Guardian Academy 2: Prisoner Of Magic (The Mystery Of The Four Corners) by Maria Amor

Author:Maria Amor [Amor, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-14T05:00:00+00:00

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Dylan looked up from his Literature reading as he heard someone at the door to his cell. He wasn’t sure how long he’d been trapped, but he’d eaten enough meals to think that it had been several days, at least—maybe a week. He listened more carefully; it felt too soon to be another meal handed into him by an anonymous servant—he’d managed to grab one by the arm and at least get the explanation that they were just a member of someone’s household staff—so this meant that something interesting might actually be happening.

The sounds of the locks turning over seemed to come from both parts of the door: upper and lower. Dylan sat up in his bed and made an effort to smooth his hair without being entirely certain why. Why do I need to impress whoever this is? But he felt a little stronger, presenting an alert, focused appearance.

The door opened just enough to admit a person, and Dylan watched intently as a stranger entered his cell. The woman was maybe forty—somewhere around the same age of his parents, at least—with red-tinged dark hair and golden-colored eyes. Fire-aligned. Dylan stood, setting his book aside. “I’d welcome you to my room, but I’m not sure it’s actually mine,” Dylan said.

“For the time being, think of it as yours,” the woman said. She looked him up and down. “You’re looking pretty well, Dylan.”

“If I’m trapped in this room for much longer, with all the food you’re sending in, I’m going to start looking pretty fat,” Dylan countered.

“You’ll be able to exercise once I’m sure I can trust my security measures,” the woman said. “Oh—I should introduce myself. My name is Bernadette.” Dylan shrugged.

“I can’t really say that I’m pleased to meet you,” he said. “I mean, you’re holding me in this stupid cell.” Bernadette grinned.

“There’s a good reason for that—but you’ll figure it out soon enough,” she said. She sat on the edge of his bed and Dylan wished that he had more than a bedside table and a dresser for furniture; he didn’t like the woman sitting on his bed, and didn’t like being forced to stand while she was at ease.

“I don’t suppose you plan on telling me.”

“Of course not,” the woman said, shaking her head. “But I thought that by now you’re probably getting a little stir-crazy. Your other friends certainly were. But then, the air-aligned are always so needy about social interaction.”

“I’m probably going to get through a year’s worth of lessons in record time,” Dylan said. “Other than that…” he shrugged again. He didn’t want this woman to know how worried he was about Julia; how much he felt like a failure, leaving her to her own devices, her own defense, every day that passed.

“We’ll find things to keep you occupied,” Bernadette said. “Of course, we have to pretty firmly restrict your abilities—can’t have you breaking free—but we plan to return you to your parents, eventually, in just as good a shape as you came to us in.

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