Please enjoy this excerpt from Kumasagi, Part 2: Kandargiri, available at Amazon.



In Solgaran’s house, Padir sat with crossed legs while Bal applied extra tari oil to his scarred shoulders and back. Sopan was eager to help, so they let him rub the oil over his father’s arm.

“I want to bring Sopan down there this time,” Padir said.

“No,” Bal said gruffly behind him.

“I want him to see the first flight.”

“I want to go!” Sopan said.

“He can see the second flight, and many more of ‘em after,” Bal said to Padir.
“Let’s make sure you survive the first one, right?”

“What does ‘survive’ mean?” Sopan said.

Bal grumbled to himself for letting that slip.

Padir patted Sopan’s head. “It means I’m going to fly hundreds of times, and you’ll get to see it hundreds of times. And someday you’ll get to fly, too.”

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The Kumasagi Fantasy Saga

Kumasagi, Part 1: Destin
Kumasagi, Part 2: Kandargiri
Kumasagi, Part 3: Wife