The Right Side of History (Schooled In Magic Book 22) by Christopher G. Nuttall

Author:Christopher G. Nuttall [Nuttall, Christopher G.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: magicians, magic, alternate world, fantasy, New Adult, sorcerers
ISBN: 9781606193938
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Published: 2021-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

EMILY COULDN’T HELP FEELING A PANG of guilt as she stepped into the bathroom, muttered a spell to heat the water and undressed rapidly before climbing into the giant bathtub. There were no taps, not here. The maid had had to fill a couple of buckets with water, then carry them into the bathroom and pour them into the tub. There was a pipe for letting the water go, afterwards, but Emily wasn’t sure where it actually went. It wouldn’t surprise her if she discovered it merely poured the water onto the street below.

They used to throw human waste out the window, she reminded herself. That practice, thankfully, had declined sharply over the last few years. She had a feeling she might have saved more lives by encouraging sanitation than anything else she’d introduced. What do they do with it now?

She settled back in the water, allowing it to soak into her aching muscles, then summoned the letters with a wave of her hand and started to read. Alassa had written a detailed outline of everything that had gone into planning the conference, as well as an admission she’d be sending a representative rather than attending in person. Melissa had said much the same thing, suggesting they weren’t the only people with doubts about the conference. The letters spoke of confidence, but it was alarmingly clear that no one really expected the conference to solve anything. Frieda had written three letters in quick succession, the first reading rather oddly until Emily realized it had been written before she’d been arrested. The second letter promised bloody retribution on Master Lucknow and Gordian - Emily hoped the Grandmaster wasn’t reading the letters before they were sent out - while the third moaned about how the conference was interfering with her studies. She was meant to take her final exams at the end of the year, she reminded Emily, and it was starting to look as though she wouldn’t be able to properly prepare for them. Emily was inclined to agree. It might have been wiser to cancel the school year or hold the conference somewhere else.

But there aren’t many places that would be considered remotely neutral, she mused, as she put the first set of letters to one side. Mountaintop or Stronghold would have the same problem.

She scowled, then turned her attention to the next letter. Cat seemed torn between anger at her treatment - he offered her a safe refuge, if she needed to run - and annoyance that he and his followers hadn’t been invited to the conference. Emily was surprised. There was no disputing the simple fact Cat controlled a nexus point, ensuring his castle was effectively impregnable. And he wasn’t the only one trying to build a kingdom in the formerly Blighted Lands. They should all have been invited to the conference, at the very least. They’d certainly feel no obligation to honor any agreements made in their absence.

Perhaps I should try to suggest Dater takes his loyalists into the Blighted Lands, she thought, snidely.

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