by D G Palmer
Daniel smiled as he imagined Finn finding the key and note. He was looking forward to the next chapter of his life, his formal mage training, and although he had lost a love, he was glad that he had another important friend to share it with.
The forest elves sang a sombre melodic chant around the funeral pyre. Atop lay the still, peaceful body of Trinity Evergreen. The beauty of the elf song took Daniel’s breath away. Then the moment came. The moment he had secretly been dreading; The lighting of the pyre. It was the finality of it he disliked. In his heart he was still hoping that Trinity would wake up from her sleep. He was willing her to.
Gydion was handed a flaming torch, and with it the honour and responsibility of being the first to light the kindling. The Mage, however, passed it to Daniel. He was reluctant at first but for the sake of his feelings for Trinity he faced the distinction with dignity.
Daniel set the torch to the pyre. The flames roared into life and enveloped the lifeless body. He stared into the fierce conflagration. Silently, he sent his last loving goodbye and vowed to become the Mage that she believed he could become.
Burning embers rose into the evening sky, mixed with the ashes of Trinity and rode the wisps of smoke through the air. Daniel watched them briefly in a reflective manner. He brought his attention back to the pyre, but if he could have followed the trail of the ashes and embers, he would have seen them do something very strange.
The matter drifted with purpose towards the Sacred Grove and there it descended to be absorbed by a sapling, which grew bigger and stronger with each passing moment that it consumed.
The new divine tree of the druids would be mightier than any that had come before...as would be the new spirit of nature that was growing within its trunk.
THE END
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
So, here we are, the second book in The Chronicles of Daniel Welsh. Yeah, I know. It’s shocking to me too! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those that helped me get this book out to you.
Thank you to my cover artist Maerel Hibadita and the awesome team at Polar Engine. I’ve always liked fantasy books of old that had original art on the covers. So, I was more than happy to be able to do that with this book! I would also like to thank my editor, Jadeediting and my amazing ARC team, The Pantheon.
Thank you to all my family, friends, and supporters and a final huge, big thank you to you, the reader.
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Currently residing in London, England, D.G. Palmer writes in the Spec Fiction genre, using his imagination to create vivid worlds and captivating characters.
An avid reader and player of video games, in the past, he was part of table top roleplaying groups where he nurtured his storytelling by penning several story arcs.
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