahd.
Kun had never seen anyone surer of themselves
at their surrender. The Shatara must have been decimated for Fahd to have
yielded now – not that you would have known it during the last battle; the
panthers had been ferocious fighters. He
wondered if this was really the end of the trouble between the elementals and
the Shatara.
“Kun, Finton, will you please escort
Fahd from the camp.”
Fahd walked between them, his stride
relaxed and measured. Out of the corner of his eye Kun saw faces looking out
from the tents, watching as they ushered him out. He could feel the tension as
their eyes followed Fahd’s footsteps.
Fahd stepped out of the camp and without
acknowledging them further, quickened his pace. He was barely out of the
perimeter before he shifted. Kun saw him run over to two other panthers who had
appeared at the edge of the field. They turned as a group and disappeared into
the shadows of the longer grass.
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Thank you.
Marie
www.mariegodley.moonfruit.com
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