(eng) Jonathan Moeller - Cloak Games 09 by Blood Cast

Author:Blood Cast [Cast, Blood]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7: Sibling Rivalry

We slipped into the carpeted hallway, and the chill of the air conditioning hit me like a slap in the face. I started to shiver despite my sweater and coat, and I took a moment to run through the mental exercises Murdo had taught me. After a moment, my mind relaxed enough that I no longer felt so cold, and I took a deep breath.

“You okay?” murmured Vander.

“Not really,” I said, “but my leg doesn’t hurt any longer.”

The doors to the rooms that Rusk and Robert had claimed were closed, and I heard soft voices behind them. Likely Rusk and Jill and Robert and Alexandra were discussing what to do next, given that they had fallen in with a dangerous madwoman and her brother. Well, if they wanted to go, I wouldn’t stop them, but I had the beginnings of a plan in my head.

Lorenz knew that I was on to him, which meant he had to double down and grab Russell. Else I would kill him the next time I saw him. That, in turn, meant I had to hang around Russell’s usual haunts until Lorenz showed himself, and then I would kill him. It probably would be safest for the others to wait here until Murdo and I dealt with Lorenz.

I heard voices coming from the waiting room, and I came to a stop, listening. Vander drew breath to speak. I lifted a finger to my lips. Vander rolled his eyes but didn’t say anything.

“You should talk to her,” came Murdo’s voice.

“Well, yeah,” answered Russell. “But…it’s hard, you know? I haven’t seen or heard from her in a year, and then she walks into Mr. Vander’s clinic and starts blowing up orcs. That kind of magic…if she had been able to do that last year, those Archons wouldn't have been able to threaten us. She could have killed them all before Lord Morvilind showed up.”

“Then it’s good she’s on your side,” said Murdo.

“Yeah,” said Russell.

I blinked a few times. Why was Russell confiding in Murdo? They had just met. I trusted Murdo, but why would Russell trust him? More to the point, why would Murdo trust Russell? He hadn’t known I had a brother until an hour ago.

“But what happened to her?” said Russell.

“I don’t know,” said Murdo. “Something did, I’m sure of it. Humans don’t have the kind of magical power that she does. We just don’t. Something happened that gave her that power, and I don’t think it was pleasant.”

“She never told you?” said Russell.

“No,” said Murdo. “Based on some of the things she’s said, I think it was something to do with the Inquisition. And whatever it was, it screwed up both her memory and her perception of time and pain. Occasionally she’ll say something happened a lot longer ago than it really did, and I’ve seen her forget how to do simple things from time to time. And when she’s hurt, she’ll just ignore pain that should incapacitate her.”

I grimaced. Was I that obvious?

“Do you think she had a stroke or something?” said Russell.

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