Healer's Touch by Amy Raby

Author:Amy Raby
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Warlock, Historical Romance, Science Fiction Romance, Magic, Paranormal Romance, Wizard, Love Story, Warlocks, Romance, Historical Paranormal Romance, Fantasy Romance, Wizards, Witches, Mages, Mage
Publisher: Amy Raby
Published: 2014-11-22T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

“He’s in a meeting.” The Legaciattus pointed Marius toward a chair. “If you’ll wait over there, he can see you for five minutes when he’s done.”

Marius eyed the chair and thought of Isolda in the hands of the Riat City Guard. They could be interrogating her right now. Or hurting her. Or loading her onto a ship. “How long will the meeting be?”

“A couple hours.”

Long enough for a great deal of mischief to take place. Isolda could be beaten; she could be raped. Nobody talked about that sort of thing, but everybody knew it happened in guardhouses. What if the deportation ship was being loaded this very minute, and by the end of the day, she’d be gone? “Do you know when the deportation ships are scheduled to leave?”

“I don’t.”

“This is too urgent a matter to wait,” said Marius. “Tell the emperor I must see him right away. I won’t require much of his time.”

“Sir, it’s an important meeting...”

The Legaciattus sounded uncomfortable, almost wheedling. Marius had put him in a tight spot. On the one hand, Lucien would be annoyed at Marius’s interruption. On the other hand, Lucien would be angrier still if his guards didn’t interrupt him for a truly urgent matter.

But Marius’s sympathies did not lie with the guard; that man’s discomfort was nothing to what Isolda could be experiencing. “I need to see him right now.”

“Can you tell me what it’s about?” asked the guard.

“It’s for his ears only.”

“Have a seat,” said the guard. “I’ll tell him what you’ve said.”

“Thank you.” Marius retired to the chair he’d been pointed to, and Drusus took a seat beside him. The waiting room was an august one. Dignitaries from all over the empire had perched in these chairs while anticipating their audience with the emperor. Marius could not relax. He sat on the edge of his chair, tapping his heel against the polished marble floor.

“It takes a long time to outfit a ship for a journey of that distance,” offered Drusus.

“I hope you’re right,” said Marius.

They lapsed again into silence. A clock chimed, and Marius’s gaze darted toward it. The clock sat on a carved wooden table against the wall. Now that he’d noticed it, he could hear its ticking. He counted the seconds as they passed.

Finally the great double doors opened, spilling out the emperor and his guards.

Marius stood and inclined his head in a gesture of respect.

Lucien looked strained. “You’ve inconvenienced me greatly, so make this fast.”

Marius skipped the remaining social niceties. “One of my employees at the surgery has been taken into custody by the Riat City Guard, and I need her back.”

Lucien took a seat across from him. “Did she commit a crime?”

Marius sat. “No, she was taken because she’s Sardossian.”

“Then it was on my order,” said Lucien. “We’ve tolerated these refugees and their illegal factories long enough. I’m having the guards round all of them up and send them home. You may be assured that we’re being humane about it. My order specifies no interrogations and no abuse.

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