It’s #BookQW and will Coral ‘bring’ herself back to task?
More from Chapter 1:
“Oof.” The breath went out of Coral. The next thing she heard was Pearl screaming her name.
The ferocity made Coral blink.
Air was rushing past. Then magic tingled over her, bringing Coral alert. She arched her wings—what should have been an automatic reaction—but she’d already slowed, thanks to Pearl’s energy net.
Pearl shot into view, shouting a warning to others darting skyward as she crushed Coral’s hand in an iron grip. “Easy,” Pearl said to her. “Let’s get to the ground.”
“Lemon? Spike?” she gasped.
“Gits! They’re punching each other upward. The others will break it up. Luckily, I saw you fall.”
Aye, she’d lost a dangerous amount of altitude for Pearl to have yelled like that. Pearl got her down, and Coral collapsed. The vest that guarded her energy cores from the charge of the shockballs had done nothing to pad the kick. Her shoulder throbbed. Sitting made it worse, so she leaned into Pearl while everyone got to the ground. The other older duelists gathered to confer, but much as Coral wanted to look tough, she couldn’t even pretend to pay attention.
“Matches are over for the night,” Pearl said, catching Coral’s attention. “I propose that Coral retain her position for the title match during Fest. After this fight, other matches are up to her.”
To Coral’s surprise, everyone agreed. The rest of the fight that she’d missed must have been bad. The duelists began to leave.
Spike came toward her, and Coral’s magic rose in defense. Pearl stepped forward and blocked him.
“I’m sorry you got injured,” he said. “I was only after that idiot.”
“Go home and sleep it off,” Pearl said. “I’m sure you’ll be best friends again tomorrow.”
“Not much of an apology,” muttered Shrimp, Pearl’s younger brother.
Glaring, Spike started to leave, but hesitated when Lemon strode up.
“Don’t court Spike,” Lemon pleaded. “Say you’ll give us another try. Your energy is as hot as it comes, even if you ain’t much of a lass.”
With her arm in agony, his typically thoughtless comment about her small bust sent Coral over the top. “I don’t want to court you. Or you,” she threw at Spike. “I’ll decide who gets my hot energy.”
He snorted. “Attitudes like that don’t keep friends, lass. Watch your back.”
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Sail into high adventure with Coral and Ty! Lost Whisperer of the Seas can be read as a first novel in the Windborne series.
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On a personal note:
Quite honestly, after the excitement of traveling and now in the gray days of winter, I’m struggling to write. During the pandemic my part-time job ended and my DH retired. This seems to be the time for purging, house repairs and defining future goals. None are easy to address, but we’re gaining a sense of accomplishment as we move forward.
I hope my readers can be patient. I have purchased the remaining book covers, so am committed to completing The Windborne series.
Take care, all!
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