Two Ghost's Salvation - Section 01 (eBook)
X, 10 Seiten
Midwest Journal Press DD (Verlag)
978-1-387-76451-8 (ISBN)
In the days when people were owned by the land, two young girls found their power by becoming ghosts, then spirit guides. This is their origin-story...
Their parents were serfs, and belonged to two different dukedoms. Falling in love endangered them both. Becoming pregnant with twins made this even worse.
Their Dad had to raise them by himself, as Mother died shortly after birthing them. But her spirit remained on Earth to watch over them. Sal and Jude could see her, and knew their Dad could feel her presence.
But the problem in survival was staying hidden, because they were on hunting land the King claimed as his own. And forces were at work to find them...
Excerpt:
We were both born as twins. But as you can see, we
were never identical. Jude had black hair and I had blond. And our Da
told us that we were more alike than not, otherwise. We liked to
drink our milk and smile and gurgle. And neither of us cried much.
But we didn't know our Ma much, well not at
first. She caught a fever a few days after we were born and died soon
after. Da was upset by this, but he often told us that our smiles and
gurgles took all the pain away. That, and when he went out to hunt
that night, he found a white and black spotted milk goat who had
wandered off into the woods and was following him around as he tried
to hunt. Her udders were full, and looked tight and painful to Da. So
he took the goat home to us, so we could have some milk until he
could find where she had wandered off from.
It was that night where we saw our Ma again. She
was smiling at us, and we smiled back. Da couldn't see her, so he
didn't understand why we were so happy. But with full bellies, we
went to sleep and Da milked the rest from that goat and put the milk
into skins to make into cheese. Then he tethered the goat right
outside the hut to graze.
He never did find out who that goat belonged to.
No farm around us was missing any. And we had that goat until we
could eat solid food, Da said. And then it wandered off again one
day. But it wasn't the last time both tame and wild life around our
cabin would take care of us.
We grew like sprouts, Da told us. Soon we were
walking and getting into trouble. When he went off to hunt food for
us to eat, he soon devised a system of tying us to opposite corners
of the cabin, just long enough to not get us tangled with each other
or anything else. Everything up and out of our reach, and secured so
it couldn't fall on us.
What he didn't know is that the mice and birds
would come to entertain us while he was gone. We would hear
symphonies by the birds, and watch balancing and tumbling acts by the
mice. And we knew Da was close when they would combine the most
dramatic action with the trilling accompaniment of the birds. And
when the door opened, the birds and mice would vanish, leaving us
smiling and clapping just as Da opened the door with some game he had
caught.
. . .
In those days, the land wasn't owned by people,
it was all property of the King or Queen or Prince, depending on who
was in power when. And where the land was deeded to a local count or
baron, the property title could be withdrawn at any time.
People were property of the land. And were
supposed to stay with it. Our family, our Da and Ma, were from two
different deeds. They'd met at a trading festival and fell in love.
Both Dukes wanted both of them, or would be just
as happy to split them up so they could re-mate to someone else
within the land deed they belonged to. But our parents eloped into
hiding - and away from everyone they knew, to keep their families and
themselves safe.
And of course, Da
and Ma loved each other very much. When Ma found she was pregnant, that made the problem very serious. You can't split a child...
