Heartless (Blue Fire Saga) by Scott Prussing

Author:Scott Prussing [Prussing, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scott Prussing Publishing
Published: 2012-10-26T07:00:00+00:00

20. OPENING THE GRAVE

As Leesa predicted, her ride in Rave’s arms was all too brief, seemingly over almost before it had even begun. She told Rave to put her down at least fifty feet from the hidden gravesite—far enough, she hoped, to be safe from any lingering danger from the black magic. Dominic had done a good job concealing the spot beneath which the black waziri were buried. She could not tell exactly where the remains of the evil wizards rested, but the condition of some of the trees gave her a pretty good idea of the general location. As spring warmed the land, green buds and new leaves were beginning to sprout from the branches of most of the trees, but there was a small group whose branches remained as barren looking as in the dead of winter—the result, she was certain, of the black magic seeping through the soil into their roots. She wondered if any of those trees would ever bloom again, or if the evil magic had killed them. Using the bare trees as her marker, she made sure she and her companions stayed far enough away from the burial site.

She thought perhaps she was being overly cautious, but it was better to be safe than sorry. The volkaanes were on full alert for any danger, but she wasn’t certain they could detect all magical threats. She remembered that Rave had sensed Dominic’s magical nature when the wizard first arrived at her door, but that did not mean volkaanes could sense black waziri danger. Besides, she had no desire to get any closer to the dead wizards than necessary. She was perfectly happy to let Dominic deal with them—though she did wonder why she was here and what role he expected her to play.

Dominic and Jenna arrived just a few minutes later and joined Leesa and the volkaanes where they waited. Dominic wasted no time explaining what was going on.

“I came by here yesterday,” he said, “as soon as I realized the magic weakening spell had ended. I was pretty sure the magic would have blocked the Necromancer from learning what had happened to his lieutenants, but with the spell gone, I knew he would soon sense their demise.” He looked over his shoulder, glancing toward the invisible grave. “I did not have long to wait. Within hours, I began to sense his energy gathering, very slowly, as he sought to determine what had befallen his henchmen. We are fortunate he is so many thousands of miles away and that our foes had no chance to communicate with him before the vampires destroyed them. However, he will eventually discover the truth despite the distance and will then attempt to reanimate the dead wizards, or at least collect their energy. Before he can do so, I’m going to stop him.” His expression turned grim. “At least, I hope I am.”

Leesa did not like the sound of that last part. “What do you want us to do?” she asked.

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