The Dragonspire Chronicles Omnibus Vol.1 (The Dragonspire Chronicles Omnibus Editions) by James E Wisher

Author:James E Wisher [Wisher, James E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781945763663
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
Published: 2019-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

No updates had reached Leonidas either from the City of Bells or Blinder. He assumed that meant bad news since his subordinates would certainly rush to point out any successes. The lack of news meant he had to assume an investigation was underway. The information he had so far didn’t indicate any serious effort by the courts of either Rend or Carttoom, rather it appeared the work of a pair of busybodies poking their noses into his business. Hopefully they’d be crushed soon enough. At the very least they were no threat to his work.

Still, best to get the next phase in motion. Leonidas pushed away from the desk in his office, stood, and stepped into the empty hall. The most high’s office was well off the main corridors which was one of the reasons he liked it so much. People seldom bothered him. Though he was willing to admit his reputation had as much to do with that as his location.

Another advantage was how close the office was to his suite of rooms. It took less than a minute to make the walk. He paused outside the finely carved doors and touched two particular images, a dragon and a tower, which deactivated the wards Domina had woven into the entrance. Not that the magic would have harmed Leonidas. Even if he triggered the spells, his black ring would absorb the energy the same way it did any magic he encountered, unless he specifically commanded it not to.

The dragon’s eyes flashed green indicating it was safe to enter. He pushed through into the main room. Domina sprawled across one of his lounge chairs. A long bare leg draped over the arm. She leaned her head back and looked at him upside down through a veil of black hair. Even knowing much of her beauty came from an illusion, the effect was still stunning.

“Want to play?” she asked.

Leonidas smiled and stroked her cheek. “Not right now. I need to contact Shade and get him going on part two of the plan.”

She pouted. “Are you sending me with him?”

Domina didn’t especially like Shade. In fact, as far as Leonidas could tell, she didn’t particularly like anyone besides him.

“No, I’ll send Jax and Rondo along with two squads of Shadow Blades. It’s just a scouting mission. Once they locate the second tower, we’ll go in force to claim it.”

Her expression brightened. “Do you wish me to make contact?”

“Please.”

Leonidas didn’t trust his important orders to pigeons. Not only would they most likely not survive a trip to the capital, anyone could read them before they were sent. That’s why he established two-way magical communications as quickly as he could acquire the necessary artifacts, in this case a pair of black-framed mirrors. One hung on the wall of his bedroom here and the other was installed in the central tower.

Domina rolled off the couch, adjusted her short silk robe, and sauntered into the bedroom. Leonidas followed. She stepped in front of the mirror, raised her hands, spoke a brief incantation, and touched the mirror.

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