Alchemist Arcanist (The Alchemist Book 5) by Dan Michaelson & D.K. Holmberg

Author:Dan Michaelson & D.K. Holmberg [Michaelson, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2021-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Sam stood in the middle of his room within the tolath tower, wondering if it might be one of the last times that he came here. He hadn’t been in this room in quite some time, partly because he had been preoccupied with the responsibilities within the alchemy tower, and partly because he didn’t feel he was welcome here. There weren’t many students on this floor, as there weren’t many students within the tolath tower to begin with, but he still felt a sense of unease.

“Finally came back, did you?”

Sam spun to see James in the doorway. He had to hold on to the source in order for him to see the boy clearly, otherwise everything was a bit of a blur. James did not hold on to the arcane arts, though, not with so many others within the Academy who did. He stood and looked around the inside of Sam’s room but said nothing.

“I’m getting ready to leave,” Sam said.

James nodded slowly. “I had wondered when it would come. I guess I didn’t think it would be so soon.”

“We don’t know how much time we have.”

And he didn’t how much time he had. His room was little more than a bed, a table, and a chest where his few belongings were stored. At least, it had been. Ever since he’d taken up space within the alchemy tower, he hadn’t kept much here at all. There was no real purpose for him to hold much here.

“Has it gotten so bad?”

“It’s complicated,” Sam said.

“So complicated that you haven’t been able to check and see if I could get access to the alchemy tower?”

James didn’t bother to hide the hurt in his voice, and Sam didn’t think there was much that he could say, anyway.

“Everything has been complicated ever since Joiner disappeared.”

James tensed. “You didn’t tell me that.”

Hadn’t he?

Maybe Sam had been preoccupied with everything else and had neglected to share that with James. “He was abducted. That’s why I have to go. I think I might be able to help find him.”

But it was more than finding Joiner. It was helping himself, though he wasn’t sure how to tell James that.

Might, though, was increasingly unlikely. These days, Sam didn’t even know if he would have any ability to go after Joiner. He didn’t know if he would be able to summon the kind of power that was needed in order for him to attack if the Nighlan were to target them.

“You aren’t telling me something,” James said and shrugged. “I’ve gotten accustomed to that, Sam. I can see it in your eyes. You’re good at so many different things but hiding things from me in particular isn’t something that you are particularly skilled at.”

“Because I don’t like to do it,” Sam said softly.

“Then don’t.”

Sam glanced to the door, and then he pushed it closed. “I’ve told you so much already,” he said. “Something happened. The Nighlan attacked Chasten’s shop. You were there and saw that, but when we went back, Joiner was abducted.

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