The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas

Author:Sarah Prineas [Prineas, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Secretary Keeston has no initiative, no ideas, no curiosity about magic. Does what he’s told and nothing else.

Sent him to fetch books from academicos library. Need to check calibration for partelet because blasted thing not set correctly.

After secretary had gone out, Benet came in with tea, set down plate of biscuits.

Which reminded me.—Tell the boy when he comes in that I want to speak to him, I said. Wanted to tell him to read the treatise on Arhionvar, and then see what he thought about it.

Benet glared.—Don’t know that he will come back at all, Magister.

Became aware that secretary had come quietly up stairs and was lurking outside door, listening.

—That is all, Benet, I said. As Benet went out, secretary came in.

Annoyed. Don’t like sneaking.

Keeston sat down at the table and took biscuit.—Magister Nevery, I happened to overhear you and your servant talking about your apprentice. You might be interested to know, sir, that Conn hasn’t been attending the academicos for some time. I hear he’s been seen going into the Twilight, which must mean, sir, that he’s gone back to thieving.

—Get out, I said.

—But sir, squeaked Keeston.

—Out! I stood and pointed at the door.

Keeston scurried out.

Curse it, had forgotten date. Stupid, careless. Checked journal, realized today is thirty days since boy’s introduction to magisters. Possible Benet is right, boy will not return to Heartsease.

Curse the boy, anyway. Weather worsening, snow last night, more snow likely. No doubt he is out in the city somewhere, getting himself into trouble.

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