A New Dawn- Complete series by Michael Anderle & Amy Hopkins

Author:Michael Anderle & Amy Hopkins [Anderle, Michael & Hopkins, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

They crossed the field quickly, Adeline’s cloak flapping in the breeze.

You’re Adeline’s guard, Julianne sent to Marcus. No matter what, get her back to Tahn safely.

What about you? Marcus thought.

I have Polly.

Marcus didn’t reply, figuring he should count his blessing that she had even brought a second fighter with them.

They approached the edge of the army with caution, slowing to a stop to gauge the situation.

“They’ve got the real soldiers on watch,” Marcus said. “Those guys will be harder to mess with.”

“Especially because about half have some kind of magical interference going on,” Julianne said. “Can we sneak past and enter from the back?”

They crept around, sticking to the shadows and staying close enough to see the sprawling mess of people, but not so close that they would be easily noticed, even without Julianne’s spell hiding them.

About halfway, Julianne jerked a hand up. Everyone froze. A man stumbled towards them, cursing at the uneven ground and lack of moonlight. “Bloody fools errand, this is,” he grumbled. “I’m not a fighter. I shouldn’t even be here.”

“That’s a mental magician,” she whispered.

She straightened and stepped forward, then leaned over to pull Polly’s sword from her scabbard. Lifting a finger to her lips and cautioning them to silence, Julianne quietly stepped up behind the man as he undid his pants.

When he was done pissing, he stumbled around to face Julianne. The sword she held was an inch from his eye.

He stepped past it without blinking. Julianne smiled and handed Polly back her weapon. Once he was a short distance away, Julianne said, “Sorry. Just making sure the spell is working.”

Bastian gave a nervous giggle. “Guess that means it is,” he said.

“You thought it might not?” Polly asked, head twitching back and forth as she watched for danger.

Julianne shrugged. “Usually, it’s fine. But with all these mystics running around with triple-layered shields, I didn’t want to find out the hard way.”

“Fair enough.” Polly waited for Julianne and Marcus to move back into the lead.

They finally spotted a small group of men sleeping on the grass, separated by a short distance from the main group.

“Start there,” Julianne said. “Adeline, are you ready?”

They walked over, staying quiet and waiting until a three-man patrol had passed by. Julianne whispered something. “I’ve taken off the disguise,” she whispered. “Say your piece and leave them with this.” She thrust a handful of jerky and fruit into Adeline’s hand, then stepped back.

Adeline approached the nearest man, shaking him awake gently. She pressed a hand to his mouth when he jerked up, then released it slowly.

“Hush,” she said quietly. “I can’t be seen by the others.”

“Who… Lady Adeline?” the man said, eyes wide in wonder. The distant bonfire reflected in his eyes as tears welled.

“Joseph, isn’t it?” Adeline said. “I met you, once. Your daughter goes to my father’s school. Her name is Jessie?”

“Yes.” Joseph gulped down a quiet sob. “Yes, Jessie’s my girl. But your father—”

“That creep is not my father,” she hissed. “His name is Rogan. He’s a magic user, a despicable man masquerading as Father and lying about me, too.

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