Shaping Magic (Mistakes Return) by Dalrymple Michael

Author:Dalrymple, Michael [Dalrymple, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Michael Dalrymple
Published: 2013-08-10T04:00:00+00:00

Lindon, Donovan, and Aina had been trailing the group for almost four hours. Lindon's stomach started to rumble, so when Kailid finally called a halt for dinner, Lindon was more than happy to stop. When the Dwarfs started to pull out food from their packs, he realized that they were each getting food only for themselves.

Lindon was feeling stupid for not thinking about bringing his own food when Donovan handed him some dried meat and hard bread. Looking up at the Dwarf from his seated position, he said, “Thank you, I didn't even think of bringing food for the trip.”

“No worries; you're my guest here and as such, what’s mine is yours.” He smiled.

Lindon turned a little red from embarrassment. As much as he wanted to be competent in the things he did, he was still new to traveling and was grateful that Donovan thought of the important things, such as food. Realizing he didn't even bring a skin of water and had nothing to drink, Aina on his other side handed him hers to drink from. “Thank you,” he said, accepting the offering. Lindon ate in silence, grateful for having friends who would think of his needs as well as their own.

Lindon finished eating and was sitting there lost in thought when Donovan's voice came to his mind. “Lindon, something is wrong. I can't move.”

“Neither can I,” said Aina.

Lindon looked up and noticed the Dwarfs and even the dogs were also not moving. He reached out to his friends to pull them back out of the dim light. When he grabbed them, his hands touched their skin, and he could feel power leave their bodies and flow into him, and they were able to move.

“Stay here and don't move.” He moved forward, not waiting for them to say anything. He moved quickly to the other Dwarfs. Before he freed them with his touch, he told each one, “Don't move when you’re free, just stay as you are.” He had just gotten the last one free of the paralysis when he could hear people coming. Leaving the dogs because they couldn't stay still or be quiet, he stood beside Kailid as whoever had done the spell came to them.

The magus who had cast the paralysis on the group was smiling when he entered the cavern where the Dwarfs had been stopped in. “See, these pathetic creatures are no match for me; I have no need of warriors. Steel is no match for magic.”

Lindon was closest to the magus when he entered; there were five others with him, ugly creatures with two tusks jutting out of their jawbones. They looked like boars that somehow could walk and talk. Lindon recalled the carving in the city and noted that they were the same ones the Dwarfs and the Elves battled.

“Tie them up; we will bring them back with us to the others, and we will see if our target is among them.” The magus walked up to Lindon. “This must be the Human that was seen with him; he should be here.

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