Inherent Fate by Geanna Culbertson

Author:Geanna Culbertson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boutique of Quality Books Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2017-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

ased on size alone, I figured my current transport had been intended to hold a goat. The ripe smell and the few animal hairs I discovered on the floor only confirmed the theory.

As the carriage rolled along the sands of the Valley of Strife, I found myself wondering what had happened to him—the goat that was this crate’s previous passenger. Probably the same thing that was going to happen to me: slaughtered and then forgotten.

Great. Something to look forward to.

Fidgeting in my prison keep, my thoughts drifted to Daniel. His designated form of incarceration was likely no better than mine, but I couldn’t know for certain. He had been shoved into a different crate on a separate carriage.

The opening at the rear of my crate had been bolted closed from the outside. My sole source of light and connection with the outer world was a small barred window behind me. It faced the passenger cabin of the carriage. The only thing I could see through the barred window was the back of Arian’s head.

Talk about a room without a view.

The ride across the desert was taking forever. I didn’t know how far away Nadia was located, but if she was the queen of Alderon, I figured we were headed for the kingdom’s capital. It was called Valor, if I remembered correctly.

And yes, I did appreciate the irony of that.

Between the wait, the cage, and the shackles on my hands, I was growing restless with the whole situation. My wand—still disguised—remained hidden beneath my shirt. But I wasn’t about to try and escape until Daniel and I found our friends, otherwise there wouldn’t have been a point to surrendering in the first place.

Might as well try to make good use of the ride. And given my current options, that means irritating Arian as much as possible and maybe gathering some information from him.

“I’m not sure if you realize this, Arian, but running from you can be a bit rough on the calves,” I said as I shifted to a position where I could better see his face. “If you had my friends, you could’ve just opened with that and saved us both a lot of cardio.”

Arian gave me a bored glance. “Capturing you in the lamp was preferable because I thought we could better contain your magic that way. Luckily your ineptitude extends to that part of your life as well. You may have magic, but you have no idea how to use it, do you?”

I didn’t respond.

Arian huffed, amused, so I decided to wipe the smirk from his face.

“Changing the subject,” I said. “Tell me something, Arian. I’ve been wondering . . . is shameless, barely competent, evil henchman like a day job for you? Or is it more of a full-time career?”

This time he didn’t respond.

“And how exactly did you get into this line of work?” I continued. “I mean, did you aspire to be the right hand man of a ruthless leader when you were a child? Or maybe you attended a special trade school for it like us princesses do.

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