Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver) by Hiatt Bill

Author:Hiatt, Bill [Hiatt, Bill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult fantasy
Published: 2013-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10: A TWIST OF FATE?

The next morning was interesting, to say the least. Stan looked as if he hadn’t really slept. I guessed that his faerie didn’t easily take no for an answer either, and it may have taken him quite a while to figure out how to get rid of her. Of course, he might have not had any sleep precisely because he didn’t get rid of her, but Stan had more will-power than people gave him credit for, and he seemed more worn-out than guilty. He let me examine him to make sure David was still pretty well submerged, and he seemed to be, though the connections I had forged between them were fraying somewhat. Once I got Carla back to herself, I needed to spend time reinforcing Stan’s fragile equilibrium.

As soon as he saw me, Dan looked me in the eye and said, “Don’t worry—I didn’t betray Eva,” as if that was going to be my first thought. Well, perhaps it would have crossed my mind at some point. Apparently he too had a struggle last night, or I doubted he would have brought the subject up at all.

As for the others, Khalid was developing a perpetually amazed expression, but he evidently looked young enough that his faerie had not tried to talk him into having sex. Shar and Carlos were poker-faced, but Gordy seemed much happier than he should have under the circumstances. Of course, being a teenage guy, he could have been trying to create the impression that something happened that didn’t. Yeah, I know, it’s strange, but it happens more than you can imagine. I could easily have figured out what had happened to each of them last night with a little probing, but I seldom poked around in people’s minds unless I had to, so the mystery of whether Gordy did or didn’t would have to remain a mystery.

After a brief but incredibly satisfying faerie breakfast, Gwynn led us out into the courtyard, which was now flooded with a misty early morning sunshine. Gwynn had clearly had his sorcerers working since before daybreak, or perhaps even all night, and a large patch of ground was covered with mystical symbols in faintly glowing gold ink. Four points projected from roughly equidistant spots around the circular edge of the design, making me think of compass points. In the center of the design, Carla’s bed had been placed, and the two faerie healers stood on either side of the bed, watching Carla intently.

“The pattern on the ground is intended to amplify our magic,” Gwynn explained. “One of us will stand at each point during the casting. Your men and some of mine will circle us for protection, though we almost certainly won’t need it here.”

“Isn’t there one point too many?” I asked.

Gwynn chuckled a little. “You at one, me at one, Viviane at one, and I have a special guest. Ah, here she comes now.”

Gwynn waved in the general direction of the keep. I could

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