The Spell Realm by Zales Dima & Zaires Anna

Author:Zales, Dima & Zaires, Anna [Zales, Dima & Zaires, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mozaika Publications
Published: 2014-06-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23: Augusta

Trembling with fury, Augusta stared at the closed door before beginning to pace up and down her room. How dare Barson treat her like she was his possession? And how dare Ganir betray the entire Council by consorting with Blaise and that abomination?

The old man had to be dealt with. Now—before he did any harm. She would think about what to do about Barson’s suspiciously unreasonable behavior later.

Grabbing her Stone and the cards she’d prepared for another purpose, Augusta stuffed them in her bag and hurried out of her room. As she walked, a plan began forming in her mind.

She had to get Ganir away from his study, as he would have an advantage there. The big question was how to accomplish that. There was one way, but it would be a risky maneuver. Stopping for a minute, Augusta sat down on one of the stone benches lining the hallways and started scribbling. When she was done, she double-checked her calculations.

The idea should work, she decided.

Getting up, she hurried toward Ganir’s chambers, and as she rounded the corner, she saw Barson’s right-hand man Larn and two other soldiers pass by. She stared after them in disbelief, her fury spiking. Barson had not kept his promise to her. He was supposed to have his men in hiding, and yet here they were, strolling through the halls of the Tower right next to Ganir’s quarters.

Taking a calming breath, she put the matter out of her mind for now and focused on the task at hand. Stopping a few feet away from Ganir’s door, she fed a few cards into her Stone to implement some defensive spells, paying particular attention to mental defenses.

Then she knocked decisively. Once. Twice.

The door swung open. Ganir stood there, his face calm and expressionless.

“Did you go see Blaise?” Augusta asked sharply, not bothering with any niceties. “Was the creature there with him?”

The old man’s eyes widened almost imperceptibly, and Augusta knew that it was true—that Barson hadn’t lied. Ganir had indeed betrayed her and the Council.

“Don’t bother to deny it,” she said when Ganir opened his mouth. “I know the truth. You’re nothing but a traitor—”

“You dare call me a traitor?” Ganir sounded incredulous. “You, who consort with your ‘dead’ lover? I gave you the benefit of the doubt, but now I see that you must be in league with him—”

Augusta’s eyebrows snapped together. So Ganir already knew the Guard were not dead. Had Barson betrayed her to the Council Leader? Was that what the old man meant by her being ‘in league’ with her lover? Her anger intensifying, she saw Ganir taking a few steps back, and she realized that, in a moment, he would be near his desk, where his Interpreter Stone lay.

There was no more time to waste.

Loading the card she’d prepared earlier, Augusta closed her eyes and braced herself. When she opened them, she and Ganir were standing on the roof of the Tower, with all of Turingrad laid out far below.

Without giving Ganir a chance to get his bearings, Augusta went for her first prepared spell.

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