Maelstrom (The Kinsman Chronicles)

Jill Williamson

Description

Part 5 of Jill Williamson's Epic Fantasy Series The Kinsman ChroniclesWhen a plot to assassinate the king comes to Prince Wilek's attention, he does all he can to stop it, but in order to fight against the traitors' supernatural allies, Wilek must choose whether to take the easiest path or honor Arman. Ravaged by hunger, thirst, and disease, the fleet becomes easy targets for unrelenting pirates. Despite these trials, rumors of land sets all sides on the same goal. Should one of Prince Wilek's enemies arrive first, what will it mean for the future of Armania? Maelstrom is collected together with parts 4 and 6 in King's Blood.

Sujets

• Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)
• Historical fiction
• Fantasy

Informations

• Publié par: Baker Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781441230355
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2016 by Jill Williamson
Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
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Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4412-3035-5
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, incidents, and dialogues are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Cover design by LOOK Design Studio
Author is represented by MacGregor Literary, Inc.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Cross Section of the Seffynaw
Key Players
Wilek
Trevn
Wilek
Kalenek
Charlon
Hinck
Wilek
Trevn
Amala
Kalenek
Wilek
Kalenek
Charlon
Trevn
Grayson
Wilek
Amala
Hinck
Wilek
Hinck
Wilek
Trevn
Hinck
Grayson
Gozan
Kalenek
Wilek
Charlon
Gozan
Trevn
Wilek
Hinck
About the Author
T HE K INSMAN C HRONICLES
Back Ads
Cross Section of the Seffynaw
Key Players
Armania
House Hadar
Echad [EE-kad] -Rosâr Hadar , king of Armania
Schwyl , Echad’s onesent
Captain Lebbe Alpress , captain of the King’s Guard
Zenobia , Echad’s concubine
Lilou Caridod , Echad’s mistress
Onika [ON-ik-ah], the True Prophet, a blind woman
Sir Kalenek Veroth , Onika’s High Shield of Arman
Tulay [TOO-lay] , honor maiden to Onika
Yoana [Yo-AHNA] , honor maiden to Onika
Kempe [KEM- pay] , Onika’s personal maid
Rustian , Onika’s dune cat
Brelenah-Rosârah , Echad’s first wife, Wilek and Inolah’s mother
Captain Rayim Veralla , captain of the Queen’s Guard
Agmado Harton / Harton Sonber , guard
Hawley , Brelenah’s onesent
Wilek [WILL-ek] -Sâr Hadar , son of Echad and Brelenah
Novan , Wilek’s High Shield
Dendrick , Wilek’s onesent
Janek- Sâr Hadar , son of Echad and Laviel
Sir Jayron , Janek’s High Shield
Hinckdan Faluk , Earl of Dacre, Janek’s backman
Mattenelle , Janek’s concubine
Pia , Janek’s concubine
Sir Kamran DanSâr , son of Echad and Zenobia
Fonu Edekk , friend to Janek
Trevn-Sâr Hadar , son of Echad and Thallah
Sir Cadoc Wyser , Trevn’s High Shield
Ottee , Trevn’s onesent
Valena-Rosârah , Echad’s fourth wife
Enetta , Hrettah and Rashah’s nurse
Hrettah-Sârah Hadar , daughter of Echad and Valena
Sir Kenard Taldun , Hrettah’s High Shield
Ulmer Gelsly , Kenard’s backman
Rashah-Sârah Hadar , daughter of Echad and Valena
Sir Zeric Meray , Rashah’s High Shield
Rey Kael , Zeric’s backman
Other Armanians
Mielle , Kalenek’s ward
Amala , Kalenek’s ward, Mielle’s little sister
Darlow , Mielle and Amala’s nurse
Inolah-Sârah Orsona-Hadar , daughter of Echad and Brelenah, mother of Emperor Ulrik
Princess Vallah Orsona , Inolah’s daughter, Emperor Ulrik’s sister
Oli Agoros , Duke of Canden
Admiral Aldair Livina , admiral of the king’s fleet
Norgam Bussie , captain of the Seffynaw
Nietz , first mate
Shinn , second mate
Zaki , sailor
Bonds , sailor
Rzasa , sailor
Hara , the king’s cook
Shemme , Hara’s daughter, a maid
Father Burl Mathal , medial priest of the Rôb church
Jhorn , a retired soldier and amputee
Grayson , a boy with a gray rash
The Omatta Clan
Rand , leader of the Omatta
Meelo , Rand’s son
Zahara , Rand’s daughter
Traitors to Armania
Barthel Rogedoth (also known as Prince Mergest III) , former Pontiff of Armania, grandfather of Janek, father of Laviel, uncle to Loran
Timmons , Barthel’s onesent
Dendron , a great shadir, bonded to Barthel Rogedoth
Laviel-Rosârah , Echad’s second wife, Janek’s mother, Barthel’s daughter
Eudora Agoros , Oli’s sister, Barthel’s wife
Sârah Jemesha , Echad’s sister, Oli and Eudora’s mother
Filkin Yohthehreth , Rôb prophet
Zithel Lau , Rôb priest
Sarikar
House Pitney
King Loran Pitney , king of Sarikar, the God’s King
Princess Saria , Loran’s daughter
Prince Thorvald , Loran’s son
Zeroah Barta , Loran’s niece, betrothed to Wilek Hadar
Doth , Zeroah’s guard
Ephec , Zeroah’s guard
Rystan Barta , Duke of Tal, Zeroah’s little brother, Wilek’s backman
Rurekau
House Orsona
Emperor Ulrik Orsona , emperor of Rurekau
Sir Iamot , Ulrik’s High Shield
Taleeb , Ulrik’s onesent
Prince Ferro Orsona , Ulrik’s younger brother
Thallah-Rosârah Orsona , Echad’s third wife, Trevn’s mother, Ulrik’s great-aunt
General Balat , head of the Igote guard
