Daughter of Hauk (The Raven Chronicles Book 1) by KateMarie Collins Read Free Book Online

suppose that will work as well as anything else.” He closed his eyes once again. It did not take long for him to sleep again.
                  She watched him sleep, saying a silent prayer to Silas that he might continue to recover. The door opened and she looked up to see Father Morgyn and a wizard she did not know. The wizard’s eyes burned with a knowledge that made her shrink back slightly. There was a raven perched on his shoulder.
                  “Arwenna, this is Master Johannes. He is here to help us with your patient.” Father Morgyn’s face was as calm as ever. “We need your help, though. We three need to bind this bird as a familiar to him.” He nodded towards Senyan’s sleeping form. “It’s the only thing left that we can do to keep him alive.”
                  Arwenna rose, and did a brief curtsey to Master Johannes. “How can I help, Father?” If he trusted the wizard, so could she.
                  “Just take our hands, my child, and lend us some of your energy. Master Johannes will do the work needed to bind Senyan to Corse.”
                  Arwenna woke with a jolt, causing Lexi to bolt up from her seat. Arwenna looked to the heavens and called out, “Hauk, no….what have I done?!” She met Lexi’s concerned gaze and returned a panicked one of her own.

 
    Chapter Four
     
                   H is chest heaving in anger, Barek struck out at the bars of his cell. At least they didn’t try to chain him like an animal this time. Hauling out three dead bodies after the last attempt dampened the enthusiasm of the guards to even attempt it. He’d killed more when they moved him away from the general population. At least this cell had a window.
    Giving the bars one final blow, he walked over to the window. It wasn’t much, but at least he could look out and see the sun. It had been days since he’d seen any sunlight. He grasped a bar of the window in each of his massive hands and pulled hard. They didn’t move. The mortar was fresh, not old and crumbling. The opening was too small to fit his massive frame anyhow. Rhiannon could’ve fit through it, or just about any of his other friends. The thought of them made him walk away from the window and sit down.
                  With luck, they were far away from here by now. Mialee, Senyan, and he had left them outside of Tanisal in the cave while they went to get supplies. Being met by armed guards wasn’t the welcome they expected in a city where they were once hailed as heroes. Run , he called to them silently. Don’t come looking for us, just run .
                  He heard the sound of rain hitting the cobblestoned courtyard and approached the window again. Sticking one of his huge hands out from the bars, he could feel the cool rain on his fingertips. He began to wonder if he’d ever feel rain on his face again.
                  There was a faint click in the lock of his cell, but he did not turn around immediately. There was something out in the courtyard that had caught his attention. The body of a young female elf was being thrown onto a platform. Bellowing in rage, he shook the bars of the window again as he recognized the body of Lexi. She was obviously dead. A hand touched his shoulder. He turned, ready to grab at whoever or whatever belonged to that hand.             
                  Mialee jumped back quickly, deftly getting out of reach of Barek’s grip. “It’s OK, Barek!” She spoke in hushed tones. “It’s just me and Senyan. They finally made a mistake and gave me something sharp enough to pick the locks with. We need to go, now!”
                  The three of them slipped out of the cell and crept silently towards the exit. Senyan led them past sleeping guards and into a small storage closet. Their gear was still here. Quickly they grabbed some equipment. None of them expected