Excerpt One from Yuna’s Journal. Entry entitled The Beginning
It was exciting heading into Valda for the first time after completing the guild exams. I wasn’t nervous for the first time in days, more caught up in the energy of those around me.
Today was the day that everything fell into place.
It was almost surprising how quickly our team was called together, people I had only ever seen in my dreams at last in front of me.
Seraphina with her laughing eyes and sharp tongue, hands always resting on the daggers at her sides. I don’t know how many enemies she made today – just that she made more of them than friends with how she spoke!
Barret, Emmet and Gellert. The brothers look so alike that I was tempted to call them triplets, even with my knowledge of the years between them. They already knew Seraphina and seem to be used to her mischief.
Calynn’s laugh has enough energy to fill a room, I don’t think she realises how large her presence is, a true gentle giant.
Ull’s soft spoken demeanour did not hide his confidence, each word he said was carefully chosen.
Ronelle could have gone unnoticed if she had been put in another group, always sticking into the shadows and dwelling just out of sight. It was scary, if I’m honest, but knowing that she’s a master of deception makes it fit.
The only one who really surprised me was Merrick. I knew she was the one I had seen most often, the one destined to be our leader. But she was perhaps the least comfortable of all of us.
I don’t think today’s really set in to her, she seems to think it will disappear when she wakes up tomorrow.
As for myself, I haven’t told them about my eyes yet. I know that there will come a time when I have to tell them what I am, but even knowing them better than I should, I’m not comfortable sharing it yet – let alone what I know will happen.
I can’t wait to find out what tomorrow will bring.
End of excerpt one.
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