Runic Apprentice: The Rune Mystic: Book One by D. L. Harrison

Author:D. L. Harrison [Harrison, D. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The arena had seven sections of seating for the seven towers in the stands, even the spectators were kept apart. There was also an eighth section for non-mage visitors, on the north side of the stands, between the earth and water towers, directly across from the rune section. The arena was huge, and he couldn’t really make out the queen at all until they were more than halfway across the room, outside of her light blonde hair which shone in the lighting.

Queen Delphine was around forty at a guess, five foot six in height, with light blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore an elaborate purple dress that must take a whole platoon of maids to get on, which marked her as noble, and the crown on her head marked her as queen. The echoes of her youthful attractiveness were still present, and she looked in good shape.

Next to her, sat the sixteen-year-old heir, Princess Vida, who had identical light blonde hair and blue eyes to her mother. Their faces were also similar in places, but the young princess had more severe cheekbones, perhaps inherited from her father the late king, which gave her a more severe beauty, or would once she’d fully matured. She was also in an elaborate blue dress that looked far too uncomfortable.

It was just him, Cassandra, Elisha the earth tower mistress with her two new charges, and lastly Aubrey, the life tower mistress, accompanying Caley, as the four of them were to give their oaths directly to the queen.

As they got even closer, he could tell the princess would rather be just about anywhere else. He guessed she was still mourning her father’s death, but he couldn’t really be sure. There were also six mages safeguarding the queen and princess, as for the young prince, he wasn’t present.

The queen smiled gently as they approached, but it was political in nature, and didn’t reach her eyes. Not that he blamed her, perhaps she was normally kind and genuine, but was also grieving her loss. It’d only been two weeks after all.

He bowed when everyone else did. He’d been given the rules, no talking to royalty, unless talked to first, and even then, only if asked a direct question. A statement or observation by the queen wouldn’t be an invitation for him to share his own opinion, or even open his mouth.

Delphine said, “Greetings. Four new apprentices this month?”

Aubrey answered, “Yes, your majesty.”

Delphine nodded, “Very well, you four are here of your own free will?”

Not that he was given a real choice, being killed or having his magic suppressed being the only other two choices, but technically he supposed it was true.

He nodded, as did the others.

Delphine said, “Out loud please.”

“Yes, your majesty,” they said together.

Delphine nodded at Aubrey, given the queen’s body language it was clear she was the most comfortable with the life tower mistress.

Aubrey said, “Repeat after me. I, say your name.”

He said, “I, Olin,” while the other three said their own names.

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