Forged In Dragons’ Breath by Michael Lomonte EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Michael Lomonte
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AT HOME
It was too nice of a day for the world as he knew it to end.
Kheldour stepped back to the bluff overlooking the river, unfolding
his tall frame on the flat boulder. It had seemingly been placed there
just for the purpose of allowing him to laze a bit in the sun and reflect on
his good fortune. He was at ease.
In all of the lands of Aleucia, there cannot be a happier man than I.
Just beyond the bluff was his nearly completed new home, one he had
built for himself, by himself, after being granted this land following the last
campaign in the war. How happy he was now to share it with a woman he
loved. He looked approvingly at the small garden his wife had planted, the
warmth of the late spring days beginning to foster shoots of green from the
earth she had tilled there.
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Closing his eyes, he saw only the reddish-orange haze of the back of his
eyelids as he took in the day’s warmth. Despite hearing the tell-tale
breaking of a twig, he let his wife Maryna believe that she had succeeded in
her attempt to sneak up on him and surprise him in some way. He struggled
not to smile as he happily anticipated how she would choose to “wake”
him.
He recalled their meeting, some three years before. Maryna had been a
poor street performer with some street smarts. She possessed a strength and
confidence that seemed a bit out of character, but that had attracted him at
the time. My lovely wife, my best friend. I never dared to hope I would
ever find a partner, through all of my travels, the campaigning, the wars,
the quest for adventure and treasure. I fought vile beasts and men who
were even worse, for years. At the close of the war, I sought only solitude
and peace. How lucky was I to find my soulmate, my Maryna. My love…
how she has grown! The things she has learned, her skills and talents.
How she has shaped me into being a better man than I ever thought I could
be! And now…she wants to start a family with me. What more could a man
ask? But at the moment, it seems, she is being playful. She is sneaking up
on me and doesn’t know that I am aware…
A small giggle to his right from behind the rock he lazed on was the last
thing he heard. A moment went by, then nothing. He waited, eyes closed,
for a minute or so, then wondered if he should give himself up by opening
his eyes and risk ruining the surprise. Deciding instead to simply shift his
frame to see if it would startle his wife into action and end the suspense,
Kheldour plotted against her. He would wait until the very last second,
then, opening his eyes and screaming something unintelligible, would grab
his beautiful bride, toss her over his shoulder and carry her back to the
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