Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Moon
The smell of wilting flowers and spent candles almost masked the odor of
decay. Raef pressed against a statue and fought to keep from trembling as
the knight with the flaming sword paced nearer.
He didn’t have much time. The sun would soon set, and the temple
doors would close. If they did not find him, he’d be trapped. If they found
him, they’d burn him alive.
Golden-haired and handsome, the knight approached Raef’s hiding
place, waving his sword like a torch. It should be easy. One jab to the neck
would do it.
Raef drew his knife.
The Knights of Hyperion, god of the sun, had murdered Phoebe,
goddess of the moon. With her had gone the tides and the path to the
Underworld.
They’d razed her temples and burned her priests, the only family he’d
ever known.
A decade later, the screams of the orphans still echoed in his dreams,
and he shook at the sight of fire. No matter how tonight went, he’d need a
long pull from the rum bottle if he wanted any sleep.
Raef gripped the blade and inhaled the crypt’s moldy air.
It wouldn’t be murder, not really.
He tensed, ready to spring, and . . . lowered his hand.
The knight deserved it. They all did, but Raef wasn’t like them. They
were his enemies, and yet . . . he couldn’t do it.
Sinking back into the shadows, he waited for the chance to slip away.
New flames lit the direction of his escape. Another sword, another
knight, approached the tomb where the handsome one stood guard.
“It’s almost sunset,” the second knight said. Older, he wore a beard of
steely wool. “Get to your penance, Seth.”
“I can guard with you,” Seth protested.
He looked about Raef’s age but sounded eager and youthful. Probably
because he hadn’t spent the last decade on the streets.
The veteran sneered.
“I don’t need the likes of you. See that the dark doesn’t seduce you.”
“Yes, Zale.”
Seth marched away, shoulders shrunk with disappointment.
Despite himself, Raef felt a pang of sympathy for the young knight.
Seth had been gone a few moments when Zale called out, “I know
you’re there, rat. I can smell you.”
Raef froze.
“Get out here,” the knight commanded.
Raef’s breath caught. He could run, but Zale could call for help.
Lowering his hood, Raef dropped his unsheathed knife inside it and placed
his hands atop his head.
His stomach tightened to a stone as he stepped into the sword’s light.
“I’m unarmed.”
“You reek like a sewer. What are you doing down here?”
“Nothing,” he tried to sound confused.
“Here to steal, I’d bet.” Zale twisted the sword, aiming its flaming point
at Raef’s eye. “I should blind you, or take your hand. That’s what they do to
thieves in a civilized city.”
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