by Nicole Burr
“Aye, that we are,” Cane stated proudly, turning to look over Esra and her Assembly. “That we are.”
It was a long time before the excitement died down in the foyer and everyone reluctantly but joyfully parted ways. Esra left the Great Hall slowly, stopping at the top of the marble stairs. Baelin, Fynn, Nadia and Arland silently joined her as they watched the last slice of an orange Sun sink into the quiet earth. Esra had a fleeting thought that maybe this would be the last peaceful moment she would have in a long while. A long and treacherous road lay ahead. This war was going to be unlike anything the Kingdom had ever seen. She didn’t even want to think about all the people that we going to die, that already had. But for now, Esra stood tall next to her new friends, her people, and knew that they would not be alone. For the first time in generations the races had been united. The people of LeVara were going to fight for freedom, and they would stand, or fall, as one.
The End
of
Book One
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I am proud to be a 28 year old self-proclaimed nerd with a lifetime love of reading. You can find me in the beautiful countryside of Northeast Ohio with my husband, new baby boy, and two dogs. I’m currently working on book two of the series.
There is no better feeling than escaping into the alternate reality of a good book, and so I was inspired to create a reality of my own. Not an easy thing for someone with the literary resume equivalent to that of a grapefruit. (In other words, besides the smiley stickers on my homework, I have no experience. Zip. Zilch. Nada.) After a few crazy years of writing in any spare moments I could find, and doing practically everything they tell a new author not to do, this piece has finally culminated into something I can be proud of.
In addition, I am probably the only person on earth that has never had a facebook page. In fact, maybe more than earth, since I heard some of the microorganisms they found on Mars are up to 2,000 friends now. And I’m not quite sure what a “hashtag” is except it sounds like something I’d eat on a breakfast sandwich. You get the idea.
But alas, I have given in to modern technology just for you! So please come join me on facebook (@Esra) and give me your two cents. Or more if you can afford it. I am a struggling writer, after all. No, but seriously, give it to me straight. And then “like” me, or whatever you whippersnappers do.
For LeVara!
Nicole