Sons of the Falcon (The Falcons Saga) (72 page)

Thorn didn’t bother with pretenses.
He was scared, and he let his brother see it. “He sent the rágazeth. I thought
I was free of him.”

“Is it possible Solandyr lied?”

“No, I saw Lothiar myself. In his
mind. Recent memories. Lothiar was here, all right. A pair of ogre chieftains
trailed him into the courtyard. He looked like hell, like he’d been run through
the wash too many times, but it was him.”

Kelyn nodded, resolve building stone
by stone. “So be it. Our enemy has a face at last. There’s comfort in that.”

“Much good may it do us.” Thorn
paced wildly, in as much turmoil as the wind crashing against the towers. “It’s
all a ruin. Look at it! We couldn’t save anything. Lothiar is so many steps
ahead, we’ll never catch up. It’s all over, Kelyn. Lothiar has all the
advantages. The steel, the magic, the numbers, the walls, the invisibility—”

“He doesn’t have you.”

Thorn paid no attention to that. “If
I go to Lothiar, maybe—”

“No.” Kelyn seized him by the
shoulders. “We won today.
You
won. Don’t lose sight of that. We are
building an army, and we will fight, but we cannot do that without you.” How
odd it felt, comforting him, bolstering his confidence, like when they were
boys. “You are not who you were then. You vanquished the demon. You’ll do the
same to this Lothiar. You hear me? We are not giving in. Everything starts from
here.”

Like the slow breaking of dawn, calm
crept back into Thorn’s face. He nodded.

Kelyn clapped him on the back. “Come.
We have bodies to burn.”

