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by Julia Gray


  Esera had found the feather in the place where she was now sitting, the day before her daughter had been born. At that time she'd had no idea where it had come from. Now, thanks to her latest dream, she knew it had been a present, meant for them both. And she knew who had sent them the gift.

  They came just before dusk, hovering over the water some way out into the lake, as if they weren't sure whether to venture any closer. There had been a time, not so long ago, when Esera would have been terrified, but that time was gone now. Standing up carefully, she beckoned for them to come nearer. As the amorphous shapes drew in, making the evening even darker around her, Esera looked down at her baby, who was still contentedly preoccupied with the feather.

  'There's someone here who wants to meet you, little one,' she murmured softly, then looked up to face the darkness, unafraid.

  The otherworld beings waited patiently for their introduction, radiating a quiet sense of pleasure, and Esera felt honoured to share her happiness with them.

  'This is Terrella,' she said.

  By then the boy who was often in Esera's thoughts was far away, approaching the northern borderlands of

  Macul. But he was no longer alone. Alyssa, in the form of a humble sparrow, was riding on his shoulder. The unknown road was about to turn again.

  Table of Contents

  Book Two of The Guardian Cycle

  Prologue

  PART ONE

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Chapter Twenty-Two

  Chapter Twenty-Three

  Chapter Twenty-Four

  Chapter Twenty-Five

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

  PART TWO

  Chapter Twenty-Eight

  Chapter Twenty-Nine

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-One

  Chapter Thirty-Two

  Chapter Thirty-Four

  Chapter Thirty-Five

  Chapter Thirty-Six

  Chapter Thirty-Seven

  Chapter Thirty-Eight

  Chapter Thirty-Nine

  Chapter Forty

  Chapter Forty-One

  Chapter Forty-Two

  PART THREE

  Chapter Forty-Three

  Chapter Forty-Four

  Chapter Forty-Five

  Chapter Forty-Six

  Chapter Forty-Seven

  Chapter Forty-Eight

  Chapter Forty-Nine

  Chapter Fifty

  Chapter Fifty-One

  Chapter Fifty-Two

 

 

 


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