Star Mage (Book 5) by John Forrester

Author:John Forrester [Forrester, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Amber Muse
Published: 2014-08-25T23:00:00+00:00

19. ROYAL COLORS

When Talis left Mara in the capable hands of the servants at the bathing hall of the Regent’s Inn, he prayed to the Goddess Tolexia to heal the pain and confusion from Mara’s mind. The frenzied look of fury in her eyes as she murdered those sorcerers with such gleeful precision frightened Talis to his core. That was not the Mara he knew and loved, more like the Mara from Vellia under the influence of Princess Minoweth’s dagger and the dark taint of Elder Relech. But weren’t they both gone now?

The memory of the hideous, crow-like Elder haunted Talis’s mind, and the effects on her psyche were devastating. Talis was hoping that the Jiserian Empire would be in ruin by now and crumbling under the remnants left behind by Aurellia, but as he surveyed the clean and sumptuous City of Carvina, this was clearly not the case. Their magical might and military power made them just as big of a threat as before the invasion. At every suspicious glance from the guards roaming the city, Talis told himself not to be fooled by the beauty of this place. This was the heart of the very enemy who had killed many of his people and turned Naru into an undead madhouse.

“Will she be ok?” Master Goleth frowned with such a harsh uncertainty that the crow’s feet between his eyes pinched into two deep crevices. “She was quite brutal in her slaying of those sorcerers.” And she looked like she wanted to run off and hunt those other thugs down and kill them one by one, thought Talis.

“She’s never really had a rest since Palarian stole her away into Chandrix.” Talis sighed and remembered the feeling of horror as Mara had disappeared into the world portal. “The shock and stress has shifted her sanity beyond the edge, I’m afraid. I never should have allowed her to come along this trip.”

“The truth is she is important in our mission to the Royal Court. She is Viceroy Lei’s daughter and rightful heir to his role as Ambassador to Carvina. It is possible that only she can mediate a peace treaty between Naru and the Jiserian Empire. At least that is how Emperor Ghaalis will likely see it.”

So you are saying to make sure that Mara stays sane or we’ll have come here for nothing? Talis thought. After his experience struggling against the three sorcerers guarding those two old men, he knew that there was little he could do against the skill and power of any unknown Jiserian magic he might encounter. His frustration in pouring the power of light magic against them—fueled by the crystal from Ghaelstrom—did nothing to break through their wards. They easily outplayed and outsmarted him with a strange kind of magic that would have easily defeated him. If not for Mara’s aid, we’d be dead on those streets instead of those two old criminals.

“I have contacted the royal messenger and sent word to the Emperor’s secretary requesting an audience.

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