The Reign of Magic (Pentamura Book 1) by Awert Wolf

Author:Awert, Wolf [Awert, Wolf]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-23T23:00:00+00:00

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Nill, Brolok and Tiriwi did not talk during their return to the Hermits’ Caves. Brolok was muttering and cursing under his breath, Nill was lost in thought at how he could escape the trap he himself had set. He had to admit that the very idea of Prince Sergor-Don made him feel uneasy. Tiriwi’s gaze was empty. There was no telling what was happening inside her head. As soon as they reached their quarters Brolok rushed to his cave and came back out with a newly forged fighting staff. “If you need me, I’ll be on the battlefield,” he announced. “What you did by the well was incredibly stupid. But anger is a warrior’s enemy; a clear mind is what I need now.” He shook his staff, which swung like a pipe. Tiriwi stared at the weapon, intrigued.

Nill felt even more uncomfortable now, as Brolok, usually so calm, seemed a different person when agitated. Then he remembered how Brolok had put his arm around him and clearly shown the nobles that Nill was not alone. He tried to calm him. “You’re right, I was stupid. But I’ll not let those nobles make me their servant. It was only a matter of time before we’d have been fighting anyway. And it’s my business; you have no obligation to fight with me.”

Brolok grabbed Nill’s shirt and twisted the cloth until Nill could barely breathe, but then relented.

“It’s infuriating! I’d quite like to seize you by the throat and shake you like a dog, until the little sense you have is back on track.” He sighed. “Even a fool rarely spouts such nonsense. You can’t change the world alone! You’re either noble or a sok. Both have their rules, and those rules control their lives. And you just want to take all that and throw it away, and then you think it’s nobody’s business but yours?”

“I don’t want to change the world.” Nill felt his temper rising. “I just want to live by my own rules. I don’t want to be a muckling or a noble.”

“Tell us about these rules of yours then!” Brolok demanded aggressively, his fists on his hips.

“I haven’t found them yet,” Nill admitted quietly. “All I know is that the existing rules can not be mine.”

Brolok laughed bitterly. “Your own rules will gain you nothing but enemies. You already have more than you can count. If you want to live by your own rules, you need to make sure that the others know and respect them. And that’s where you stand alone against all of Pentamuria. And then you say you’ve no intent of changing the world.” Brolok looked up at the ceiling, as if awaiting assent from the gods.

Nill bit his lower lip. “There must be a third way. Not everything needs to be either-or. Nature itself is more than just black and white. There’s day and night, but also dawn and dusk. There are dark days and light nights. There must be a third way, and I intend to find it.

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