High The Vanes (The Change Book 2)

by Kearns, David

  “Once we were through, in no time at all the wooden staircase was constructed, we explored inside the walls of the enclosure, and, without a single voice in opposition, those of us who were still living moved ourselves in here. In time, the buildings you see were constructed, and the society we created was born. Over the years, I was joined by two or three of the old people, who had been captured by the Change and sent here, just as I was. You have met the greatest of these, Cyndrwyn, without whose assistance we would not have progressed so far. You have yet to meet his son, Cynddylan, who has become my ‘right-hand man’.”

  “Boy, come here!” Cyndrwyn roared above the noise in the hall.

  A tall young man, who had been deep in conversation at one of the central tables, stood up and turned in our direction. His startling blue eyes looked straight into mine. I felt myself blushing deeply as Cyndrwyn roared with laughter.

  “That, in brief, is my story since we were last together, cariad,” Taid ended, but I hardly heard his words.

  The young man approached me, his hand extended. “Non, the Expected One. Yes?”

  I took his hand. It was a firm hand-shake. “And you must be Cynddylan,” I stuttered.

  “Now that you are together at last,” Taid said, mysteriously, “there is much that we have to do. Plans for the future. The time we have waited for so long has finally arrived. Eh, Cyndrwyn?”

  Cynddylan and I stood, each reluctant to drop the other’s hand, oblivious to everyone around us.

  “I think this is going to work, Richard,” Cyndrwyn said. “I do think it will work.”

  End of Volume Two