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Rundan continued watching her as he ate. When the food was gone, he took a votif stand from his things and set it carefully by the fire. Then he untied his votif from his belt and, after removing its cork, began breathing prayers over it. Solena watched his every inhalation and exhalation in rapt attention. She couldn’t have moved or looked away if she’d wanted to.
After placing his votif in the stand, he glanced at her from under the sweep of unexpectedly dark lashes. After some hesitation, he removed the cork from her votif as well and breathed a quick prayer over it. He reached to place it in the votif stand, stopped mid-reach, and then replaced the cork and tied it again to his belt. With this done, he rubbed the back of his neck for some time and avoided her eyes.
Solena opened and closed her mouth with a snap.
He’d prayed over her votif?
The action was so unexpected, so shocking, she could barely connect her thoughts. What he’d done was the most intimate of acts. What a father might do for his child. Or a husband for his new bride.
Rundan’s unusually pale eyes met hers briefly and the flash of vulnerability in them disconcerted her. The expression fled as quickly as it had come and the cool mask he always seemed to wear slid into place. He was again Rundan: captor, soldier, enemy.
Solena moistened her suddenly dry lips and stared into the fire, desperately trying to make sense of her thoughts—and of the strange tightness in her chest.
Reviews
"A truly stunning novella that I highly recommend to readers who enjoy romance laced with elements of fantasy, or anyone longing for a good old fashioned HEA. While I feel The Language of Souls falls into the adult fiction category, it can easily appeal to teens who enjoy fantasy with a side of sigh worthy romance. At just under 80 pages this is a story that can be easily devoured in an afternoon."
-- The Fiction Enthusiast, ***** 5 stars! Read full review.
"The Language of Souls is a tender, sweet, heartfelt tale that reads like an old-fashioned fairy tale. The writing is gentle, effortless, and eloquent...[It's] the perfect tiny romantic escape."
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Tales of Whimsy, ***** 5 stars! Read full review.
"The Language Of Souls by Lena Goldfinch is short, sweet, romantic and completely and utterly satisfying. It felt like a full course meal packed into 76 little pages. Incredibly well-written pages, I might add. Goldfinch has created a stunning work for her debut 'novellette' and I can't wait to read more of her stories."
-- Penelope's Romance Reviews, ***** 5 stars/Grade A. Read full review.
"...a satisfying, well told story in just 70 pages...A little romance, a little adventure, a little fantasy, a little historical fiction all mixed together to make a heart warming story..."
-- I am a Reader, Not a Writer, **** 4-stars. Read full review.
"The Language of Souls is a short story packed with romance, action... Solena and Rundan's story is heart-warming, sensual and soul-searching... Their world is expressed in a beautiful language that is breathtaking and sweet. High marks for this wondrous story!"
-- The Minding Spot. Read full review (warning: contains spoilers!)
