Disclaimer: I do not own the Black Jewels Trilogy or any related material. They were created and are owned by Anne Bishop.
Author's note: This little drabble was (and I find this quite pathetic but then again that's just me) completely written using the keypad of my cellphone. I do now have a newfound respect for those writers who are able to create wonderful drabbles. Getting the idea and mood of the story down is not an easy task so I can now understand how difficult it is to condense all that into 100 words or less. This story takes place after The Price which takes place after Kaeleer's Heart in Dreams Made Flesh.
Silver Lining
I hide my face within my cloak as I approach the mansion. Despite the worn stone, time has been kind. It is a structure of strength, of resilience, of loneliness.
It had been years since I've been back to Terreille and even more since I've set foot in Chaillot. Not since…
Twigs snap. Slow, sensuous, footsteps echo from behind. Daemon Sadi. Brother, father, lover, husband, friend, protector. Victim.
"Reminiscing?" He asks, an elegant eyebrow arched.
"Memories are double-edged swords, Prince."
Smiling, he hands me something from his pocket, a hammered silver cuff bracelet. "I found it in the misty place."