The Master and the Sorceress- Wildecoast Saga Book 4 by Bernadette Rowley

Author:Bernadette Rowley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sword and sorcery, fantasy magic, fantasy epic, spicy romance, witch craft, fantasyworld, love and magic, fantasy serial
Publisher: Bernadette Rowley

A bell rang downstairs, and Kat groaned. She rolled over in bed and pushed herself up, dragging the blanket around her shoulders.

“A moment!” She was glad Hetty was recovered enough to ring the bell, but did she have to ring it so often? It seemed like Kat had just touched her head to the pillow, and, indeed, it was still dark outside. She descended the stairs and entered the kitchen where Hetty sat in her cot adjacent to the fire.

“There you are, girl!” Hetty said. “I was about to get it myself.”

Kat ground her teeth on a snarky reply. “What do you want, Hetty? And what time is it?”

“Time you were up, young Kat,” she said. “It’s past five, and I’d like my breakfast. Stoke the fire, will you?”

Kat rattled around in the kitchen, adding wood to the fire and placing the kettle and pot on the hooks. “How about a nice cup of tea while the porridge cooks?”

“Thank you. Don’t forget the bread.”

As if Kat ever could with Hetty to remind her. It was two days since they had seen Princess Benae, and the change in the old woman was miraculous. She had put on weight, and her breathing was almost normal. Even the cough was nearly gone. Kat paused as she pondered the astounding changes in her old friend. Benae must have magic at her disposal. It would explain the sensation Kat had experienced when Benae had been in the coach with Hetty—the prickling of magic. There was no other explanation.

The thought made her despondent. Kat was herself one of the strongest witches Hetty had ever seen, yet she was unable to cure her sick friend. She had thrown every spell and potion she could think of into Hetty’s care, and all she had succeeded in doing was to prevent her slipping over the brink. It was not good enough! She was not good enough.

“What is it, girl?” Hetty’s voice slipped through the fog clogging her mind.

Kat fiddled with the pot and tea leaves. “Nothing. I’m glad you’re feeling better.” She turned away. “I’ll get the bread going.”

“Katrine Aranati, you will stop your fussing and tell me what’s wrong.”

Kat sighed and pulled a chair up to Hetty’s bed. She met the older woman’s concerned expression.

“I’m afraid you were wrong about my powers,” she said. “I couldn’t help you when you were ill." The admission made her failure more real. Not so long ago, Kat thought magic might be her savior—that it would pull her from melancholy and give her purpose. Now she didn’t know what to believe.

“I wondered when you would fall into this hole,” Hetty said.

“What do you mean? You’ve been waiting for me to fail?” Kat’s temper simmered just short of the boil. Hetty was so devious when she wished to be. Centuries of living had taught the old woman all there was to know about people, and she used it to her advantage.

“Don’t get all in a flap!” Hetty said, warm air from the fire making her spiky gray hair dance.

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