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    Bearskin
    Bearskin
    Bearskin
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    Bearskin

    By Tannara Young

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    Re-set the fantasy world of Idhua, the classic Brothers Grimm’s tale of a soldier’s deal with the devil, becomes the tale of Henrick trying to survive the failure of his magical implants after the fall of the Ocillian Empire and the end of their elite mage-warriors, known as the Padronelle. Believing the world will never accept him, Henrick is surprised to discover that he can find a home, even while wrapped in a magical bearskin for seven years ... only to have it threatened by the very magician who helped him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTannara Young
    Release dateAug 5, 2017
    ISBN9781370884865
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    Tannara Young

    Tannara Young is the creator of the world of Idhua: fourteen kingdoms surrounding a vast magical forest. She writes short fiction and novels exploring the people, landscapes and magic of Idhua. Her work has also appeared in The Mythic Circle, The Great Tomes Series and at NewMyths.com. Tannara lives in central California on the coast of the wild Pacific Ocean, near the majestic redwood forests. When she is not writing, she loves to take long walks through these inspiring landscapes, dreaming up her next tale.

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      Bearskin - Tannara Young

      BEARSKIN:

      A Retelling of the Grimm’s Fairy Tale

      By Tannara Young

      Copyright 2017 by Tannara Young

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to purchase their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer.

      Thank you for your support.

      Cover photo by Tannara Young; designed by Linnaea Boone-Mays; model Samuel Richie.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Dedication and Acknowledgements

      Bearskin

      About the Author

      Other Works by Tannara Young

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to Patrick and Sarah.

      Thank you for your friendship and generosity.

      Acknowledgements

      I also want to thank Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, for all the tales they collected, from the familiar to the obscure, and for their contributions to the preservation and study of folklore.

      In addition, I want to thank E. Liana Johnson, my Tuesday-night writing buddy; my editor, Laurel Ornitz, for chasing down my wandering commas; and Linnaea Boone-Mays (designer) and Samuel Ritchie (model), for their work on the lovely cover image.

      BEARSKIN

      At the sound of a twig snapping, Henrick crouched. He eased his long hunting knife out of its sheath and listened. Dry leaves rustled on the other side of the bushes.

      Soft footfalls approached. Automatically, Henrick tried to activate the magical enhancements on his right eye and ear, so he could sense the target better, but the magic was broken. The dissonance from the warped spell screeched inside his head. He dropped the knife and slapped his hands to his ears. Blood dribbled from his nose, as a pulse of intense heat shot down the veins of sylphyl, the Empire’s precious alloy of silver and a magical metal, enclosing his body. His knees buckled.

      His two young nieces rounded the bushes and screamed as they came upon them. Henrick gasped as the sound reverberated in his head. They turned and fled back toward the house, still screaming.

      Henrick clenched his hands into the soil as the web that had once offered magical protection now wrapped him in searing pain. He breathed, in and out, in and out, trying to focus the warped power out of his body and ground it in earth.

      The shriek inside his head died enough for him to hear someone running down the path. Training and experience urged him to stand, to grab the knife, and be ready to fight, but a renewed surge of pain pinned him down.

      His brother, Alben, burst from behind the bushes, holding an iron shod staff, ready to swing. In his other hand, he held the glass dagger Henrick had once given him, along with a secret, that glass was the only material that could cut him through the spells.

      Damn it, Henrick! Alben shouted, his brow drawn in an angry frown. The fading magic reverberated through his voice, sticking the shards of sound like nails into Henrick’s head. You attacked Adela and Lissy? Are you insane? he said.

      I didn’t attack anyone, Henrick replied, his teeth gritted. They startled me.

      You drew your knife on two little girls! Alben said, pointing at the fallen blade. And your marks are glowing green. I’m not an idiot, Henrick. You tried to use your enhancements.

      It was instinct. You know they failed, Henrick said, closing his eyes. Little spots of light danced against his closed lids. But I wouldn’t have hurt them.

      Can you promise there’s not even the tiniest chance of that?

      Henrick was silent because they both knew that he could not.

      Alben sheathed the dagger, took out a handkerchief, and wiped his brow. Look, he said, "you’re my brother. That’s why I took you in after...when you came home. But I can’t do

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