Alas De Cristal - Carol S. Brown.epub Apr 2026

Kaelen wrapped his arms around her waist, extending his massive, injured wings to catch the roaring rising wind. Lyra locked her crystal wings in a wide, rigid V-shape.

As she neared the ledge, she angled her wings. The crystals caught the dim, ambient light of the chasm, glowing fiercely. She flared her wings at the last possible second. CRACK. Alas de Cristal - Carol S. Brown.epub

Lyra ignored them. She unfurled her crystal wings. They felt heavy, a burden she had carried her entire life. But as she stared into the chasm, she realized something. The feathers of the others caught the wind like sails, making them helpless against the violent, swirling drafts. Her wings had no surface area to catch the wind—the air would pass right through the gaps of the crystal lattices, and the weight would give her the ballast she needed to drop straight through the storm. She didn't jump to fly. She jumped to fall. Kaelen wrapped his arms around her waist, extending

"The wind in this chasm is violent," Lyra said, her voice ringing with a newfound confidence. "Your feathers will act as our parachute. My weight will keep us from being smashed against the walls. Together, we can ride the updraft out." The crystals caught the dim, ambient light of