Then one day, not long after the celebration marking the end of the war, Merlin and Kyla received a letter from Queen Willow. She had been pregnant after all. She bore a boy and named him Sebring after his father. He would rule the Southern Isles when he reached manhood. An invitation to his naming ceremony had been included in the letter.
She also told them about the boats full of men, women and children who had arrived in the Southern Isles, seeking a new life. Once again the sound of children’s laughter rang throughout the kingdom. Never again would the Southern Isles seal themselves off from other lands.
When Kyla read the message she shed bitter tears for Sebring and for all the soldiers who’d not come home from the war. She sent a prayer of thanks to Mistral for sending her Merlin and that night, after she put Willow to bed, she put on her sexiest robe and celebrated the end of the war and the beginning of a new life with her elf husband, Merlin.
The End
About the Author
Samantha Winston is the pen name for Jennifer Macaire, an American freelance writer/illustrator. She was born in Kingston, NY, and lived in Samoa, California, and the Virgin Islands before moving to France. She attended Parsons school of design for fine art, and Palm Beach Junior College for art and English literature. She worked for five years as a model for Elite. Married to a professional polo player, she has three children.
After settling in France, she started writing full time and published short stories in such magazines as Polo Magazine, PKA’s Advocate, The Bear Deluxe, Nuketown, The Eclipse, Anotherealm, Linnaean Street, Inkspin, Literary Potpourri, Mind Caviar and the Vestal Review. One of her short stories was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. In June 2002 she won the 3am/Harper Collins flash fiction contest for her story ‘There are Geckos’.
Samantha welcomes comments from readers. You can find her website and email address on her author bio page at www.ellorascave.com.
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