'Til Kingdom Come by Evangeline Anderson

Author:Evangeline Anderson [Anderson, Evangeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, SciFi/Fantasy
ISBN: 9781607378143
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Goodreads: 8418863
Publisher: Loose Id
Published: 2010-06-06T12:00:00+00:00

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Evangeline Anderson

“There is that,” Thrain admitted, but he was far from believing that their destinies, however intertwined or foreordained, had anything to do with a centuriesold legend. He cut a slice of bread and began slathering it with butter. “Well, let us hope we meet a less tragic end than Lorik and Sandor, then.”

“I hope so. It‟s all very troubling.” Elias sank down at the table and cut his own slice from the loaf. But though he was liberal with his use of both butter and honey, Thrain could see he was not really enjoying the excellent bread.

“Look,” he said before taking another sip of milk. “I know all seems hopeless now, but I feel we‟re on the right path. When you learn to control your magic—”

Elias rounded on him. “That‟s what‟s so troubling. I was thinking—hoping—

that what we had to do last night was a onetime occurrence. But if the book is right… There was one passage especially, I…” He trailed off, shaking his head. Thrain wiped his fingers carefully and picked up the book again. “Where exactly is this oh-so-troubling passage,” he murmured, flipping pages until he found another underlined part he hadn‟t read. “Oh yes. Therefore did Lorik hold Sandor to him closely, for the magik was too much and would have torn Sandor apart, else he did. Lorik‟s touch calmed the wild beaste of magik in Sandor‟s breast, and he helped to tame it with the pleasure of his hand.”

“You see?” Elias said, and his voice carried more than a trace of bitterness this time. “I must submit to you if I am ever to control that which resides within me.”

“You find my touch that repulsive, do you?” Thrain shot him a level glance, and Elias had the grace to blush.

“You know I do not,” he murmured, looking down. “It‟s just… I always longed for magic of my own. But I never dreamed that when I got it, I would be tied to someone else, dependent on them to help me control it.”

“I am sorry it should be so distressing to you,” Thrain said quietly. “And sorry that I am the one you must be tied to.” He looked at the half loaf of bread that was still steaming on the table and looked away again. Elias‟s admission had taken away his appetite.

“Thrain—” Elias‟s golden eyes were troubled.

“Never mind that now.” Thrain shook his head briskly. He picked up another piece of bread and forced himself to take a bite he didn‟t want. “Moaning and morbid details aside, I think your finding these books—or this one at least—is most fortuitous.” He tapped the ancient leather cover of the book about Lorik and Sandor.

“Oh? How so?” Elias took another bite of bread as well, though he still didn‟t look as though he was enjoying it.

“It‟s shown us how to proceed. How to go about taming your magic,” Thrain pointed out.

“I thought you didn‟t set much store in old legends.” Elias frowned.

“Just because I don‟t believe we are truly Lorik and Sandor come again doesn‟t mean I don‟t think the entire legend is useless.

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