Knight Spellbound by Jason Hamilton

Author:Jason Hamilton [Hamilton, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Story Hobby Media
Published: 2020-04-13T22:00:00+00:00

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Wrath opened blood-shot eyes, a ripple of pleasure washing over him. Even where he was in the City of Pride, his elation coming from the hate and anger pouring out of the female knight from Armorica entered into him like the most delicious wine. The pleasure came not only from her, but from all that surrounded her. Everyone radiated wrath, and he enjoyed every exquisite second soaking it all up. It was a veritable feast.

Anger came from all directions, of course. Not just from Britomart and those who surrounded her. There was unrest in the land, and invaders of any type always stoked his power. He restrained himself from physically flexing the muscles in his body. He was more powerful now than at any time since the reign of the gods. And he loved it.

“You’re looking confident,” said Duessa ahead of him.

Wrath quickly brought himself back to reality. He and Duessa were back in the circular room at the top of her tower where she had first brought him. The girl, Amoret, was gone now, safely in the clutches of his defeated brother and sister in the Shadow Realm. Now it was just him and Duessa left alone in this tower, though the rest of the castle was filled with Duessa’s minions. Duessa sat at a raised bench in the center of the room, looking through some papers and studying while he stood by.

“The knight called Britomart is angry,” he said with a sly grin. “Her wrath is delicious. Far more significant than the rest of the rabble in this country.”

“And what of Una?”

Wrath’s smile faltered for an instant before he replied. “I don’t know. She has not been in my visions of late, but I am reasonably certain the two are no longer traveling together.”

Duessa nodded. “That is good. Perhaps that means my demon has her and is bringing her here as we speak. Though I would have preferred that it had killed the female knight. I wonder how she survived.”

Wrath shook his head. “I only catch glimpses of their travels, and only when one of them feels anger. I have felt nothing of Una for some time.” He couldn’t quite stop himself from taking an unconscious step forward, as though eager to go out and search for the girl himself. He would not be happy if she was hurt.

His gesture was not lost on Duessa, who paused her work at the bench to peer at Wrath. “Do not even think of leaving to find her, Wrath. You know well enough that you would be at risk in their presence.”

Wrath scowled. “You take far too much faith in outdated, possibly misread prophecies.”

“And you do not trust them enough. We are not invulnerable here, not even me. We will not have a surety of success until our master joins us.”

Frustration boiled under his skin. “And so what? You’re just going to make me stay here, doing nothing like you? If our suspicions are true, then we will need the girl to bring our master back to this plane.

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