The Last of the Sages Book 7 and 8 by Julius St. Clair

Author:Julius St. Clair [Clair, Julius St.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Julius St. Clair
Published: 2022-04-03T06:00:00+00:00

“ARE YOU SURE ABOUT this?” Arimus asked as James leaned up against the brick wall. They were standing at the base of the stairs leading down to one of the lower levels of the Academy. Few ever went down there unless they were on a mission, and James had made sure not to pass any of them out. Though the students weren’t sure what was going on in Paragon, he would tell them soon. He would hold little back.

“No,” James said, crossing his arms. He could hardly bear to look his former mentor in the face, but no matter what, he would remain firm in his decision.

“Gideon should be given to the authorities, not imprisoned in the bowels of the Sage Academy. His people must know he’s alive. And Orson is still around. He’ll be looking for him.”

“That’s what I’m hoping for,” James replied, staring off to the side. “That the Solons put themselves out into the open. I want to know who they all are, and that won’t happen by giving Gideon over to the King. You know what he’ll do.”

“Perhaps I have more faith in Paragon than it deserves,” Arimus sighed, scratching his beard. “I know. I know. We give Gideon to him and they’ll say that he’s one of us. Just a Sage causing trouble. It could make things worse, but still...I don’t feel comfortable working in the shadows.”

“Then go off into the light,” James said, finally looking at Arimus.

Arimus blinked rapidly. “James...I thought you didn’t want to be the leader anymore.”

“That was before I realized who I have to become.”

“And who is that?”

“A champion of the people. I may not have the love for them that Catherine has. I’m not sacrificial like that. But I do love the principles behind a utopian world, and I think that in time, we just might be able to achieve that. When I was younger, I hated my life because I thought I had nothing to live for...that I was just another person using up the air of others. But I do have a purpose. We all do, and I’m going to help everyone find theirs.”

“Is that the real reason you left Gideon alive? Because he’ll be important in the future?”

“He was able to bring people to his side—Sages that were once under us. I’d like to know why on every level. So I can educate myself, and make smarter decisions from here on out. I don’t want to be blind to what’s going on around me again.”

“You do know that to carry out this mission of yours...you might have to do things you won’t like. You might have to abandon a few principles to maintain these new ones.”

“I know,” James admitted. “But isn’t that part of growing up?”

Arimus thought about it for a moment. “I suppose that’s true.”

“What are you going to be up to?”

“I’m thinking that I’ll stick around,” Arimus stated to James’ surprise. “I want to see where this is all headed,” he said, waving his arms around to indicate the Sage Academy and Paragon in general.

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