They descended the tower together,
their feet scattering ashes.

~~~~

The Falcons Saga continues in
Fury of the Falcon

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Aralorr
and Evaronna

At Ilswythe
:

Kelyn
,
Lord Ilswythe, War Commander

Thorn Kingshield/Kieryn Dathiel
, his twin brother, avedra

Alovi
,
their mother, daughter of Wyramor in Leania

Keth
,
their father, deceased

Rhoslyn
,
Duchess of Liraness, married to Kelyn

Kethlyn
,
their son

Eliad
, Kelyn’s squire, one of King
Rhorek’s youngest illegitimate children

Etivva
, tutor and member of the
Shaddra’hin, a holy order devoted to the Mother-Father

Maegeth
,
captain of the Ilswythe garrison

Esmi
,
Alovi’s handmaid

Lura
,
Rhoslyn’s handmaid

Grieva
,
Kethlyn’s nurse

At Bramoran
:

Rhorek
,
King of Aralorr, the Black Falcon

Briéllyn
,
his queen, Lady Rhyverdane, of Leania

Valryk
,
their son

Lissah
,
commander of the Falcon Guard

Tullyk
,
captain of the Bramoran garrison

At Windhaven
:

Halayn
,
Rhoslyn’s aunt, also maternal aunt to King Rhorek

Drael
,
captain of the Windhaven garrison

At Tírandon
:

Lander
,
Lord Tírandon

Andett
,
his lady, deceased

Leshan
,
their oldest son, deceased

Laral
,
Kelyn’s squire, Lander’s heir

Ruthan
,
Lander’s peculiar daughter

Other Highborns of Aralorr
:

Brugge
,
a dwarf, foreman of Thyrvael and its silver mines;
Dagni
, his wife

Degany
,
Lord Zeldanor

Drys
,
his son

Kalla
,
a knight from Blue Mountain

Princess Mazél
, Lady Lunélion, paternal aunt to King Rhorek

Genna
,
her daughter

Davhin
,
Lord Vonmora, married to Lady Genna

Maeret
,
their daughter, named after Genna’s older sister, deceased

Galt
,
Lord Helwende

Garrs
,
his son

Rorin
,
Lord Westport

Barrin
,
his son

Princess Rilyth
, Lady of Brimlad, sister to King Rhorek

Drem
,
her sickly son

Fiera

Princess
Ki’eva
,
governing regent, sister of King Shadryk, deceased

At Éndaran
:

Eritha
,
Lady Éndaran

Raed
,
her son

Rance
and
Istra
, his son and daughter

Prince Nathryk
, crown prince of Fiera, ward of
Leania, Eritha’s grandson through a daughter now deceased

Princes Arryk
and
Bhodryk
, his half-brothers

Other highborns of Fiera
:

Bethyn
,
Lady Brengarra

Drona
,
Lady Athmar, one of the infamous “river twins”

Degan
,
her twin brother, Lord Ulmarr, slain by Kelyn

Johf
,
Lord Haezeldale, uncle to Prince Bhodryk

Leania

Bano’en
,
King of Leania

Pa’ella
,
his queen, aunt of Alovi

Prince Ha’el
, their son

Da’yn
and
Da’era
, the prince’s son and daughter

Allaran
,
Lord Wyramor, brother to Alovi

Athna
,
Ni’avh
,
Islinn
, his daughters

Lassar
,
his grandson, son of Ni’avh

Rhogan
,
Lord Mithlan

Aisley
,
his granddaughter

Avidan
Wood

Aerdria
, Lady of the Elarion, whose
palace is in the city of Linndun

Her Dardra (Moon Guard)

Captain Cheriam
and her lieutenants: Tréandyn, Ruvion, Lasharia,
Solandyr, Elyandir, Murienna, Branedyr, Thrainor, Maliel (deceased)

IN THE CITY AND BEYOND

Laniel Falconeye
, captain of the Dranithion
Quethiel, or Guardians of the Northern Wood, Thorn’s friend

Lyrienn
,
his sister, Lady Aerdria’s companion

Iryan Wingfleet
, captain of the Dranithion
Uthiel, Guardians of the Southern Wood

Tíryus
,
commander of the Avidan Regular Army, or Regs

Aegulon
,
Keeper of Civil Order

Saeralín
,
Keeper of the Veil

The
Naenion

Lothiar
,
the Exiled

Paggon Ironfist
, chieftain of Storm Mount Clan

Fogrim
,
of Dragon Claw Clan

Korax Elfbane
, of Black Marsh Clan

Lohg
and
Screamface
of Sky Rock Clan

The
Histories

Dorelia
, first Lady of the Elarion, who
led her people across the sea to Dwinovia

Amanthia
, Aerdria’s sister, deceased.
Ancestor of Kelyn and Thorn Kingshield

Bhodryn
the Great, the last powerful
