Live? Zan thought. What was that supposed to mean? The confusion must have been evident on his face, because Liat explained further despite the tears running down her face.
'The Clan see blue eyes as a curse. If they saw me, they'd kill me.'
'So they really were giving you life by abandoning you to a village that wouldn't kill you because of you eye colour,' Zan mused.
Liat simply nodded.
'Attack!' came the cry from the clearing.
Zan jumped up and ran outside, already unsheathing the sword that hung at his waist, Emerson following his lead.
Liat dried her eyes, then slipped the bow off her back and reached for her first arrow.
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The Daughter of Truth | ✔️
FantascienzaAmong the Clan, and the Cult who rule them, blue eyes are considered a curse, and any child born with blue eyes is killed within hours. But one child, blue-eyed Verity Ross, escapes the Cult's misguided superstition and her certain death. Yet it m...
