Honorless by Alex Steele

Author:Alex Steele [Steele, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781950310081
Publisher: Steel Fox Media LLC
Published: 2019-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Five

I set the bow on the chest in the secret room in my father’s office. It seemed like the best place to keep it for now. No one but me could get into this room.

I paused, trailing my fingers along the delicate pattern on the lid. I still couldn’t open it, and I still had no idea why it had been left here. Perhaps it wasn’t meant for me, but it seemed strange to lock it in here with the family ring as the key if it wasn’t meant for me. With a frustrated sigh, I left the room, shutting the door firmly behind me.

Swift was down in the training room going through exercises with her new sword wearing the armor as well. I paused in the doorway and watched her practice. Her movements were faster without the weight of the massive hammer, not that she was ever slow. She had always swung that thing around like it weighed nothing.

There was an added vicious grace to the way she could strike now. It was mesmerizing to watch. And strange. The sword cut through the air as she moved through an unfamiliar kata. She seemed to know it well, though.

Ending on a controlled downward swing, she finished her practice. Sweat glistened on her forehead. She sheathed the sword and turned to face me. “Got it safely tucked away?”

“As safe as it can be.”

The sword and armor disappeared in a flash, leaving her in her normal clothes — minus the red trench coat. “Should we tell the others about the bow?”

I rubbed the back of my neck. “I hadn’t even considered it. For now, I think it’s best if no one else knows. I’ll tell them before we go in to rescue Bradley, but at the last minute.”

“Alright, I was thinking the same thing.” She sighed and headed toward the door. “I keep feeling like something is about to go seriously wrong. Either magisters are going to show up and arrest us, or Fate will appear again. It’s like I’m missing some obvious threat staring us in the face.”

“I’m feeling pretty paranoid too,” I admitted. “I don’t think I’ve relaxed since the fight in Moira. Oh, that reminds me. What did Master Hiko want earlier? It looked like you two were arguing.”

“Oh, nothing. We weren’t. Just, uh...nothing important,” Swift said, stumbling through an obvious lie.

I raised an eyebrow. “Just nothing, huh?”

She sighed. “Master Hiko asked me to do something, but I haven’t decided if I think it’s a good idea yet.”

“What did he want?”

She waved away my question. “I’ll tell you after I’ve decided.”

“Is this revenge for keeping secrets?”

That earned me a self-satisfied smirk. “It certainly eases the guilt.”

“Are you staying here again tonight?”

“I’ll be back tomorrow evening, but I have to actually do some laundry.” She shook her head. “Feels weird to be reporting somewhere other than the IMIB offices.”

“Especially considering where we have to go instead.”

“Every time I start to settle in somewhere, it gets taken away from me.” She laughed bitterly and shook her head.

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