Hooked on Windmaster Legacy, Handfasting's Approach #MFRWhooks

An excerpt from the sword and sorcery romantic fantasy, Windmaster Legacy. A proposal had been made and accepted. Now the date for the handfasting approaches.

Excerpt:

It should have been the happiest time of her life. Yet Ellspeth, former captain of Sea Falcon, could not pin down the source of her uneasiness. Nothing beyond the normal sounds of sea birds, shouted orders, and hammering reached her ears. A glance out the office window assured her there were no problems with the new ship. Windmaster bobbed gently in the confines of the construction pit. Destined to be a floating school for mages, the ship’s construction had been smooth with only minor problems. Three days earlier, during the canal diversion that flooded the dry dock and floated the vessel off its supports, no water penetrated the hull.

Based on Mirrim’s assurances, preparations for the handfasting ceremony in a few days between Ellspeth and Dal remained under control—even if Ellspeth still could hear her mother’s slightly acidic comment, “as long as your groom is here.” Dal had left more than three sevenday ago to bring his mother from their clanhold in the Mtwan Mountains to Stratven.

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A Holiday Share

In the midst of the holidays, thought I'd share a couple of holiday traditions from one of my favorite worlds. It's on the BooksWeLove Authors Blog. Also, there's a special wish for my readers and an introduction to the newest of the Windmaster Novels, Windmaster Legend (Coming March 2019).

https://bwlauthors.blogspot.com/2018/12/sharing-holiday-tradition-by-helen.html

Hooked on Windmaster Legacy, I Want No Fight #MFRWHooks

Chose between magic, revenge... or the life of a loved one.

This weeks #MFRWHooks Wednesday snippet is from Windmaster Legacy. To set the stage, Lady Ellspeth has escaped the dungeon of the rogue mage--and has taken the mage's innocent apprentice, Nobyn, with her. More than troops pursue her, for the mage has created werehounds that once exposed to someone's blood can track them to the ends of the world. And they are on Ellspeth's scent. To protect the innocent she has left him to lead the pursuers away. In last week's snippet, he was following, but magic was new to him. Now the desperate search continues.

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The roar of thunder sounded from deeper in the woods. Nobyn scanned the sky for the cause. No clouds filled the blue expanse overhead. However, Nobyn remembered Ellspeth’s comments about a wizard pulling water from a clear sky. The implication chilled Nobyn’s mind. Could it be Bashim?

Unwilling to risk being caught in the open by lightning, Nobyn slipped off the garang trail and slid down the steep slope. Trees and bushes slowed his descent and caught at his clothes. A rock loosened beneath his foot and sent him rolling down the embankment into a shallow ditch. The scent of stagnant water filled his nose. Reeds pricked through his clothes.

One final roll of thunder reached Nobyn in his hiding place. All the normal sounds of the forest halted within the space of a breath. When he dared to lift his head, Nobyn looked up into a face dark with rage. It’s not Bashim. Relief battled with fear.

The bearer of the angry countenance leaped from the saddle.

Nobyn pulled his knife and tried to scramble to his feet. Wet clothes and the twisted growth around his legs hampered his actions. “Sir, I have no contest with you. Leave me in peace or I will defend myself.”

A sharp pain shot up Nobyn’s arm. The knife he had held so tightly now appeared in the newcomer’s hand. Cold steel pricked Nobyn’s throat and he felt the sharp edge press against his skin.

“Where did you get my wife’s blade?” the savage voice growled in his ear.

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