Bond Forger: A Legends of Lasniniar Short

Book excerpt: (Previously published as “Legends of Lasniniar: Bond Forger” by Jacquelyn Smith.) Barlo guards a secret. Only his best friend Iarion shares it, along with the rest of the Light Elves. No one else can ever know. Barlo’s secret keeps him apart from other dwarves. Even his own family. Memories of another time haunt him. He longs for a way to claim his identity. To be himself. …A hero of Lasniniar, capable of leaving Dwarvenhome to go on adventures. (With Iarion, of course.) But his secret acts as both a blessing and a curse. And the call to adventure proves too strong to deny. A stand-alone story of the infamous friends Barlo and Iarion from the Legends of Lasniniar fantasy series by the author of the Fatal Empire series, Jacquelyn Smith. (This adventure takes place between the World of Lasniniar novels Storm Rider and Wave Runners.)