Master Wizard by James Eggebeen

Author:James Eggebeen [Eggebeen, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2020-02-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Lorit stayed with Queen Ukina to console her about her troubles and learn about the dragon's egg she had discovered. While they sat quietly, Lorit's power surged. Chihon had drawn on it to perform a travel spell, and Lorit knew she had found Sir Adane. "I think Chihon has gone to escort Sir Adane and the egg," Lorit told the queen.

"Have you ever seen one?" Ukina asked.

"No. Not even in books. There's not much about the dragons in the library in Amedon...Actually, there's almost nothing about the dragons in Amedon's library."

Suddenly, a sharp pain flared in Lorit's thigh. It burned with a fire that threatened to overwhelm him. He threw himself to the floor and reached for his leg, expecting to find a bloody arrow protruding.

"Lorit, are you all right?" Ukina knelt down beside him.

"My leg. I've been hit."

"I don't see anything."

"I feel it. I've been shot. Watch out." He pulled at her to take her out of the line of fire, but she resisted.

"Lorit, there's no one here but us. We're all alone."

Another stab of pain erupted, this time in Lorit's chest and shoulder. He reached up, expecting to find a shaft and blood, but his hand came away empty and clean. The pain was real, as if someone had shot him with molten lead. The fire seared his skin and he clutched his chest, but found nothing there.

"Lorit. You're scaring me. What's happening?"

Lorit heard Chihon in his head. "Help!" She was far off and weak. It was her pain that Lorit had felt.

"It's Chihon. She's been hurt. I have to go to her."

"But what about me?" Ukina demanded.

"I have to go to Chihon." Lorit summoned all the power he could. He'd been saving his reserve to travel back to Amedon, but he squandered it locating Chihon. She was weak and her magic was depleted. Because he shared his magic with her, he was weak, too.

He reached out to Chihon and pulled. The castle disappeared and Lorit found himself in the woods. He didn't have to look around for Chihon. She lay on the ground with arrows protruding from her leg, shoulder, and chest. Blood stained her clothes and soaked into the ground around her.

The pain Lorit had experienced in Veldwaite was even worse now. He doubled over in agony, feeling the full impact of Chihon's injuries. Lorit fell to his knees beside her. "Chihon. Hold on. I'll get help."

Lorit was barely able to call out to Kimt. His connection to her was tenuous, but she heard him. "Chihon is injured. You must come. I can't bring her back. Hurry. She's dying."

Lorit didn't wait for Kimt to answer. He ripped off his shirt and made a crude bandage, tearing the cloth to wrap around the base of the arrow in Chihon's thigh. He was barely able to staunch the flow of blood without passing out from the pain himself.

The arrow had ripped a large gash in her leg when she fell, and blood pumped out of it with every beat of her heart.

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