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    Abellio
    Abellio
    Abellio
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    Abellio

    By Ryan Clarke

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    With his home in ashes and the blood of his people staining the snow, the hero Abellio must leave the peaceful life he knew and venture into the world of men to avenge those he loved.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRyan Clarke
    Release dateAug 30, 2013
    ISBN9781301632213
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      Book preview

      Abellio - Ryan Clarke

      By Ryan.A.Clarke

      A short story of Akuver

      Abellio

      Published by Ryan Clarke 

      Copyright © 2013 by Ryan Clarke

      Smashwords edition

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold. 

      A cub

      Hidden in the furthest southern reaches of Akuver, across The Frozen sea, lies the land of Tarkesh. A mountainous land that no man has ever set foot upon, covered in unrelenting snow and ice during the Long winter.

      Mountains veer in all directions, broken only by the deep winding valleys, filled with forests of snow-tipped fir tree.

      It is a bitter land, harsh and unforgiving to the few that dwell there and merciless to those who do not.

      Many tribes call this land home, their language unknown as well as their customs and traditions, they are referred to as Bearlords. A hardy folk, three times the size of any man, often thought of as barbaric and brutish and in most texts referred to as savages though little is known of them.

      Only one has ever dared venture out from the frozen tundras, across the sea to the land of man.

      Abellio was born in Droken, a village in the shadow of the mountain called Valgu, nestled between miles upon miles of ancient forest. Beyond which the land grows bleak until you reach the storm-wracked Frozen sea.

      His father Andor and mother Beyla named him Abellio after the brightest shining star in the southern sky.

      The boy grew slowly, always smaller than the other children his age yet the most adventurous, eager to learn and fearless. It is common for parents to refer to their children as cubs, when they grow a man is called a boar while a woman is called a sow.

      During his first years of life he did what all cubs do, weaving and sowing with the sows though his mother could get little work from him.

      Often enough he was found playing outside, away from the others or exploring the out-skirts of the forest. Keen to learn but wise enough not to venture far by himself.

      He was taught the southern runes by his mother and with her guidance so too did he learn speech and song.

      When time had passed and he had grown through several seasons, Andor took the boy from his mother. Andor was a silent man, his voice rarely heard though when he spoke, he spoke with purpose.

      Abellio spent his days working beside his father, herding the cattle of the tundras.

      The days were long and laborious, often enough the cattle were lead to the river, a thin slit of water that cascaded from the mountains. If there was little water then the cattle were led for miles to where the brittle stalks of grass grew.

      A bear lord is called that because when a boy becomes a man, he must choose a bear to be his companion. In turn, his bear must choose him.

      Kuma was Andor's bear, a large grizzly of black fur, proud and noble yet not without his charms.

      They both sat, Abellio at the front and Andor behind, in Kuma's saddle.

      The boy liked sitting atop the bear, the warm black fur which he ran his hands through, the powerful strides it took as though strutting like a peacock. He longed for the day he would be granted his companion.

      The summer passed, with it came winter, the days grew darker and the cold grew fierce. The herders retired at this time, they placed their cattle in pens beside the huts and spent their days sheltering inside by the fires warmth, away from the wilderness of the tundra where evil creatures hunted.

      Time went slowly, the winters turned to summers for there is no spring nor autumn upon the land of Tarkesh. The seasons passed until Abellio was old enough to learn from his father, a gifted blacksmith, how to work with metal.

      To bend and shape and forge, creating weapons for hunting and armor for protection, using the forge and anvil.

      Abellio had a talent with metal, he spoke to it in a way that made even the dullest piece of wrought iron shine. His father smiled upon his progress, proud that his son had such an enthusiasm. Abellio never had the heart to tell him that it was the warmth that drew his attention, the forging was

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