Legends of Lasniniar Lion's Pride coverLegends of Lasniniar: Lion’s Pride

Series: The World of Lasniniar

Half human. Half feline. All warrior.

Her very existence a crime, Nofret lives in a hidden refugee village—safe from the magic and might of the Lion Folk who rule the island in the name of their cruel goddess.

But Nofret grows tired of hiding. She yearns to do something more. Surely her fighting and tracking skills can serve a greater purpose?

Her noble heart can accept nothing less.

A stand-alone origin story adventure from the far-flung reaches of the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series by Jacquelyn Smith.

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Lion's Pride Excerpt

Nofret slashed at an imaginary enemy with her dagger. The razor-sharp blade whistled through the air. She tightened her clawed fingers around the hilt and changed the direction of her attack midstroke with dazzling speed. Her breath came easily, even though a sheen of sweat was forming beneath her golden fur. A band of dark blue fabric tied around her brow kept it from trickling down into her eyes.

The morning was wearing on, and the heat of the golden disc of Re was beating down on her shoulders. A fine dust filtered through the air, stirred by her movement across the training yard in the heart of the refugee village. Her whiskers twitched as the dust tickled her nose and dried her mouth.

She ignored all these discomforts and continued her barrage against the only enemy that was a match for her now that Ani was away—her own shadow. Her slitted, blue eyes narrowed.

I should have gone with him.

She shoved the thought aside with a snarl as she lashed out again with her dagger. It was hardly the first time the words had taunted her, and she knew it wouldn’t be the last.

She had practically begged Ani to take her with him on his latest secret mission, but he had refused. Her stomach clenched at the memory.

“I need someone to stay here and keep an eye on the village,” he had said. 

“But Thu will be here.” Nofret had done her best to keep the pleading tone from her voice.

Ani gave a rueful shake of his head. “Thu is not the warrior you are.” He had reached out to ruffle the fur between her pointed ears—a gesture she only tolerated from him and Ineni.

At the time, the praise had been enough to placate her. After all, she was the best warrior of the followers of the cat goddess Bastet, aside from Ani. Thu was his mate, and the entire village respected her. The former royal slave woman was no stranger to battle—none of the followers of the cat goddess could afford to be. But Thu only fought when needed, usually in defense of others, or at her beloved Ani’s side.

And so Nofret had watched Ani go, with a small group of trusted warriors.

She didn’t know exactly what their mission was, but she suspected it was the usual—a rendezvous with escaped slaves from Lion’s Hame, or perhaps even an organized uprising, designed to provide a distraction and raise awareness in the city of the human’s and half-breed’s plight.

Not that the Lion Folk would ever admit that half-breeds existed.

[Copyright © Jacquelyn Smith, 2021]

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