Mirror Image (Schooled In Magic Book 18) by Christopher G. Nuttall

Author:Christopher G. Nuttall [Nuttall, Christopher G.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: magicians, magic, alternate world, fantasy, New Adult, sorcerers
ISBN: 9781606193389
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Published: 2019-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

EMILY WANTED—NEEDED—A SHOWER, BUT there was no time. She hurried back to the classroom where she’d found the open mirror, hoping she would manage to find Caleb and the others before they did something stupid. She felt grimy, her dress stained beyond repair, but... she forced herself to pick up speed as she heard the argument echoing down the corridor. Caleb, Master Highland, Frieda...

She stepped into the room. “Hi.”

“Emily,” Caleb said. Beside him, Master Highland gaped at her. “What happened?”

“Long story,” Emily said. “Can you pass me the canteen? I need water.”

“Sure,” Caleb said. He unhooked the canteen from his belt and held it out to her. “What happened?”

Emily took a long drink, taking advantage of the pause to survey the room. The Gorgon and Cirroc stood in the corner, looking as if they wanted to be somewhere else; Hoban knelt in front of the mirror, tapping the surface with a silver wand. Someone had tied his belt to the doorknob. It looked absurd, but it was a sensible precaution. Whatever had pulled her into the mirror might not be deterred by magic alone.

Or it might pull the door into the mirror too, Emily thought. She took another swig, then passed the canteen back to Caleb. Once it had me, it refused to let go.

She jabbed a finger at the mirror. “That’s not a normal mirror,” she said. “That’s a portal.”

“A portal?” Master Highland sounded astonished. “A portal to where?”

“A bedroom on the other side of the school,” Emily said. “The room was locked from the inside, like all the others. I think whoever set the traps escaped through the mirrors.”

She outlined everything that had happened, ending with her escape from the room and walk back to the servant’s dorm. Master Highland and the others listened quietly, without asking questions until she got to the end. Emily was grateful. There was no harm in them knowing the truth, but... she didn’t know what they’d make of everything she’d thought. Very few people knew that alternate worlds existed. She wasn’t sure what would happen if more people knew they were real.

“And then I walked up here,” she said. “What happened here?”

“I saw you fall into the mirror,” Caleb said. “I called for help, then checked the mirror myself. I couldn’t get in. We were just arguing over what to do next when you returned.”

Cirroc had a different question. “Master... if the mirrors are portals, how did you not know about it?”

Master Highland looked as if he’d bitten into something sour. “Cirroc, I was never on the staff,” he said, tiredly. “No one ever told me that the mirrors were portals and... I never saw them used, although... in hindsight, some of the teachers did seem to get around the school quicker than we thought possible. We assumed they just had access to the servant passages.”

“Or that they teleported,” Frieda suggested. She shrugged when Emily looked at her. “This isn’t Whitehall. They could teleport around the school.”

“The wards wouldn’t let them,” Master Highland said.

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