For you, as a reward for completing Shadow Blades, here is a few hundred words from the third book in The Cimmerian Cycle, Rose Thorns. Enjoy!
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Evrart refused to concern herself with politics. She did simply whatever she pleased, even if it meant breaking the rules.
She swept up the staircase to her small apartment in the east wing. She had lived there her whole life while her other siblings were accommodated in the north wing. It had bothered her at first until she had learnt the truth.
She walked slowly to her floor length mirror that adorned the wall by her beside. She raised a hand and traced a finger slowly across her lips. It was her sister Aysi that was the beautiful one. But Evrart was smarter and she knew it. Her pale blue eyes were brimmed with a burning desire for recognition. Aysi was just a doll for their father to play with.
She fumbled with the hair pin and finally pulled it loose. Her hair cascaded across her light olive skin. Evrart smiled as she checked the height of the neckline of her dress. It was still decent but hovered on the edge of temptation. She took a deep breath. She did not need to change out of what she was wearing to go into town. It wasn't like it would stop her being recognised.
To be continued...
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Shadow Blades (The Cimmerian Cycle #2)
FantasíaReturn to the Kingdom of Dayrius with roguish orphan Cormac Pond, leader of Dayri city's thieves. A failed attempt to rob a young noble woman throws Cormac off his game and causes him to question the life he is leading. He searches for the Assassin'...
