Demons of the Hunter (War of the Magi Book 2) by Stephen Allan

Author:Stephen Allan [Allan, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sypha Entertainment
Published: 2018-01-08T22:00:00+00:00

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Eric knew what three weeks felt like. He knew what long journeys could do to the body and to the mind.

But even still, when dusk settled on that first night, and the landscape had not changed at all, he began to wonder how quickly he’d become impatient.

Romarus, Roland, all of the magi had warned Eric and Artemia that the monsters would become more deadly. The vegetation would become more dangerous. The terrain would become less forgiving.

But so far, aside from the expected dragon sightings, it all looked the same.

Once the sun dipped beneath the horizon, Artemia held her hand up.

“We stay the night, taking turns on watch to make sure no predators come to us,” she said. “I’ll go first. Eric, you will go next. Romarus, finish.”

“No.”

Eric froze. He looked straight to Artemia, whose smile somehow seemed to broaden. What did she plan to do?

“You two need rest. I have slept plenty in my life. I do not need an extra few hours of sleep when death will give me more soon.”

Artemia registered surprise on her face, then gave a short chuckle.

“Is this what your internal magic can do?”

“Among other things,” Romarus said. “I could stay alive for quite some time if I wanted to, though my impact would not be as great as others who have used such magic. No, you two will need rest. I will hunt for my own food.”

“I’ll go with you,” Eric said suddenly.

He knew why he said it. He’d gotten desperate to get a moment away from Artemia. Her power, her drive, her unforgiving nature had become suffocating, to say nothing of the fact that he felt censored around her. Even if Romarus wouldn’t do so much as thank him for any help on the hunt, he at least would not have to censor himself around the elder.

“I’d rather save my rations if I can,” Eric added, trying to quell any suspicions from Artemia. “We don’t know if there will be game we can hunt further down.”

“You make your own decisions, Eric,” Artemia said. Left unsaid is that you’ll carry on without either of us. So what do you care about how we do?

Eric at least gave a grateful nod, his way of trying to stave off conflict, and walked with Romarus east toward the mountains. He followed the mage toward a wild boar about five hundred feet away, visible but probably not yet in attacking range yet.

“Thanks for coming,” Eric said. “I don’t know that I would’ve survived with just Artemia. She’s not exactly the inquisitive or loquacious type.”

“I have noticed,” Romarus said.

A pause came from him as he stared straight ahead, appearing to consider his next words carefully. Eric used the chance to examine the boar. If they killed it properly, it could supply meat for a good couple of days.

“Were there not three of you?”

He must have been at that meeting. He must have seen.

“At the start, yes,” Eric said. “But my mentor said he couldn’t fight in the good graces of the mission.

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