Accidental Mage: Book Three in the LitRPG Accidental Traveler Adventure by Jamie Davis & C.J. Davis

Author:Jamie Davis & C.J. Davis [Davis, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MedicCast Productions
Published: 2017-12-25T22:00:00+00:00

19

The next morning after breakfast, Hal, Kay, and Toby stood on the street staring at a house that looked much like all the others next to it.

“That's the place,” Toby said. If it is the same guy, then he is hiding in the shed to the rear of that fisherman's cottage.”

“How do you want to handle this, Hal?” Kay asked.

“I think I should go in there alone. If Theran saw me when I was there in my vision, perhaps he will recognize me, and I can tell him I don't mean him any harm. It's the best plan I have. The last thing I want it is for him to start lobbing fireballs at me.”

“Nobody wants that, Hal,” Kay agreed. “A fire in this part of town would spread quickly to every house in the neighborhood.”

“You and Toby stay here. With luck, I'll be right back.”

Hal grabbed his staff and crossed the street to the cottage. He considered knocking on the front door but changed his mind and started around to the back of the house. When he turned the corner into the backyard, Hal bumped into Theran coming the out from the rear of the cottage.

Theran looked even worse this time than he did before. His face was drawn and gaunt and he seemed even thinner, his clothes hanging off his rail-thin figure. Hal raised his hand in greeting. The other man flinched, mistaking the gesture for an attack. He fired off a jet of flame from his fingertips at Hal's head.

Hal ducked under the attack, but not before the flames singed his eyebrows. He threw up is ice shield, catching the remainder of the flame attack on the disc of ice he held in front of him.

“Easy does it, pal. I'm just here to talk.”

“Who are you? You're working for the Emperor. There aren't any free ice mages left since they captured Ragnar.”

Hal hadn’t heard about Ragnar's capture but now wasn’t the time to ask for details or find out how Theran knew about it.

“I'm Hal Dix. Tildi sent me. I'm the guy she brought here to fight the Emperor. I need your help.”

The other man relaxed and put his hand down, so Hal released the ice shield, too, letting the disc of ice dissipate into the air between them.

“Don't tell me you believe all of that crap Tildi has been feeding you about the prophecy and everything? You aren’t destined to save the world. There's nothing you or anyone else can do at this point to stop the Emperor from taking everything for himself. It's over.”

“Then why don't you just turn yourself in? I think you're hiding because you hope there's a way out.”

“So what if I am hiding? If I turn myself in to Emperor Kang’s hunters, I'll end up in a prison cell, a dungeon, or worse. Hiding out in this backward fishing town is better than any of those options.”

“I don't know about that. Have you seen yourself lately? Frankly, you look horrible.”

Theran started

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