The Mage of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen

Author:Michelle Knudsen [Knudsen, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7636-8725-0
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2016-11-22T05:00:00+00:00

WHEN THE CROW RETURNED CONFIRMING THE date and time of his jump to Trelian, Calen sent it back immediately. Again with extra speed. Before he could change his mind.

Which was ridiculous, because of course he wasn’t going to change his mind. Had he finally gone completely insane? Just like Krelig?

No. If he had, he would have asked for more time.

Which part of him still wanted.

Three days. Three more days to learn everything he could and not get caught. On the night of that third day, he’d be going home.

He wished the crow had gone back to using Meg’s voice. He wondered why it hadn’t. Where was she? Had something happened? Or was she just too busy to lend her voice to the spells when Serek and Anders cast them?

Did she still want him to come back?

Stop thinking that way. Of course she does.

Calen went back inside, but he was too worked up to try to sleep. Too excited, too afraid, too anxious about not having learned enough yet. He stepped through his doorway wards and walked down the hall. He still had the wing to himself; the castle was large, and so far all the new traitor mages had taken rooms on the other side of the castle, where he’d put the first group. Which was fine with Calen. He didn’t want to see them any more than he had to.

Well, except Helena. But that was different. She was different. She didn’t want to be here anymore. She’d realized it had been a mistake.

Or she is setting you up to betray you.

But he didn’t believe that.

If you’re wrong, it will cost you everything.

He was so tired of that voice in his head. Be quiet! he barked at it. And for a wonder, it listened.

Calen wandered the castle, not really paying attention to where he was going. Most of the other mages would be in their rooms by now, sleeping, or practicing, or praying, or whatever they did when they were alone. Finding ways to live with themselves while betraying everything that should matter to them. He still couldn’t believe how many had come. More than forty the last time he had counted. And he knew there would be more. They knew Mage Krelig was evil, but they still came. He supposed most of them were afraid of being on the wrong side if Krelig won. But didn’t they realize that if they all fought against him, maybe he wouldn’t win?

He kept wandering, and thinking. When he reached the stairs, he climbed up and up and up until he reached the outer battlements and stepped outside. The sky was brilliant with stars. Calen stood there for several minutes before he realized that he wasn’t alone.

Mage Krelig was standing near the door on the other side, also looking up at the stars.

“A fine night,” Mage Krelig said, walking over toward Calen.

“Yes,” Calen said. His heart was pounding, but he thought he was hiding it well. He wasn’t doing anything wrong; there was no rule against being out here, but he still felt guilty and afraid.

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