Priest (Ratcatchers #1)

by Matthew Colville

The creature’s head turned this way and that, orienting to what, Heden didn’t know. Until it faced Heden and Taethan and its mouth opened and the thing convulsed like it was shouting. There was no sound. It was still at least a mile away. Heden watched as the sheer force of the creature’s report caused the surface of the lake to ripple outward. When the bow of the disturbance reached Heden and Taethan, they heard a clarion call wash over them. Like the sound of a thousand trumpets blowing. It blew Heden and Taethan’s hair back and smelled of bark and flowers.