Lost by Katerina Martinez EPUB & PDF – eBook Details
- Author: Katerina Martinez
- Language: English
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In Arcadia, they say, no one can escape the hand of Fate. Whether
you were high born, low born, a boy, a girl, or anything in between,
once a person’s destiny was written, it could not be changed. My parents
were the ruling King and Queen of the city of Windhelm, the crown of the
Winter Kingdom, which made me its Princess.
And I didn’t believe in any of that Fate nonsense.
It was a crisp, sunny, beautiful day in the Kingdom of Winter, and I was
on my own, perched upon a branch about halfway up a tree. My companions
were the chirping birds, the transparent, dripping icicles and the rays of
Arcadian sunlight that never seemed able to melt the frozen landscape.
This lush, thick grove of snow-capped trees, ridges, and cliffs was my
place, my sacred place.
Out here, there was nothing and no one; only the brambles on the ground,
the powdery snow, and the trees themselves. Out here, I could run, and leap,
and experience the world as I was meant to experience it. Out here, I wasn’t
the Princess of Windhelm; I was— “Amara!”
The shout snapped me out of my reverie. I perked up and looked down
the length of the tree I had been resting on.
There, padding the ground, circling the base of the tree, was a creature
barely larger than a housecat. Tallin was a strange breed of Winter Sprite. All
white fur with a black nose and bright blue eyes, he was caught somewhere
between a fox and a rabbit, with tiny antlers on his forehead. Quick, spry, and
curious, we were in many ways the same… at least, we would be, if he
wasn’t always so worried about everything.
“Yes?” I called out.
“Not that I don’t love chasing you through the forest,” he yelled, “But
don’t you think we should be heading back to the castle? It’ll be dark, soon.”
“You sound a little out of breath there, Tallin. Are you quite alright?”
“Of course, I am. Why would you ask me that?”
“Because I can hear you panting from up here. I distinctly recall a time
when you could run circles around me…”
“Yes, well, I’ve been looking for you for a while, now.”
“I noticed it took you longer than usual.”
“Your scent keeps changing. It’s hard to keep up.”
I grinned at him. “I think you’re making excuses.”
“What I’m trying to make is a point. Your parents are waiting for you,
that is if they aren’t already out looking for you.”
“They can wait a little longer,” I said, resting my head on the tree again.
“They’re just going to stuff me into another dress and make me sit through
more trials.”
“I thought you liked your mother’s dresses.”
“She makes the most beautiful outfits in all of Arcadia. I just don’t like
wearing them nearly as much as she does. I like sitting around and watching
the Royal Selection unfold even less.”
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