Siphon (A Touch of Power Book 1) by Jay Boyce

Author:Jay Boyce [Boyce, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountaindale Press
Published: 2018-10-18T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty – Schedule

She conjured a little ball of light in her hand, staring at its brightness. By this time Will had figured out what she’d seen and was studying her, disconcerted. “Jade, what’s wrong? I thought you’d like the view.”

She smiled wanly at him as she lilted, “I’ve...never seen anything or anyone killed before. It’s not a normal occurrence in my world. It was...peaceful. So when I got here, I saw magic as some amazing, bright thing. So far, I’ve used my magic to make things easier or prettier. I’ve considered all the things I can use it to invent or bring to this world. It makes me wonder. How much will this world change me? Will I one day be able to shoot down whatever those were without blinking?”

She glanced up at him, then laughed a little hollowly and put out her ball of light. “Sorry, this is more a conversation for a psychiatrist than a prince.” Getting up, she gazed out the window once more, avoiding looking at the field. She could still see them there though, from the corner of her eye. With a sad smile, she turned away from the window and breathed softly. “Thank you for showing me the view, but I think we probably ought to go before I’m late again.”

“Again?” He asked curiously as he led her down the stairs, happy for the change in topic.

“Yes, the first time I met Eric…which I guess was still only yesterday. It seems like so long ago! Anyway, I didn’t know Raphael had made an appointment for me, and I didn’t have a way to tell time yet, so I was nearly an hour later than they were expecting…”

She regaled him with her first confrontations with Raphael and Lucas as well, trying to remember the good things that had happened. She had people supporting her. She was going to go shopping for the first time ever! She was going to go to school! She could freaking do magic and walk! The good of this world far outweighed its shadows, shadows Lucas had already told her existed. She just hadn’t expected to see it laid out quite so brutally in front of her. It hadn’t even been a fight; it had been a massacre from a distance.

They talked enthusiastically until they reached the library, chattering even as they entered. There was a studious-looking youth sitting there that she didn’t recognize. He, like Lucas, was reading a book at the desk. It appeared to be a common practice, and it made sense since they couldn’t take books out of the place. His eyes widened when he saw them and he stood up hurriedly. “Greetings Prince Will! And…”

“Jade.” She helpfully interjected. She pulled out her library card and noticed Will doing the same. She didn’t mind that he had no idea who she was, and it was pretty easy to tell the royals apart. No one else seemed quite as blonde and blue-eyed. They seemed to have perfected the genes into its most purified form for the royal family.

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