king of a united Westervael, whose grandsons split the realm into Aralorr and
Fiera

Tallon
the Unifier, who joined Evaronna
to Aralorr

Ada / Anda
=
(adj.) strong.
And
= (n.) strength. As in andyr.

Alas / Elas
=
a journey. (pl.
alasion
). From verb
Elar
, ‘to travel;’
lasí
=
wandering, traveling (adj.). The elves call themselves
Elari
(pl.
Elarion
),
meaning ‘traveler.’ Their language, spoken and written, is
Elaran
.

Alva
=
river. As in Alvávidan.

-an / -en /-in
=
pluralizes, as does ‘-
ion.
’ As in Thyrnoran, ‘Silver Mountains.’

Ana
=
mother. Used in conjunction with
Forah,
forms the name for the creative
force of the universe,
Ana-Forah
. Zhianese, and other paternal peoples,
reverse the elements to
Forana
, ‘Father-Mother.’

Ara
=
favored, beloved. As in Aralorr, ‘favored jewel.’.

Arga
=
Blessed (n. and adj.).
Arghel
= a blessing.

Asa / As
=
(adj.) new, fresh. As in Dan-Ora’as, ‘home of new
beginnings.’

Ath / Eth
=
red. As in Forath, ‘red father.’

Aurien =
friend. (pl.
aurienen
).
Aura
= friendly, kind. (
Note
:
words that begin with vowels and are preceded by a word ending in a vowel, are
written and pronounced with an ‘h’ in order to separate the vowels’ sounds.)

Avë
=
implies magic, powers, elemental forces. As in Avidan and avedra.

Azeth
= the
indwelling soul or life-energy. As in rágazeth, the Soul Snatcher. (compare
Yr/Ir)

Azhdyr
= an
exile, or the exiled. (pl.
Azhdyrion)
From
Ashter
, ‘to exile.’ As
in Azhdyria (Land of the Exiled).

Baer / Ber
=
(n.) iron. As in
baernavë
, ‘iron of un-magic;’
Baerdwin
, dwarf,
literally ‘man of iron’ (pl. baerdwinion).

Bazan
= to
be (irreg.)—
vi’e (vië)
,
vil
,
bi’ev (biëv)
,
vayan
,
vailan
,
baizan
. Imperative form—
vilë
, ‘you be,’
vailanë
, ‘you all
be.’

Bryn / Bren / Bran / Bram
= falcon. As in the River Bryna, Brengarra, Bramoran,
Brynduvh.

Chequar
(one
of the few ‘ch’ words pronounced as ‘church’ rather than ‘Bach’)
=
to
scar, mark, brand. (irreg.)—
jheqi
,
jeqil
,
jeqin
,
jhequan
,
jeqlan
,
jeqiven
.
Cheq
= (n.) scar, brand. As in
keldjeq
,
‘warrior’s mark.’

Chinál
=
method, way

Dal / Del, Tel / Tal
= star.
Della / Dalla =
(adj.) ‘starry.’

Dan / Don / Dun
= home. As in Avidan.

Dath
=
thorn. (pl.
dathan
; adj. thorny is ‘
datha
’) As in
Dathiel
,
‘one who is thorn.’

Dorreah
=
Goddess. Literally, ‘moon lady.’

Dra / Dri / Dry
= guardian. From
Druhan
, ‘to guard, protect.’ As in shaddra,
avedra, Dardra, and Dranithion.

Dragar
= to
fly.
Drag
= flight.
Draghí =
f lying (adj.) As in Drakhan.

Dren
= fang,
tooth. From
Drenar
, ‘to bite’; pl.
Drenilion
. As in Mount
Drenéleth, ‘stone tooth.’

Duinn
= (n.)
dark. From
Duinar
, ‘to darken.’
Duina
= (adj.) dark.
As in
duinóvion
, ‘humans’ (see ‘Ova’)

Elari =
see
Alas/Elas

Eleth
=
stone (n.). Adjective form is
eletha
.

Eshel =
fire
(compare
Val
).

Forah
=
father. As in Forath. (see
Rea
and
Ana
)

Frinach
(sometimes
vrinach
) = storm.

H’ =
added
to the front of a word that begins with a vowel if that word follows another
ending in a vowel. See the note following ‘
aurien
.’

Har / Her
=
sun.
Hara
, ‘sunny.’
Harsha
, ‘sunlight.’
Harshava
,
‘sunlit.’ As in Harac, Harena (The Desert), Heret (Land of First Dawn).

Ils / Is
=
corruption of ‘elves.’ As in Ilswythe, Elves’ Meadow.

Kaem =
ridge.

Kal / Kel
=
warrior. As in Kelyn,
keldjeq
.

Kantav
=
bridge; also denotes ‘passage across,’ as in Kantava Islands and Kantávlea, the
‘Sea of Crossing.’

Kir / Kier
=
shield, from
Kírer
, ‘to shield from.’

Kulyah =
head. (pl.
kulyanen
)

Lassar
= to
grow, increase.
Lashí
= (adj.) growing, increasing. Derived is
Duinlas
,
‘growing dark’ or twilight;
Shalas
, ‘morning.’

Lau =
(prep.) down.

Lea / Lia
=
