House Of Legions (The Angel Descendants book 1)

Though Khiron never had a night, not really, that was according to Alonso, who had informed her that the souls lighted Khiron, even so, Clare could hardly make out much but the shape and size of the figure across the lake, she knew, it was strange how, but she knew it was him, the robed guy.

She felt the pressure of Nathan’s hand as he squeezed her left shoulder, she stared at him, “What realm are the Shapeshifter’s from?”

“The fifth, It’s called Rughonia, but the ones you need to know about is the Asguardians.”

“Asguardians? You mean Thor and stuff?” his eyes widened, as he moved her forward, further from the crowd. They stood so close to the water, any closer and they would’ve been in it, “Ssshhh, don’t mention those names around here, it's forbidden.”

“Jee wiz dude, I was just saying, no need to get weird.” She whispered back, with a poor attempt of a scowl, “Who are they anyway, the Asguardians.”

Nathan stared directly into her irises, grave distress envisioned in the pain of his eyes. His turmoil, opened up for that moment, but she didn’t look away, because she knew if she was sure about anything - he was her brother, and all she wanted to do was hold him, and tell him it’ll be okay, but she couldn’t, because them being okay wasn’t certain. He dropped his eyes and gazed behind Clare, past her shoulder.

His guard up and tightened in his features, “Asguardian’s are the offspring of Angels, they don’t have Angelic abilities but they can use seraph verses nonetheless, you should watch yourself around them, our own have a habit of disappearing when it’s convenient for them.”

Clare gasped out a breath after she had held it a minute too long, she caught a sweet incensed smell of citronella from the near fire which burnt a few feet away from them, “What? Where are they?”

the crowd. He was practically bringing her down, leaning on her, inconspicuously. She didn’t confront him, or moan about it, she wouldn’t care if he was drunk, she didn’t blame him either,

of Angels, I didn’t know they did stuff

at her, “You have much to learn sister. It’ll be easier if we could get that memory back, and I got someone who might be able to help with that,

looked around them, small

from her mind, “Who’s those people, one of them got their hood up, how weird is that, I saw

before he answered, he looked as though he wished she had never

hot liquid being poured on

one side, “Not so loud, they’re not monsters, they choose to be good and for thousands of years they’ve proved greater allies than the Angels themselves, especially to us Draikens.” Nathan

shoulder. Upon her frown, he whispered in her ear, “You should brace yourself, the Casters and

she knew anything about them or the realms. Nathan stalked away like his body was on fire, and

the only person who had not wore

beauty from a fairytale story, the

like milk in flesh, the fire lights were not enough to wash out her fairness, her beauty,