The Obsidian Temple (2015)
“She eyed Raen as he rode in group of veterans, all charm and laughter. She’d learned he was half-Northern, born in Illian, but raised in Frubia when his father moved him and his Northern mother south as a child.
He said something, and the men stared at Ava a few moments, then the shook their heads. Raen slapped a man on the shoulder, and both laughed. Raen then moved to another group.
No one else seemed to notice the interaction besides Sulis. But to her, the results were noticeable. T...he warriors were showing more and more hostility toward Ava, and she was reacting by turning inward, becoming unapproachable. Ava had started out the trip bubbly, happy because of her new kitten. They’d rigged a basket with a lid in front of her saddle, so she could care for and play with the feli. But every evening she was met with short orders and abrupt words from the warriors as they set up camp. And she’d receded into one of her darker moods, watchful and hostile.MoreLess
He said something, and the men stared at Ava a few moments, then the shook their heads. Raen slapped a man on the shoulder, and both laughed. Raen then moved to another group.
No one else seemed to notice the interaction besides Sulis. But to her, the results were noticeable. T...he warriors were showing more and more hostility toward Ava, and she was reacting by turning inward, becoming unapproachable. Ava had started out the trip bubbly, happy because of her new kitten. They’d rigged a basket with a lid in front of her saddle, so she could care for and play with the feli. But every evening she was met with short orders and abrupt words from the warriors as they set up camp. And she’d receded into one of her darker moods, watchful and hostile.MoreLess
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