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The Crystal Companions Saga - Book 1
The Fall of Light

Chapter 4 – Flash Backs and Dreams [3916]

By the following midday, Alesson was desperate to get out of his father’s chambers, which he had come to know as his prison. He had been rudely awoken before breakfast time by Trengar, who had insisted that he help Alesson get up and dressed. Alesson had felt much better, but that had not stopped his father from mothering him constantly and complaining about everything. ...

A man stands alone, a solitary figure on a final battlefield, and regards his enemy across a narrow strip of desolate earth. His long, blonde hair, caked with dirt, blood, and sweat from the exertion of this conflict, blows back from his scarred and bloodied face in the light wind. The man inhales deeply and releases his breath in a rush, a gesture that both clears his head and steadies his resolve. He glances about, seeing that he alone remains of a once great host, and fights the urge to give ...

When we were back inside, Morgan and Annette sat down on his bed with a deck of cards, playing poker, blackjack and all sorts of card games while I sat on my bed surrounded by maps. Unfortunately there weren't any maps of Panaethene itself but there were plenty that led up to the demon stronghold. I'd heard whispers that many of the people had moved into an underground city while the rest had become the slaves of the demons. The people who had successfully moved underground had set up plenty of ...

Our room on the ship was very cosy, definitely like nothing I had ever experience before. The mattress on my bed was fluffy and soft and I sank down quite a bit when I first sat on it. Morgan had stretched out on his bed and immediately went to sleep, pulling his cap down over his face to block out the light. Liandri was tucked away safely in the stables below, seemingly happy to be around plenty of other horses. I hoped she would be alright down there, it would be a week before we reached land ...

Thankfully, my sleep was peaceful and undisturbed, but when I woke up the next morning I found myself now on my other side facing Morgan, who was still fast asleep. His sleep however looked like it had been anything but peaceful. His face was scrunched up slightly, as if he were having a nightmare. Slowly I sat up, careful to make sure that I didn't wake him or Annette up and then stretched out, bringing my arms up high above my head. I heard Morgan mumble something and I saw him pull the pillow ...