Hail to the Queen (Sage Trilogy, Book 3) Read Online Free PDF

He’s been with us since we left Allay.”
    “It’s nice to hear that my son became something in my absence…tell me, is he really that strong? To defeat the King?”
    “I’m not sure,” Catherine said, glancing at the boy on her shoulder. “He caught the King off guard with his power. Which brings up a question I have for you. You’re Quietus, and James’ father is Allayan. I don’t care to know the particulars of how that union came together, but I would like to ask how that affects James. He in fact, has two eidolons. One that declares his Allayan side, and one for his Quietus. How is that possible?”
    “Is it that hard to understand? His heritage is of both.”
    “No, I mean…the way they act, it’s as if he has two distinct souls, which is impossible.”
    “I don’t know enough about how your stone works to give you a proper answer. All I know is that he’s my son, and that makes him half-Quietus. Does that bother you, Princess? Knowing your warrior is not just from your Kingdom?”
    “Would I be following you to the heart of your village if it did?” Catherine said, looking into her eyes steadily. The Quietus smiled.
    “I like you,” Nadia replied, chuckling again. “If only your Sages were as amicable.”
    “Are we almost there?” Catherine said, clearing her throat. Nadia continued to look towards her as they continued running.
    “In fact we are,” she replied, refusing to avert her gaze. She suddenly fell from the rooftop as if a hole had opened up underneath her. Catherine skidded to a stop and looked around for her escort until she saw Nadia’s hand peeking out from a hole in the blanket of roofs, waving her to the proper destination. Catherine jumped down into the hole and tried not to stumble into a rotting wood shelf that kept Nadia’s pots and plates neat and tidy.
    Catherine grunted as she kept still, trying to take in the 20x20 foot space, cluttered with two twin beds, shelves filled with dishes and makeshift wooden ornaments, cracked jugs of clay and a curtain that led to the one-way dirt road. Nadia pointed to the bed signaling where James was to lay. Catherine obeyed and placed him gently on the dirty sheets, then watched as Nadia pulled a blanket from underneath the bed over him, tucking him in meticulously. Nadia stood up and motioned for Catherine to follow her outside to the road.
    “James will be fine,” Nadia said, seeing the worry in the Princess’ face. “And we’ll be right outside. The path is the most spacious area we have for this kind of thing.”
    “What thing?” Catherine asked as they stepped out onto the road, which had now stopped winding and became a long stretch for nearly half a mile before it resumed its normal shape , taking on another set of huts in the distance.
    “Interrogation,” Nadia said in a serious tone. “My men saw me running across the roofs so they’ll know I’ve arrived. Look, out there in the distance.”
    Nadia pointed down the road and Catherine squinted to see the outline of three figures coming towards them. One was much shorter than the two of them, and…no…it wasn’t that he was short…he was actually bound to a chair and the other two were carrying him forward. Was this the true enemy Nadia spoke of?
    Before she could even see his face she could sense the danger emanating from him. As if he was the one who had taken them all hostage and not the other way around. She immediately realized that he could break from his bonds at any second, and that knowledge scared her more than anything they’ve fac ed so far. What kind of a man just let himself get captured by Quietus?  And who was so strong that their scythes couldn’t penetrate?
    “I’ll understand if you activate your stone,” Nadia leaned to whisper to her. “And I hope you don’t mind if I transform a little. I don’t feel comfortable around this…monster.”
    “Don’t mind at all,” Catherine shuddered as the white hot symbols began erupting from her