The Turning War: The Horned Blade Pt. IV by Richard A. Knaak

Author:Richard A. Knaak
Language: eng
Format: epub

XXVI

Lord Jekrith

Hadeen fed the baby a small amount of deer milk, a not uncommon offering for elven infants. Cabe swallowed the drops eagerly. The half-elf smiled. Hadrea’s son was now full of life, a sharp contrast to before.

The smile faded. Now that Cabe was healthy, the child also faced a new problem. Even before Nathan’s desperate work, the half-elf had already noted the baby’s unique magical potential. Cabe had been everything Azran and his dark companions had desired and more. Now, though, thanks to what the elder Bedlam had sacrificed, that potential had magnified incredibly.

Unfortunately, that meant that Cabe would sooner or later draw the attention of other powerful forces, especially the Dragon Kings. Hadeen knew that he could not shield the infant forever, but he needed to give Hadrea’s son a chance to grow old enough to be able to defend himself should something befall the half-elf.

There were spells that came to mind, spells that would leave Hadeen drained for quite some time to come, but the half-elf was willing to make that sacrifice. All that mattered was to choose the spell that would best help the infant ---

Someone knocked on the cabin door.

Hadeen quickly set his new charge down on the bed, then covered him loosely with a blanket. Then, moving with the natural stealth of his kind, he drew a dagger and headed toward the door. Simultaneously, Hadeen began to focus his elemental powers on the dagger.

“There is no need for that,” came a voice so even in tone the half-elf’s ears could not divine whether it was male or female.

He spun to face a figure more draped in cloth than Shade. Try as he might, Hadeen could not make out one feature that could reveal to him even the gender, much less the race.

“There is no need for that,” the voice echoed. “There is a better way.”

The half-elf finally realized that the intruder meant Hadeen’s intentions for Cabe.

“Who are you?” demanded Hadeen. “What do you mean?"

“There is a path...but only one path. Will you take it for the child’s sake?”

Hadeen frowned. “I will do anything I must for his sake...and that includes defending him from you, if nec---”

Before he could finish, the deep hood of the intruder’s garment slipped back of its own accord, revealing the truth of what lay within.

Hadeen gaped, then lowered his dagger.

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