by Tora Moon
The flights are:
Gold Wings (must be born into—the royal house)
Black Feathers
White Feathers
Gray Feathers
Brown Feathers
Red Feathers
Thorn Claws
Thunder Wings
Razor Beaks
Dark Talons
Silent Prowlers (must be born into—owl types)
Silver Beaks
Green Talons (must be born into—they have poison sacks on their talons)
Flaming Tornadoes
Dark Wings
Baekeek - (Bea-keek) a scout; Silent Prowlers
Broogk - (Broo-gak) wing second to Graak; Thorn Claw
Daelaak - (Day-laak) Gold Wing; the eldest son of king Zorlaak; in line to inherit the crown
Glork - (Glo-rak) Brown Feathers
Graak -(Grr-aak); flight leader; friend of Blazel's; Thorn Claw
Keeru - (Kee-ru) Thone Claw
King Zorlaak - the king of the Phengriffs; Gold Wing
Moraak - (Moor-aak); prince; Gold Wing; in line to inherit the crown
Sheekeek - (Shee-keek) a Silver Beak, a mystic
Telek - (Te-lek) Thorn Claw
THE HORSES
Caela - (Say-la) Leistral’s mare
Chaezreen - (Chay-zreen) Chariel’s mare
Gemmy - a multa
Jezhan - (Jay-zhen) Aistrun’s gelding
Julay - (Ju-lay) Dehali’s mare
Kressy - (Kress-ee) Rizelya's multa
Kymaya - (Kai-may-ah) Rizelya’s mare
Lighzel – (Lie-zel) Blazel’s mare
Luchen - (Lou-chen) Eidstrun’s gelding
Tejen – (Tee-jen) Wisah's stallion
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angulete - (an-goo-le-te) a flying serpent found in the swamps, a twisted, venomous beast
baethor - (bae-thor) a predator in the Deep Mountains, with leathery wings, sharp tusks, pug noses, and pointy ears
billocks - a wild, large herd beast
boyo – an affection term Maheli uses for the young boys under her command
brecha - (bray-cha) one of the symbiotic pair of monsters collectively called the Malvers monsters; they have large heads made up mostly of a mouth full of teeth and large nostrils
chedan - (chay-dan) a measure of time; made up of eight days
Chelar - (chay-lar) the smallest moon, it takes eight days for a full cycle and is the measure for a chedan
ducorns - a type of antelope with two twisty horns
helbraught (hell-brac-kt) – the magical halberd type blades the women use to fight the monsters; the wooden staff is the height of the woman with a 16"-24" inch blade made from helstrim attached to the end.
helstrablades – (hell-stra-blades) knives made from helstrim but not keyed to any type of magic
helstramiester - masters of the helstrim alloy
helstrim - (hell-strim) a special alloy that accepts and holds magic, used to make helstrablades and helbraught blades
jallopitar - (ja-lop-ih-tar) a reptilian swamp predator, full of teeth, heavily muscled, long body with spikes along its back and nose
janack - (jan-ack) one of the symbiotic pair of monsters collectively called the Malvers monsters; they have ten tentacles and a large maw
jedash bushes – (jay-dash) a plant resistant to monster toxins and cools the area around them
jelehan – (jay-lay-han) a throwing game using sticks of varying lengths with colored bands
kehani flowers - (kay-han-ee) the flowers of the kehani tree are sacred to The Goddess and are used by the Priestess in the Temples, as perfume and incense
Kelar - (kay-lar) the largest moon, it takes sixty-four days for a full cycle and is the measure for a lunadar
keshe - (kay-she) a board game of strategy that can be played with as few as two players or up to ten players; the more players added the more complicated the game becomes
Lairheim - the main continent of the plant. It is broken up into eight Provinces, which are divided into eight territories. The provinces are: Strunlair, Ledonlair, Andranlair, Posanlair, Haaslair, Dehanronlair, Ronanlair, and Keistanlair.
lengo - (len-go) a sweet-smelling herb found in the swamps; the leaves stop bleeding and the boiled roots fight infection, especially when caused by swamp creatures
lunadar - (loon-a-dar) a measure of time; a month is made up of eight chedans with a total of sixty-four days. There are eight lunadars in a year
marsh ragtile tree - a fruit tree found in the swamps - but only where there is fresh water and no malignant pools of magic are around
mehelis – (may-hel-es) a swear word
milcron - a measure of time; roughly a minute
mookti - (mook-tee) an early ripening spring berry that is sweet, dark purple, and grows in small clusters
multa - a pack animal with cloven, platter-like feet able to carry heavy loads
narhili – (nar-hee-lee) also called narhili beasts, predators that live in the swamps during the day and hunt the surrounding area at night
octar - (ock-tar) measure of time; there are a total of sixteen octars in a day with eight octars between midnight and mid-day and back
oyt – a nonsensical term used to activate the fire arrows.
paether - (pae-ther) a dog-like predator. It has mottled gray short fur, a long, lean body
sabertiger - a large white and black striped feline, with long tusks and claws found only in the Deep Mountains
sheadash – (shea-dash) a type of stone that repels and negates any malignant magic. The Malvers monsters can’t cross it and so it is used for building and roads.
skeaeter - (skae-ter) a large insectoid carnivorous predator
snelks - a grub which eats rotten matter
taevo – (tay-vo) a stimulating drink made from the leaves and berries of the taeve bush
Zelar - (zay-lar) the middle moon, it takes thirty-two days for a full cycle
Also by Tora Moon:
The Malvers War
Ancient Enemies (Book 1)
Ancient Allies (Book 2)
The Scourge Incursion (Book 3)
Exile’s Vengeance (Book 4)
The Sentinels (an Urban Fantasy)
Awakening (Book 1) — forthcoming
Descent Into Darkness (Book 2) — forthcoming
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Acknowledgments
An author may sit alone at the computer, but no book is complete without help. My sister, Angelique Conger, is my greatest supporter, cheerleader, and encourager. She encourages me to keep going, to keep writing, and get my stories into the world. My editor, Amy Maddox, helped to make this story better and I can’t thank her enough. To my beta readers, Angelique Conger and Kelly Young, my thanks for reading my story and giving me input that helped me tell a better story. And especially to my daughter, Sasha Robertson, you have made me become a better person by being your parent. I couldn’t have asked for a more amazing daughter.
Thank you to all the authors I’ve had the pleasure of reading their stories
and making me want to tell my own. Without story, this world would be a much poorer place.
To all my readers, thank you for spending time with my stories and letting me be a part of your life. I hope you love them as much I loved writing them.
Bright Blessings
About the Author
Tora Moon writes all genres of fantasy and especially loves to write stories which allow the reader to journey into worlds full of magic and escape their ordinary lives for a time. Mythology, folklore, and ancient cultures and religions fascinate her and find their way into her stories.
Besides reading some of her hobbies are sewing, crocheting, and making wire wrapped jewelry. Her love of travel has taken her to several countries and saw her living in an RV for several years. She makes her home in the southwestern desert with her feline companion.
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Ancient Allies; The Malvers War Book 2
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