sea, water in general. As in Leathyr (silver water), Leania (land of water)

Len / Linn / Lyn
= beautiful, fair. As in Kelyn, Rhoslyn.

Ler / Lir / Lor
= jewel, gem. As in Aralorr.

Lesha =
melody.

Leth
= land.

Lethryn
=
earth, globe, planet entire.

Liethan
= to
praise (irreg.)—liethi, liethil, liethiv, lithyan, lethilan, lethivan

Loth =
ash
(pl.
lothen
). As in Lothiar, ‘like ash.’

Luin / Lun
=
tower. As in Lunélion.

Mar / Mor
=
fortress, stronghold. Seen in countless names of strongholds across Dwinovia,
like Bramoran, Athmar.

Mith
=
peace, quiet (n.). From
Mithar
, to grow peaceful, quiet.
Mitha
=
peaceful (adj.).
Mithilë
! = Peace! (command).

N / Na =
signifies negation. Also ‘no’ or ‘un-’

Na’eth
=
shadow.
Na’etha
= shadowy (adj.). As in Nathrachan, Nathryk.

Na’in =
ogre.
(pl.
naenion
)

Nethai =
brother.

Nith / Nyth
=
forest, wood, and the singular tree. As in Avidanyth (Avidan Wood), Nithmar.

Ora
=
beginning (n.). From
Oren
, ‘to begin.’ As in Dan-Ora’as.

Ova
= a
community, clan, people, gathering place. From
Ovan
, ‘to gather.’ As in
Sýnnova (‘safe place’).
Duínovë
, meaning ‘dark person,’ the Elaran name
for a male human, while
Duínova
is a female human.
Duinóvion
is
the plural for many humans, while
Duínovan
is the adjective denoting
anything of human make or design, including their language.
Dwinóvia
,
‘Land of Men’

Quethia
=
north.
Quethiel
= northern.

Ran / Ron / Ren / Ryn
= royal. As in Kieryn, Bramoran.

Rava
=
pearl. As in Rávalin, one of the Pearl Islands.

Rea
= lady
or queen, or any highly placed female.

Rek / Rik / Ryk =
king. As in Rhorek, Shadryk, etc.

Rhithio
=
west.
Rhithiel
= western.

Rhos
=
flower.

Rith
= wing
(pl. rithion). As in Goryth, and
Avarith
, lit. ‘magic wing’ or ‘wing of
avë’ for dragon (pl.
avárithen
).

Sha
= light.
Seen in ‘
shaddra
’ (Guardians of Light, the monks dwelling in the valley
of the same name)

Shath =
day.

Slanta! =
Greetings!

Tav
= joy.
Tava
= (adj.) happy. From
Tabar
, ‘to be joyful, happy’

Thall / Thell
=
Bay, cove. As in thellnyth tree.

Thassan
= to
forgive, pardon.

Thevríl =
the Veil, and the spell-word used to conjure it around oneself.

Thyn / Thyr
=
silver (n. and adj.). As in Thyrvael, Thyrra.

Ter / Tír
=
arrow. As in Tírnan, Tírandon.

Tran / Tryn =
ford.
As is Galantryn, the Great Ford.

Trechan
= to
teach (irreg.)—trechi, trechil, trechiv, treyan, trechilan, trechiven

Ula / U’alu
=
(adj.) long. As in Ulmarr.

Uthia
=
south.
Uthiel
= southern.’

Van
= song.
From
Vanar
, ‘to sing’

Val / Vul
=
fire (in liquid form). As in Valrosk and Galvalia.

Valav =
(n.)
balance.
Navalav
= unbalance.

Wyr
= moor,
heath. As in Wyramor, ‘fortress of the moor.’

Wytha
=
meadow, valley. As in Ilswythe.

Whenda
=
windy. As in Helwende.

Yr / Ir
=
life; spirit. From
Yran
, ‘to live, have spirit.’
Yri
, adj.
‘living.’ As in Iryan.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS:

Oa/oän
= I/me

Ola/olahn 
= you/you (pl.)

Eä/eär 
= She/her

Eö/eör
= He/him

Ië
= it

Yo/yora
= We/us

Elan/eran
= They/them

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS:

Ta/atta
= My/mine

Tae/attae
= Your/yours

Tas/attás
= Her/hers

Torr/attor
= His/his

Ti/atti
= Its/its

Tann/attán
= Our/ours

Taena/attaena
= Your (pl.)/yours (pl.)

Tash/attash
= Their/theirs

CONJUNCTIONS:

And
=
tha

But/however
=
vae

So/therefore
=
yn

For/because
=
qua

ARTICLES:

The
=
er

A =
ya

An
=
yan

That
=
as

This
=
al

OF
:

-Prepositional
‘of’ is absorbed, understood, as in Welsh.

-Possessive ‘of’ is expressed as ‘-d’, ‘-ad’, ‘-da’ at
end
of a word or
amid
a compound word such as Brandrith,
‘falcon’s wing’;
bathda’sha
, rainbow (lit. ‘rain’s light’= Buadd da
sha).