Scorched by Magic by Jasmine Walt

Author:Jasmine Walt [Walt, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BA
Publisher: Dynamo Press
Published: 2017-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

Once Father Calmias was gone, the rest of us immediately launched into a discussion about the Magic Eraser. Garrett and Pillick refused to believe such an object existed, and Director Chen seemed torn. Iannis wasn’t willing to dismiss the possibility completely, but I could tell even he was skeptical. It was simply beyond the ability of these mages to conceive that a man-made object could strip them of their power. Kardanor wisely said nothing, keeping his own counsel on the matter.

“Regardless of whether you believe this weapon exists or not,” I said loudly, interrupting them, “it doesn’t change the fact that Father Calmias definitely believes every word he said to us. Unless Thorgana lied to him about it, and I can’t see why she’d spin up a story about such a powerful device, we have to assume this thing exists.”

“She could have made it up to convince him and his followers that the Resistance had a good chance of winning,” Garrett pointed out. “I’m sure she received lots of funding from Father Calmias and his parishioners. If they thought that the Resistance didn’t stand a chance, they might have withdrawn their support.”

That was possible, but it didn’t really sound like the kind of thing Thorgana would do. We argued about it for a little while, but in the end, we agreed we should at least assume the object existed until proven otherwise.

“I wonder where such a weapon would best be deployed to do the most harm,” Chen said. “Surely it would be Dara, rather than Solantha, since the capital has the highest concentration of powerful mages? Even if Thorgana did flee here, she could have arranged to have the device smuggled into the Capitol building during the next Convention. If she could cripple all or most of the Chief Mages and the Minister in one go, the effect would be devastating.”

“I will have the building searched immediately,” Garrett said, his face hardening. “Pillick, I want you to take care of tightening security. No human will be smuggling such an atrocious object onto the Capitol grounds, not on my watch.” His hazel eyes glittered dangerously.

“I will do the same for the Palace,” Iannis said. He reached for my hand under the table and squeezed it a little harder than necessary. “I wouldn’t put it past Thorgana to force you to live as a panther for the rest of your days, so try to remain in human form unless you absolutely have to shift.”

“I will,” I promised, my veins icing at the very thought. Permanently turning me into an animal before Iannis and I were wed would be a horrible vengeance that fit Thorgana’s brand to a T. “We should make sure any large or heavy parcels delivered to the Palace are opened and searched before being allowed inside. And all unexpected deliveries should be subjected to an automatic search.”

“We’ll put a team of human servants on it,” Iannis said, nodding. “They won’t be at risk.”

“Do you think my predecessor is at all aware of this Magic Eraser?” Director Chen asked, her brow furrowed.

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