Sorcerous Rivalry (The Mage-Born Chronicles Book 1) by Kayleigh Nicol

Author:Kayleigh Nicol [Nicol, Kayleigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Feather Publishing
Published: 2018-04-06T22:00:00+00:00

I dreamt that Eagan and Velyn sat on the deck of a small sailing boat. The boat appeared to be anchored, barely bobbing as it rested against its tether. The boat seemed to be on a wide river, but the dream didn’t give me a broad enough perspective to be certain. Velyn sat on a deck railing, fiddling with something in his hands. His perch should have appeared precarious, but he looked as comfortable as if he sat in a plush lounge. Eagan sat across the deck from Velyn on a low box. He leaned back against the railing, one arm looped over it, the other holding his cloak in his lap.

Both looked slightly worse for wear. Threads had been pulled from Velyn’s vest and one of Eagan’s ears was caked in dried blood. They looked as if they had jumped hastily into the river and their hair was only just drying. In fact, both were barefoot with their boots set in the middle of the deck to dry. The boots themselves made a strange picture together—Velyn’s thick, plain leather with deck grip along the bottom beside Eagan’s calf-high, calf-skin ornately decorated boots. What were they even doing in the same dream together?

“. . . think they went west?” It took me a minute to realize that Eagan’s mouth had been moving.

“That’s the direction I was searching in before we got attacked,” Velyn replied, not looking up from whatever he fiddled with in his hands. “Reshi must have noticed the cloud and used the crows to flee.”

Eagan made a rude noise and turned to look back over the deck railing. “Cera didn’t use clouds for her far-sight. She just Saw.”

“Cera had years of practice.” Velyn’s cheeks flushed red. “It’s easier for me to partner her magic with mine until I learn. How is mastering Laki’s magic going for you?”

With one hand extended over the railing, Eagan twirled his wrist. The water beneath it churned for a moment, a single tendril snaking up towards his hand before it dropped. Eagan scowled. “It works fine on some lifeless things, like trees, but not on others. I am not learning a trade like carving to make this magic work; I’ll just kill another sibling.”

Velyn glanced up, glaring at our oldest brother. Eagan smirked easily back.

“Relax.” Eagan pulled his hand back from over the railing. He held up his cloak, turning it over in his hands. “I can tell you’ve regained more of your magic than I have. And I find our deal to be advantageous at the moment.”

Velyn grunted as he looked back down at his hands. The dream seemed to focus a little, letting me see that he was threading fishing line through the links of a delicate chain, like a necklace. With a start, I realized he wasn’t wearing his tooth necklace.

“Of course, our deal is contingent upon you finding out where our baby brother went.” Eagan flicked his candle-flame eyes up at Velyn. “You think they went west?”

“It’s the only thing that makes sense.

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