Highland Sorcerer by Clover Autrey

Author:Clover Autrey
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, magic, scotland, historical romance, time travel, highlander, captive, romance historical, magic adventure, scotland fantasy paranormal supernatural fairies, highlander romance
Publisher: Clover Autrey

Chapter Twelve

Silence strained the air.

"Edeen, you and your brothers do what you must, but I promised Toren I would save him."

Charity shifted to stand, but Edeen pulled her back to the ground. The girl's fingers dug into her wrist.

"I will not abandon any of my brothers without trying first to save them."

The women stared at each other across the charged atmosphere. Charity nodded, her limbs heavy with relief. She didn't have to do this on her own and since she didn't know how to get back to Aldreth's castle after the trek through the forest dangling upside down from Shaw's shoulder, she couldn’t do this on her own even if she wanted to. She had no idea where the dang castle was.

"Can ye recall the symbols?" Edeen's features had gone soft, pleading.

"Upon Toren's wrists?" Charity scraped her teeth across her bottom lip. "A little. This was in the center." She traced a spiral in the dirt then added a jagged line shooting off its end. "It glowed. Do you know it? Will you be able to get the bands off of him?"

"That's Aldreth's mark, her family's symbol. 'Tis very old, very powerful. The mark of the High Sorcerer of Alduein. If 'tis that which binds my brother, he could not overcome it. 'Tis a wonder he was able to break free long enough to travel upon time. Do ye remember more? If I can see what combination the witch has spelled it with, I may be able to unravel the binding properties enough to get him free."

Charity's stomach dropped like a stone. "I'm sorry. I don't remember."

Forehead puckered, Edeen's lips pinched tight. "Mayhap I can help. I can guide ye to the memory of it."

As an empath, sifting through memories should pose no challenge, but…Charity wasn't crazy about letting someone traipse freely around inside her head. She hadn’t been too thrilled when she thought Toren had felt her emotions when she had felt his. It was just…personal. "Okay."

Edeen's eyes narrowed.

"Yes, I'll do it."

"Just like that?"

"Just like that. I've told you, I came here to help Toren."

Frowning, Edeen nodded and reached for her hand. When Charity stiffened, Edeen smiled. "'Twill not be painful."

"Okay, yeah. It's just—" She shook her hands. "It's a little weird."

She wasn't sure what she expected, but the quiet nothing wasn't it. Edeen closed her eyes so Charity guessed she was meant to do the same.

And sat there, waiting…expectant.

She opened one eye to see if anything had changed. Edeen remained across from her, serene, breathing evenly, with her eyes still closed.

Charity closed her own again and thought of Toren. She worried about him. Every moment she spent safe here in this stupid wigwam, he was suffering beneath Aldreth's hand—and she hadn't even healed him in this renewed timeline, given him the respite he'd traveled so far through time to receive.

He still suffered at this moment with broken ribs and with the way his body hung from his wrists it had to be excruciating.

Maybe she shouldn't have changed things, but rather left the original timeline alone.

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