The Hidden Mask (Wizard's Helper Book 6) by Guy Antibes

Author:Guy Antibes [Antibes, Guy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Casiepress, LLC
Published: 2019-12-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

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L orton picked up his sword as they walked out into the subterranean passage. Wheeled litters lined up to take the dancers home, but Lin admitted Oscar told her that none were available after the ball, so they would have to walk home.

There were other people walking home from the palace, so Jack didn’t feel threatened, but he made sure he had easy access to his wand. He guessed that rich people with more jewels than purses would make easy pickings in the ever-dark passageways below Bristone’s snowy streets.

The pedestrians thinned out along with the wheeled litters. They turned into the passageway that led them to their townhouse when Jack heard a shuffling sound in an alley.

“There is someone in the alley behind—"

“I know,” Lorton said, drawing his sword.

Penny already had two throwing knives in her hand.

“Go ahead of us,” Lorton told Lin and Sera. “You, too, Penny.”

Penny looked at Jack, who nodded. “In case there are more ahead.”

Jack turned to see a black figure raise a wand from an alley. A bolt launched toward Jack at the same time he touched the void. He barely evaded the attack. Another approached Lorton, but Jack shoved the policeman out of the way and felt the bolt slice the top of his forearm.

He turned and fired, watching their assailant’s eyes grow wide as Jack’s bolt threw the man back into the alley. Two more emerged, but Lorton had run in that direction, not away, and engaged the next assailant with his sword. Jack shot the next man in both palms and the right shoulder before he ran toward Penny.

Two other men had already advanced on the ladies. One of them shot Sera before Penny could react, but she dropped them both.

“Sera!” Penny said. She knelt next to her friend and put her hand on the upper part of the young woman’s chest.

“Jack, could you help me?” Penny said. He could hear the anxiety in her voice.

He put his hand over Penny’s and threw his power into Penny’s hand. Penny fainted dead away, and Jack put his hand directly on Sera’s wound and pushed healing magic through her wound. It was all he could do.

“What have you done to Penny?” Lin said.

Jack didn’t like the panic in the woman’s voice, but he ignored her as he lifted Penny up as Lorton did the same to Sera.

“Lead on,” Lorton said.

Jack tried to teleport Penny into the townhouse, but the healing power he had just used diminished his reserves. He still pulled out his healing rod and handed it to Sera, who was now moaning.

“Hold onto this,” Jack said to Sera.

They rushed to the townhouse that wasn’t very far away. Lin pounded on the door until Oscar arrived to unlock it. He had been waiting in the lower lobby, but he rubbed his eyes, so the man must have fallen sleep.

Jack carried Penny up the stairs and put her in an easy chair, while Lorton laid Sera on the couch. After rubbing Penny’s hands for a few minutes, she stirred.

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