The world of the Shadowlands is built on human mythology (with my own twist, of course) and there are four very important mythological beings in the Shadowlands of Britain that play a huge role in FIRST LIGHT. Today I’m continuing my series on the four main magical creatures in FIRST LIGHT with…
The Wolves
They turned left at the foot of the stairs, and Carys got her first view of the great hall decked out for a formal dinner.
There were giant banners hung from the ceiling, blue and white on one side, red and green on the other. Thousands of blue-white tapers were glowing overhead, suspended by magic to illuminate the darkness while four hearths blazed with fire to warm the hall.
Blue lights danced overhead, and sparkling lights spun in the air like constant confetti.
There were tall, willowy fae men and women, their large eyes and long hair shining in the candlelight; pointed ears peeked from behind their shimmering hair, and rings decorated their ears, noses, and hands. They wore gold jewelry in abundance along with cloaks of glittering fabric adorned with jewels that winked as they moved.
“Beautiful.” She nearly lost her breath to see a group of them en masse.
“Dangerous,” Duncan murmured.
“Seductive by design,” Cadell added. “Some of it will be glamour. Much of it is real.”
The unicorns who greeted them as they walked through the crowd to find their table also towered over the human guests, their beauty as majestic but their faces warmer.
They were broad shouldered and strong, wearing flowing tunics with no apparent notice of the cold. Their long hair was a mix of soft waves, riotous curls, and every color in the rainbow.
Carys noticed that both the fae and the unicorns varied in their features more than the humans did, their features a mix of ethnicities from all around the world. Eyes of every shape and color, skin of every tone from deepest ebony to pale white ash.
The living tapestry moved in graceful dancing that dominated the center of the room while human and fae musicians played from a platform near the high table at the front of the room.
There were tall people with dark hair and weathered skin that Carys immediately identified as the wolves that Cadell and Duncan had spoken about. Stoic in expression, they stood along the borders of the room, speaking only with each other, their eyes and hair ranging from dark brown to pale grey.
“Wolves?” she murmured.
“Yes.” Cadell leaned down. “A wolf’s hair will always match their eyes. Grey and grey. Brown and brown. They mimic their animal form in this.”
“And dragon eyes are gold.”
Cadell nodded. “Yes, Nêrys.”
The wolves wore blue-and-red jackets and had the most military bearing of any of the magical creatures. Like the dragons, they appeared somewhat discomfited in human skin.
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