Renegade by Phil Stern

Author:Phil Stern [Stern, Phil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phil Stern
Published: 2018-03-11T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

DIMLY, AS IF FROM a great distance, a crowing rooster proudly announced the coming of a new day. Smaller birds chirped in response from the outside porch, while an industrious woodpecker delved into the nearby windowsill in search of breakfast. A morning gust gently rattled the cracked pane, sending a nearby chipmunk scurrying for cover.

Eyes slowly drifting open, Caylee simply lay still and listened. In the two weeks they’d been holed up in the abandoned manor home, she’d learned to love the pastoral Donlon farmland. The city itself was a cruel place, full of misery and danger. Yet the sorceress felt completely accepted by the rolling fields and wandering carriage lanes of the countryside, it’s natural, vibrant energy doing much to refresh her tattered confidence.

Hand tentatively grasping her earth stone underneath the covers, Caylee carefully tested it’s magical output once more. Disappointed, she let out a slow breath. Perhaps a tad stronger than last night, but not by much.

At this point her magical power source was approaching sixty percent of normal strength. A vast improvement compared to how weak it was following the titanic battle in Donlon harbor, to be sure. Still, the increase was less and less each day. At this rate it might take another month to reach peak power, if the earth stone was ever to fully rebound at all.

“Hey, relax.” Rolling over from the other side of the bed, Peck’s strong arms slipped around her shoulders and waist. “Have faith, Caylee. It will come.”

“Will it?” Pressing back against him, the enchantress tried to hold back her growing frustration. “There’s barely any difference from yesterday.”

“But there is some, right?” Stroking her long blonde hair, he tenderly kissed a naked shoulder. “So there is progress.”

“If you can even call it that.” Sighing, she rolled over to face him directly. “What if it never fully comes back? What if this is it?”

“Listen to me.” Leaning in for a gentle kiss, the young rebel leader held her tightly once more. “It’s coming back. Slowly but surely.”

“But if it doesn’t...”

“Look, even in it’s present condition, you’re still the top magician in Donlon.” Pulling the covers fully over their heads, he snuggled closer. “It’s not like there’s any competition for most powerful sorceress around here, is there?”

“No, but there are demons,” she pointed out. “Before, I could handle them. But now...”

“Now you have me.” Barely whispered, his deep voice saturated their intimate world underneath the covers. “And all of us. You’re not alone in this, Caylee. Not anymore.”

Despite her worry, the operative’s earth stone let out a comforting pulse. “Well, it seems to agree with you.” Giggling, she stroked his stubbled cheek.

Letting his finger brush against the magical talisman, Peck’s hand then continued down her bare leg. “Indeed it does.”

As always, she nearly jumped at his electric touch. “I think you may be a little magical yourself.”

“Let’s find out,” Peck breathed, fully pressing against her.

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