Silver Mage (Book 2) by D.W. Jackson

Author:D.W. Jackson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Jackson Publishing
Published: 2014-08-27T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER XVI

The rest of the trip to the Rane capital was mostly uneventful and passed quickly. They met many travelers along the roads and with each day they passed more and more. With the snows melting and the passes clear, it was once again time for the merchants to make their way across the face of Kurt for their yearly rounds.

At first, each night when they stopped Bren and Cass would move away from the others so that he could practice his magic, and it didn’t take long for Bren to be able to not only quickly pull in magical energy and use it but he was also feeling less of a strain from pulling in too much, but there was a downside. Just as he feared after each night more of his skin started to turn silver and now it had spread all the way to his shoulder.

The past few days however there had hardly been a night that other travelers had not been camped nearby. Even in a country as well traveled as Rane, there were bandits and creatures out in the wilds so whenever possible travelers would camp near each other for safety. It was nice to have that extra bit of security but it made it impossible for Bren to sneak away to practice his magic.

Bren paid close attention the change in his body, doing his best to keep it from those around him. He noticed some other things as well that came along with the change in skin color. The muscles in his right arm were much stronger than those in his left and the silver skin was nearly impossible to cut. He had not purposely tried to harm himself but one time while walking along the road Bren was cutting pieces from an apple when Avalanche bumped into him causing his dagger to jerk forward stabbing into his hand. Lillian had been frantic, but even though he kept his knife sharp it had done no more than cut through his glove. Lillian had been adamant that she check for herself but Bren had tactfully put her off though it had not been easy.

The changes in his body bothered him but in the end there was little he could do to stop it with the exception of never touching magic again and even then Bren suspected that it would only slow the spread. Late at night, Bren found himself wishing that his father was around to give him advice, but in the end he had to settle for Thurman who spent most of his time rambling on about how Lillian and Faye had some malevolent plan to turn him into a pet of some kind.

When he was younger Bren always thought that Thuraman simply hated women but now that he had grown older he was starting to understand the staff better. Thuraman was bitter or more to the point jealous. The staff had the same thoughts and feelings as a human yet no body or mouth in order to communicate with those around him except Bren.

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