Review: A Cautionary Tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
Delphinia’s Willow by Lana Axe is a fantasy short story about a forest dryad and her encounter with a wizard.The willow dryad Delphinia awakes troubled one morning, and searches for the disruption that has unsettled her beloved forest. Her investigations uncover an elf wizard whose careless spells has harmed the plants and animals. The dryad rages at his indifference to the woods, but the gentle willow spirit can do nothing to harm the magician.The wizard casts a spell to stun Delphinia. He takes the kidnapped dryad to the stony city to auction off his prize to other magicians. A horrible surprise awaits the arrogant wizard when the forest dryad escapes.Delphinia’s Willow is a lovely little story that pits earth magic against a wizard. It reads like a cautionary tale for children, but adults would enjoy the dryad’s resolve to right a wrong and the creative outcome. The wizard’s fate especially made me smile. I look forward to reading more tales from this talented fantasy author, Lana Axe.