“I do have good news, my Lord.” He pulled the dark wooden box from the cloth he was holding and proffered it. Lucce took it at once, furrowing his brows, wondering what Vlaad could possibly offer him to rectify the situation. He clicked the latch and it opened. An evil smile immediately stretched across his face.
“The Firestone,” Vlaad said darkly as he looked into his Fierain’s eyes and saw a red flame flare up behind them.
Lucce glared intensely at him, his focus almost piercing his black mail. “It is time, I think, Vlaadren, to unleash the Naezzi.”
Afterword
If you have read this far, you have finished the first book of the trilogy, The Legend of the Raie’Chaelia. For information on the second book, The Firelight of Maalda, and on two prequel short stories, The Journey Begins and The Vanishing, please visit www.melissadouthit.com.
About the Author
Melissa Douthit grew up in North County of San Diego, California. After graduating with a Computer Science degree in Southern California, and working for a summer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in New Mexico, she moved to the Bay Area to work at NASA Ames Research Center for a year and then at Lawrence Livermore National Lab for another four years. From there, she moved to Monterey, California, to work at the Naval Postgraduate School on a government project for two years. She currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, working with the Army Corps of Engineers on another government project. Since high school, she has been a voracious reader of books of all genres, with an emphasis in fantasy and science fiction. Her literary work is strongly influenced by her professional experience and includes many elements of her scientific background.
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