From Blood and Magic by Dave Skinner

Author:Dave Skinner [Skinner, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780991896691
Publisher: Dave Skinner
Published: 2019-10-30T18:30:00+00:00

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Brayson could hear Nails snoring lightly in the other bed, but sleep was evading him. Meeting his father and his half-brother Shawn had shaken him thoroughly. He had wondered often about how a meeting with his father would go. In all his musings, he had never imagined a celebration. King Bray had ordered a meal and lots of wine—good wine—the best Nadian wine the inn had. He questioned Brayson about his mother and his life and appeared genuinely interested in all his answers. Eventually, they got around to what he and Nails had been doing and what their plans were.

“Nails has a problem controlling his magic,” he had told them. “We visited Crosstown to see if Adel could help him, and then when we travelled back to Gore we stopped to visit some friends who live on the reserve you and Ran set up for the goblins.”

“Was Adel able to help you, Nails?” Shawn had asked.

“No.” Nails shook his head. “We mentioned Ran, Manda and Garnock while we talked. The memories their names brought forth overwhelmed her, and she experienced a fit. I got her calmed down, but Fairchild forced us to leave Crosstown. He feared we would cause another episode. I understand she had been without them for a long time.”

“I feel sorry for Adel. I think the Mother used her poorly,” Bray had said.

“Do you know her, Father?” Shawn had asked. “You have never mentioned her.”

“There is much our father has not mentioned about his life,” Remi said.

Brayson could tell she was still upset about not being told about him. Bray had looked at her and known it also.

“There are things that I have never shared with you two,” Bray told them. “I had a life before the Destroyer War, but you have never asked about it. For your mother’s sake, I have never mentioned it. But, to answer your question, Shawn, yes, I knew Adel. We were lovers at one time. Perhaps I have never mentioned Adel because the memory pains me. I often feel that if I had not taken her from her village, she would not be the way she is now. She was drawn into Ran’s and my destiny.”

“As was everyone else, if what I have read is correct,” Shawn said. “You cannot escape your destiny. You taught me that, Father.”

“How do we know what our destiny is to be?” Nails had asked.

“I cannot answer that question,” Bray admitted. “Andoo Toran saw some of mine and Ran’s when he was freeing me from a spell that connected me to Mearistay. I think we will have to wait and see. The Mother is not always kind, but she is always secretive.”

“Maybe you should ask Andoo Toran when you see him, Nails,” Remi had said.

“Are you on your way to Delta?” Shawn asked.

“Yes,” Brayson had said, “after we visit my mother.”

“There is a chance I will see you there,” Shawn remarked. “I am going to see what scrolls they have regarding where we came from. I have read everything available in the libraries of the North Lake cities.

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