Ranger's Magic 1 by DB King

Author:DB King [King, DB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The camp was circular, ringed by a ditch and containing around twenty tents set up in rows for the soldiers to sleep in. A larger, more luxurious tent made of red fabric stood near the middle of the camp. There were not many soldiers about, but Ralnor had no doubt that the tents were full of men.

And that red tent… it only took him a moment of examination with his magic to confirm what he suspected. The line that ran from the trap back near the cottage went straight into that tent.

“Whoever set the magical trap is in there,” he said to Lana. “Can you see our friends?”

He was scanning the camp, but then Lana grabbed his arm. “There,” she said. “Down there, see? By that fire?”

“Ah, yes, I see them,” Ralnor said.

Near the edge of the camp, he spotted his friends. They were tied to a post that had been driven into the ground, and a bright fire burned near them. By the fire, three guards stood. They were keeping one eye on the prisoners, but it was late, and all was quiet, and it was clear that the guards did not expect trouble.

“How are we going to get them out of there?” Lana asked. “We can’t storm the camp with just the two of us, even with your magic. From what you’re saying, it sounds like there is some sorcerer in the camp already. And why doesn’t Akhen use his magic? He’s powerful enough to make some effort at least, surely?”

“There may be some kind of restraint put on him,” Ralnor said.

Lana’s eyes widened. “It could be. I’ve read about certain kinds of iron that can stop a mage from doing magic if he’s bound with chains made from them. Such things were always in books; I never thought they were real. But what else could explain this?”

Ralnor nodded. “That seems likely enough. I agree that we can’t storm the camp, but we can’t leave them here either. They look like they’ve been relatively unharmed so far, but that won’t last. Whoever this Malavax person is, I doubt that he’ll be gentle with our friends.”

Lana smiled grimly. “I guess you’re right there. Well, what do you suggest? We need to either leave them or come up with some way to get them out of there. I don’t think leaving them is an option, but I can’t see us infiltrating the camp unseen.”

“I don’t think we can or should try to infiltrate. I’m thinking more along the lines of grains of sand.”

“Grains of sand?” Lana said, obviously confused. “That doesn’t make any sense…”

Ralnor laughed. “Bear with me. During my training with Akhen, he taught me how to use my magic to pick things up—everything from boulders to grains of sand.”

“Lufaren and Akhen are a lot heavier than grains of sand,” Lana said doubtfully.

“And yet they’re a lot lighter than boulders. Do you have another suggestion?”

She shook her head. “You’ll need to be quick about it. There’s no doubt that the guards will alert the whole camp if the prisoners go flying up in the air.

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