Kakeeo , Rurekan sheriff
Burk , a Rurekan Igote soldier
Magonia
Ruling Clan
Mreegan , Magonian Chieftess
Kateen , First of Mreegan’s Five Maidens
Astaa , Second of Mreegan’s Five Maidens
Roya , Third of Mreegan’s Five Maidens
Rone , number One of Mreegan’s Five Men
Nuel , number Two of Mreegan’s Five Men
Vald , number Three of Mreegan’s Five Men
Torol , number Four of Mreegan’s Five Men
Gullik [GUHL-ik] , number Five of Mreegan’s Five Men
Charlon , Mother of the Deliverer
Magon , a great shadir, bonded to Mreegan and Charlon
Krola , captain of the Vespara
Tenma
Priestess Jazlyn , High Queen of Tenma
Qoatch [KO-ach], Jazlyn’s eunuch slav, a seer
Gozan , a great shadir, bonded to Jazlyn
Main Ships of the Fleet
Seffynaw [SEF-EE-naw] , Rosâr Echad’s ship, flagship of Armania and the fleet
Rafayah [ Raf-AHY-uh] , the vice flagship of Armania
Baretam [ BAIR-IT-am] , Emperor Ulrik’s ship, flagship of Rurekau
Gillsmore [GILS-mohr] , the vice flagship of Rurekau
Kaloday [KAL-UH-dey] , King Loran’s ship, flagship of Sarikar
Vespara [Ves-PAR-uh] , Chieftess Mreegan’s ship, stolen from Sarikar
Amarnath [EY-mahr-nath] , Barthel Rogedoth’s ship
Malbraid , Rand’s ship
Taradok , Zahara’s ship
The Gods of the Five Realms
Arman , the father god
Athos , god of justice and law
Avenis/Avennia , god/goddess of beauty
Barthos , god of the earth/soil
Cethra/ Cetheria , god/goddess of protection
Dendron , god of nature
Gâzar , ruler of the Lowerworld, bringer of death
Iamos , god/goddess of healing
Lâhat , god of fire
Magon , goddess of magic
Mikreh , god of fate and fortune
Nivanreh , god of travel
Rurek , god of war
Sarik , god of wisdom
Tenma , the mother god
Thalassa , virgin goddess of the sea
Yobat/Yobatha , god/goddess of pleasure and celebration
Zitheos , god of animals
Wilek
U pon the toll of the midday bells, a company consisting of fifty people assembled for a royal wedding on the foredeck. Some sat on stools, benches, or trunks they’d brought up from their cabins, but most stood. The wedding tent had been dug out from the hold and half erected along the port rail, as there wasn’t room enough to set up the full circle.
Wilek had put aside all other cares for this moment. The search for new land and the rebels plotting to sink the ship would have to wait. Today he would be married.
The ceremony between Sâr-Regent Wilek Hadar and Lady Zeroah Barta began with prayers in ancient Armanian, which were chanted by Father Burl Mathal, the only priest Wilek trusted after the Heir War conspiracies. This was the priest’s second attempt at performing this ceremony, and Wilek had instructed that it should go much swifter than the original had been scheduled to. A small altar stood on the priest’s left; a brazier burned coal on his right. Wilek dared not risk an open fire any larger or it might catch the rigging, so the sacrifice would be small. Wilek hoped that Arman, understanding their predicament, would grant mercy.
When the prayers ended, Father Mathal called Wilek forward with his five witnesses—Rayim, Kal, Janek, Trevn, and Dendrick. Wilek read from a scroll a list of gifts he had offered Lady Zeroah as a bride-price. Rystan, the Duke of Tal, accepted them on his sister’s behalf, as he, despite being only thirteen, was now the head of the Barta family, and Lady Zeroah’s welfare fell to him until she was married.
Wilek’s five men erected a canopy of blue silk and cloth of gold in the small open space between Father Mathal and the assembly. The canopy had five poles, and each man held one.
“Who wishes to marry this day?” Father Mathal asked.
“I wish to marry Lady Zeroah Barta,” Wilek said. “And she has accepted my suit.”
“Come under the holy canopy,” Father Mathal told them both.
Lady Zeroah stood with her five witnesses—Miss Mielle, Wilek’s mother, Hrettah, Rashah, and Inolah, since Rosârah Valena was still too ill. Zeroah’s deep blue and bronze dress had rendered her a most lovely object for the delighted assembly to gaze upon. A thick veil covered her face and fell to her waist.
Miss Mielle and Wilek’s mother each took hold of one of Lady Zeroah’s arms and led her under the canopy. The two sârahs carried the long train. Wilek stepped in through the back of the canopy and positioned himself opposite his bride. The female witnesses formed a line behind Zeroah, while Wilek’s men continued to hold up the canopy.
“Kneel in this holy place,” Father Mathal said.
They knelt, and Wilek, without being asked, took hold of Lady Zeroah’s hands. It was strange not to be able to see her face, as the thick veil hid it from view. He imagined her looking down, shy as always.
Father Mathal began another ancient Armanian prayer. Since they had no doves on board, he sacrificed a bird from the crow’s nest and drained the blood into a consecrated bowl. This he placed on the altar to his left, dipped a feather into it, and sprinkled the blood over Wilek’s and Zeroah’s heads as he chanted a petition of