The Circle of Duty (The Circle Series Book 2) by Owen Elgie

Author:Owen Elgie [Elgie, Owen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PublishNation
Published: 2016-05-18T22:00:00+00:00

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Em and I had been sat on a stone bench in as secluded a spot as we could locate in the gardens of the mansion as we waited for Andrea and The Elder to complete their journey through the various rooms and corridors. We’d had a general scout around the mansion within the all powerful veil but hadn’t really seen anything which was anything more than normal for where it was. Eventually, we’d both come to the conclusion that we would just be wandering about aimlessly, hoping to bump into the correct information, especially as the mere presence of the other Guardians in the house would have put everyone on their guard.

We remained under the cover of our magical seclusion to ensure that no-one was able to see us but we were so far out of the way that no-one would have been looking for us anyway. I’d found this little out of the way spot on one of the many visits I’d been forced to make to this site during the myriad battles The Circle had been involved in. It had started out as being an excuse to get away from the constant pressure of expectation coming from all areas of the garrison here, other Guardians expecting me to live up to the sweepingly grandiose role which they all seemed so keen to play and then also from everyone else who was looking to me to have some kind of added level of insight or wisdom. I was the one who’d felled one of The Hive masters when it had broken free. I could just feel the weight of every glance as I’d walked.

As I’d sat here, on a stone bench set back in the edge of a wooded area of wild growth, my mind had taken an all too familiar turn to imagine time with Andrea. With each and every subsequent visit I’d developed more thought on the importance of bringing her to see this spot, secluded and away from prying eyes and maybe we would have been able to talk without there always being the fear of The Circle over hearing.

I never had managed it though.

We waited and waited for the others to join us. I’d hidden myself in a cleaning cupboard of some description and called Andrea on my mobile. I’d tried from within the veil but got nowhere, Em eventually telling me that with the amount of power being packed around us I had no chance of being able to get through from inside. We’d arranged where to meet and Em and I had just been left to wait on their arrival.

We sat in silence and waited, the gentle aroma of wild flowers filling the air and forming the relaxing atmosphere which was so utterly at odds with what was happening in the big picture. There wasn’t a great deal to add to the investigation and I was no closer to proving anything to Em which would show my innocence. She’d been somewhat hot and

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