Bitter Wind (Death's Handmaiden Book 2) by Niall Teasdale

Author:Niall Teasdale [Teasdale, Niall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic school, school, adventure, magic, sorcerer, sci-fi, action, fantasy, sorcery, sorceress
Published: 2020-03-29T04:00:00+00:00

Part Three: When Life Gives You Lemons

Shinden Alliance School of Sorcery, Shinden, Clan Worlds Alliance, 235/11/6.

‘More weird weather last night,’ Rochester said. He sat down beside Melissa at the refectory table, but he kept more distance between them than he used to. It was lunchtime on the second day of school after the holiday; everyone was about as enthused about school as they could get.

‘Unpredicted storm in the Ishikawa Archipelago,’ Nava said. ‘The fourth unexpected meteorological event in the last seven days.’

‘There were casualties this time. Three people died due to various weather-related accidents.’

‘All Ishikawas,’ Mitsuko said, nodding. ‘They’re not a large family. More or less all of them live on those islands.’

‘And Dana Hillam killed one of them,’ Nava said. ‘It’s not their year. You haven’t seen anything suggesting any action’s being taken, Chess?’

Rochester shook his head. ‘Nothing.’

‘I’ll ask my father,’ Mitsuko said.

‘I suppose I could ask–’ Nava began.

‘By the stars, you’re perfect!’ Everyone at the table turned to look at the speaker who had appeared near Nava and was now staring intently at her with a huge grin on his face. You would not have necessarily described him as handsome, mainly because his face was dominated by a nose you could use to pick locks. He was mid-height and slim, with fairly short brown hair and eyes on the darker side of hazel. His eyebrows vied with his nose for facial domination and his mouth looked too wide for his jaw, though that might have been a function of the grin. It was the kind of grin you saw on predators after they have cornered some juicy prey. It was focused on Nava. And Nava – who was afraid of more or less nothing that was not a direct threat – was really not sure what to do with it.

Mitsuko came to her rescue. ‘Terence Daniau, what are you talking about?’

‘You know this guy?’ Nava asked.

‘Terence Daniau Orlando. He’s in the Drama Club. As I recall, he’s the director of their production this year.’

‘Okay… What am I perfect for, Terence Daniau?’

‘Yuki, the Ice Queen, obviously,’ Terence replied. ‘Tell me you can act, sweet lady of my dreams!’

‘You want me to–’

‘She can act, Terence,’ Mitsuko said. ‘I’m not sure acting in your play is right for her…’

‘It’s definitely–’

‘But she’s perfect!’ Terence exclaimed. ‘We wouldn’t even need a wig! I’ve seen her around, obviously, and she always has that calm, cool demeanour. It’s perfect for the character.’

Nava was beginning to get a little annoyed. Not that you could necessarily tell. ‘I’m really not–’

‘The role calls for more than just that,’ Mitsuko said. She paused and Nava opened her mouth to continue her refusal. ‘I think you should do it, Nava.’

‘Have you met me?’ Nava asked.

‘Yes, and I think you could do the role justice. I think you could give an exceptional performance, in fact.’

‘Performance. Exactly. Performing and acting are not the same thing.’

‘Are you saying that you can’t counterfeit emotions?’

There was a sparkle in Mitsuko’s eyes. Traitor! ‘I can if I need to, but that still doesn’t mean I can perform on stage.

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