1. The Royal Wizard by MomsDarkSecret

Author:MomsDarkSecret [user]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Kieran sighed, but he smiled. "If you insist. But you don't have to come with me. You have work to do."

Edouard glanced involuntarily at his desk. Several stacks of papers awaited his attention. The epidemic and the assassination attempt had kept him distracted from his duties for the past few days. He made a face. "Yeah," he sighed. "Pretty soon, Graelin's going to lock me in to make sure I finish this."

Kieran climbed stiffly to his feet. "Then I'll leave you to it. I promise to go straight to my room and rest. Will you join me for dinner?"

"Of course." Kieran favored him with a gentle smile and limped out the door. Two guards fell into step behind him, leaving Edouard's bodyguards alone outside his door. Edouard chewed his lip for a moment. "Graelin!"

His secretary stepped through the still open door. "Yes, sire?"

"Tell Doctor Sefrin that I want sufficient doses of his medicine sent to Bright Isle to treat everyone there. Even though we've heard of no cases on the island, there's no point risking another outbreak."

"Yes, sire." Graelin's gaze dropped to Edouard's desk. "You've gotten a bit behind, sire."

"I know." Edouard scowled at the papers. "I'm going to get started on it right now."

"Very good." Graelin backed out the door, closing it with a soft click. Edouard sat down and pulled the largest stack of papers toward him. There was no point in dillydallying. But no matter how closely he focused on the papers, he could not stop his mind from returning to the sight of Kieran lying unconscious on the ground. He knew it was possible for wizards to die by expending all their strength in a spell, but he had never considered that it might happen to Kieran. The thought of losing Kieran made his skin cold. He reminded himself that Kieran had said he would not let himself be killed, but the back of his mind insisted on pointing out that Kieran would see a difference between dying in Edouard's service and being assassinated. For a moment, Edouard wished he had given Kieran permission to stay. But then he shook himself and forced his attention back to the work in front of him. His duties came first, no matter how much he wanted to sit with his arms around Kieran's sleeping form, letting the feel of Kieran's breathing and the warmth of his body remind him that he was still alive and at Edouard's side.

-o-o-o-o-o-oThe little lodge on the north shore of the lake had belonged to Imbario's wife. He had never cared for the place because the only way to reach it was by boat. It was also rather run down after years of neglect. He had only been there one time with his wife shortly after their marriage, and it had already been empty for years at that time. He did not recall ever having mentioned the lodge in Colwyn's presence. Therefore, Imbario was fairly sure no one knew about it. So, although he

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