In the days when people were owned by the land, two young girls found their power by becoming ghosts, then spirit guides. This is their origin-story...Their parents were serfs, and belonged to two different dukedoms. Falling in love endangered them both. Becoming pregnant with twins made this even worse.Their Dad had to raise them by himself, as Mother died shortly after birthing them. But her spirit remained on Earth to watch over them. Sal and Jude could see her, and knew their Dad could feel her presence. But the problem in survival was staying hidden, because they were on hunting land the King claimed as his own. And forces were at work to find them...Excerpt:We were both born as twins. But as you can see, wewere never identical. Jude had black hair and I had blond. And our Datold us that we were more alike than not, otherwise. We liked todrink our milk and smile and gurgle. And neither of us cried much. But we didn t know our Ma much, well not atfirst. She caught a fever a few days after we were born and died soonafter. Da was upset by this, but he often told us that our smiles andgurgles took all the pain away. That, and when he went out to huntthat night, he found a white and black spotted milk goat who hadwandered off into the woods and was following him around as he triedto hunt. Her udders were full, and looked tight and painful to Da. Sohe took the goat home to us, so we could have some milk until hecould find where she had wandered off from. It was that night where we saw our Ma again. Shewas smiling at us, and we smiled back. Da couldn t see her, so hedidn t understand why we were so happy. But with full bellies, wewent to sleep and Da milked the rest from that goat and put the milkinto skins to make into cheese. Then he tethered the goat rightoutside the hut to graze.He never did find out who that goat belonged to.No farm around us was missing any. And we had that goat until wecould eat solid food, Da said. And then it wandered off again oneday. But it wasn t the last time both tame and wild life around ourcabin would take care of us. We grew like sprouts, Da told us. Soon we werewalking and getting into trouble. When he went off to hunt food forus to eat, he soon devised a system of tying us to opposite cornersof the cabin, just long enough to not get us tangled with each otheror anything else. Everything up and out of our reach, and secured soit couldn t fall on us. What he didn t know is that the mice and birdswould come to entertain us while he was gone. We would hearsymphonies by the birds, and watch balancing and tumbling acts by themice. And we knew Da was close when they would combine the mostdramatic action with the trilling accompaniment of the birds. Andwhen the door opened, the birds and mice would vanish, leaving ussmiling and clapping just as Da opened the door with some game he hadcaught.. . .In those days, the land wasn t owned by people,it was all property of the King or Queen or Prince, depending on whowas in power when. And where the land was deeded to a local count orbaron, the property title could be withdrawn at any time. People were property of the land. And weresupposed to stay with it. Our family, our Da and Ma, were from twodifferent deeds. They'd met at a trading festival and fell in love. Both Dukes wanted both of them, or would be justas happy to split them up so they could re-mate to someone elsewithin the land deed they belonged to. But our parents eloped intohiding - and away from everyone they knew, to keep their families andthemselves safe.And of course, Daand Ma loved each other very much. When Ma found she was pregnant, that made the problem very serious. You can t split a child...
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.4.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Mystery-Detective Fantasy |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-387-76451-9 / 1387764519 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-387-76451-8 / 9781387764518 |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
EPUB (Adobe DRM)Kopierschutz: Adobe-DRM
Adobe-DRM ist ein Kopierschutz, der das eBook vor Mißbrauch schützen soll. Dabei wird das eBook bereits beim Download auf Ihre persönliche Adobe-ID autorisiert. Lesen können Sie das eBook dann nur auf den Geräten, welche ebenfalls auf Ihre Adobe-ID registriert sind.
Details zum Adobe-DRM
Dateiformat: EPUB (Electronic Publication)
EPUB ist ein offener Standard für eBooks und eignet sich besonders zur Darstellung von Belletristik und Sachbüchern. Der Fließtext wird dynamisch an die Display- und Schriftgröße angepasst. Auch für mobile Lesegeräte ist EPUB daher gut geeignet.
Systemvoraussetzungen:
PC/Mac: Mit einem PC oder Mac können Sie dieses eBook lesen. Sie benötigen eine
eReader: Dieses eBook kann mit (fast) allen eBook-Readern gelesen werden. Mit dem amazon-Kindle ist es aber nicht kompatibel.
Smartphone/Tablet: Egal ob Apple oder Android, dieses eBook können Sie lesen. Sie benötigen eine
Geräteliste und zusätzliche Hinweise
Buying eBooks from abroad
For tax law reasons we can sell eBooks just within Germany and Switzerland. Regrettably we cannot fulfill eBook-orders from other countries.
aus dem Bereich
