The Last of the Firedrakes (The Avalonia Chronicles Book 1) by Farah Oomerbhoy

Author:Farah Oomerbhoy [Oomerbhoy, Farah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781940014722
Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Published: 2015-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

It was a warm evening, and the leaves rustled gently as I walked down the flower-lined paths of the academy. I was looking for Penelope, so I went to her room in the professors’ house.

I knocked gently on the stout oak door.

Penelope opened the door and smiled as she always did. “Come in. What is bothering you, my dear? Come and sit with me and tell me what happened.”

“Nothing has really happened as such,” I said, sitting down next to her on the comfortable cream couch. “It’s just that I wanted to ask you a question.”

“Yes.” Penelope clasped her hands in her lap and gave me her full attention. “What is it you want to know?”

“If mages can change a person’s appearance, why did I have to go to the fae lady in the woods to do it? Rafe or even you could have done it. Now how will I get rid of it when I want to? Will I have to go back to Magdalene to have it removed?” I asked, all in one breath.

“Firstly, my dear, you had to change your appearance before you traveled to Neris, or even Greystone,” said Penelope after a moment of silent contemplation. “And I was not with you.”

“Okay. But then why didn’t Rafe or even Uncle Gabriel do it?”

“Because,” Penelope explained, “fae glamour, though it is similar to mage illusion, is undetectable by mages. If Rafe or your granduncle had put the illusion on you, or even if you did it yourself, the mages would be able to sense it.”

Oh! That made sense.

“But can someone else remove it, or will I have to go back to her?”

“I can remove it for you when you wish it,” said Penelope. “Do not worry, my dear, for now you know that it is better to leave it as is. I will remove it for you when the time is right.”

I was relieved. I said good night to Penelope and thanked her for all her help. I was exhausted and aching all over, so I had a long, hot bath and got into bed. I was too tired to go for dinner, and Vivienne very sweetly brought me a baked potato generously topped with creamy white butter as well as a slice of apple pie to eat in our room.

Celia came over to say good night, but I suspected she was only being nice to me for a chance to get to know Damien. Vivienne had told me earlier that Celia had been trying to get Damien to notice her for years; everyone knew that she had a huge crush on him. But I was too tired to be bothered about that just then. Tomorrow would, hopefully, be better.

The next day, I tried to ignore Damien and the other Blackwaters. I grabbed my breakfast and ate on my way to class. Vivienne was busy in alchemy and would be the whole day.

Damien cornered me after my healing class. “Are you trying to avoid me?” He looked more amused than angry.

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