Red Mage Ascending: Book 1 of Tournament of Mages by Bourbon Cleave

Author:Bourbon, Cleave [Bourbon, Cleave]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Dark Fantasy
Publisher: Splitting Headache Publishing
Published: 2017-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12 – Children of Blood

“I’ll do more than just stab you!’ Hana promised. “If you hurt my friend.”

Asleth lit his pipe somehow with his finger. “I’m not a healer, certainly not like you anyway, but from what I understand, when Thessa awakens, she will be fine.”

“How do you know her name?”

“I know she is called Thessa and you are called Hana. I told you, I am a seer. Well, a seer of sorts.”

“Let me go, you oaf!”

“You are even more stubborn than I foresaw. If I have to keep you still until Thessa awakens it will be a long night.”

“Prepare to be disappointed.”

“All right.” He leaned back even more.

“You said it’s resurrection sickness and it happens when you turn a blood feeder back?”

“Aye, I did say that.”

“Then it has happened before. I thought it was a fluke.”

“From what I understand it’s rare.”

“Are you going to let me go or not?”

Asleth leaned forward and took a puff on his pipe, “Allow me to try this another way. I don’t wish to stay up staring at you all night and I know you are stubborn enough to make me. I know you are the Red Mage, born to take part in the Tournament of Mages.”

“So, I used blood magic, that isn’t that far of a leap.”

“I am the Grey Mage, traditionally, your ally.”

“You say that as if I know anything about the mages. I am afraid I am deficient in the ways of the tournament.”

“I knew you were stubborn, but a liar too?”

“It’s true. Why do you think I am seeking out…the one I am seeking.”

“It’s all right. I know you are seeking the old Red Mage.”

“Let me free. I promise I will not attack you.”

Asleth seemed to go ashen for a moment. His face froze as if he were looking into the face of a ghost. After a moment his face regained color and he grinned. “All right then.”

Hana felt the feeling return to her body and she stepped forward. “What was that all about?”

“I had to look and make certain you were telling me the truth.”

Hana huffed and went to Thessa. She put her hand on the girl’s forehead. Beads of sweat were forming on Thessa’s face. “Hmm, her fever has broken.”

“See!” Asleth said triumphantly.

“Don’t be so full of yourself. I gave her white willow bark tea earlier. It’s probably the reason for her fever subsiding.”

“Or it could be the cure I brought.”

“Gods you are irritating. You say you are supposed to be my ally in the tournament? What happens if it all comes down to just you and me? Won’t you have to fight me?”

“Naturally.”

“Well, how will that work?”

“You really don’t know much about the tournament, do you?”

“I didn’t lie.”

“There are six mages. Our magic doesn’t work very well against each other, yours and mine. I am nearly immune to blood magic because I am mental.”

“Yes, you certainly are.”

“Cute, I mean my magic comes from my mind, part of my physical body, and so does yours.”

“So what.”

“So, I need blood to flow inside me to control my magic too.

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