The Last Lullaby (The Spellsinger Book 1) by Amy Sumida

Author:Amy Sumida [Sumida, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-05-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

“How can human weapons harm magic statues?” Banning folded his arms across his chest. “I think perhaps your magic was flawed.”

“It wasn't flawed,” Torin's eyes narrowed on Banning.

“No, it wasn't,” Cerberus agreed. “Here; feel this.” He placed the bomb remnants in Torin's hand, and the Onyx King inhaled sharply.

“There's magic in them,” Torin looked at me in surprise.

“Someone was able to infuse a human bomb with magic? How? Magic can only empower pure, natural objects.” I scowled and touched a fingertip to one of the pieces of metal in Torin's palm. Sure enough, it vibrated against me. Most of the magic had been dispelled, but there were traces left. “Copper,” I whispered. “They must have covered the explosives in it. That's kind of brilliant actually.”

“And deadly,” Banning added.

“The Copper King and I share a long-standing animosity,” Torin growled.

“Why?” I asked him. “What did you do?”

“The Copper Queen.” Torin gave me a look that said it all.

“Ah,” I chuckled.

“Your guardians weren't made to withstand that combination of physical and magical attack.” Cerberus looked over the new statues, and then down the thick swath of the gardens. “Though I think they are now.”

“What? All of them?” Banning scoffed. “Elaria only fixed the three.” He waved his hand toward the statues we'd reassembled: a gryphon, a dragon, and a winged horse.

“She fixed only three,” Cerberus agreed, “but can't you feel that thrumming in the air? I think her magic spread out to include the others. What exactly were your intentions, Elaria?” Cerberus looked back at me.

“What do you mean?” I narrowed my eyes on him.

“When you sang,” Cerberus explained, “what was the intent for your spell? I mean, beyond repairing the stone.”

“I focused on them coming together even stronger than before.” I thought about it. “And that this would never happen to them again.”

“Ha!” Cerberus slapped his thick thigh. “You've empowered them all to withstand any kind of attack. This is fantastic. They've just tested your defenses and run home, thinking they know your weaknesses. But when they return, they'll find that the attack has only made you stronger.”

“She will raise him up, stronger than before,” Torin mused as he looked over the statues.

I absently touched the collar, and felt a zing of magic. It seemed happy to me, satisfied with itself. I had the distinct feeling that the relic liked working with Torin. Or perhaps it liked fulfilling the prophecy. Whatever it was, the relic was relishing this moment.

“Let's go home,” I said to Torin.

“As my lady commands,” Torin smiled brilliantly. “Home it is.” He swung himself onto his horse, and then held a hand down at me. After I settled into the saddle before him, he looked at his knights. “Back to the castle. Our gardens will stand firm now.”

The knights cheered, and we all rode triumphantly back to Onyx Castle. It was a rather unexpected result from such a horrible event, and I think that made it feel even more successful. Everyone was smiling, except for Banning, who kept sending me brooding looks.

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