A Kingdom Rises
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Three more wing beats, and that light would disappear from her vision.
Two wing beats.
One.
The far-off light melted into the sunset and was gone. Theeta flew on. She was old. She was tired. But, like Toronia, she was at peace.
She was nearly home.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J. D . Rinehart is a pseudonym for author Graham Edwards. When he’s not writing, he can be found exploring castles, watching films, or hiking through the countryside with Sir Galahad, his pet Great Dane. He loves falconry and once raised a young falcon he found abandoned. He lives in Nottinghamshire, England.
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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