Touched By Magic (The King's Wolf Saga) by Durgin Doranna

Author:Durgin, Doranna [Durgin, Doranna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: magic, unicorns, revenge, King's Wolf Saga Book I, fantasy, adventure, love
Publisher: Blue Hound Visions
Published: 2012-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Reandn traveled heavily in the early morning, beating the sun and avoiding other travelers in the classically heavy mists...and leaving his mind free to wander in places he'd rather it wouldn't go at all.

Ronsin. The man had gone to Solace, just as he'd told Adela he would—and no little wonder. Once an educational and retreat nexus for wizards, it now served as a center for all learning. No doubt many of Ronsin's colleagues lingered there, bemoaning their lost status.

The magic hadn't fled all at once—at first it had been a gradual fade. Spells misfiring, powerful wizards unable to access the potent ability they'd once wielded with ease. By the time Reandn was a child, there was very little left, and then—one day when he was in his early, awkward young man's growth—it simply vanished.

But Ronsin had somehow gotten his magic back. And now he had to be stopped—even if it was by a single man on an insecure horse, finding his way to Solace.

He had no familiarity with these roads, nor with the rolling, forested hills of southeastern Keland—but Solace, small as it was, remained well-traveled. Once Reandn aimed himself in the proper direction, the occasional inquiry at roadhouses along the way kept him straight and gave him distance and travel time.

Far too much of it. Plenty of time for Ronsin to pick up, in Solace, with what he'd left off at King's Keep. But Sky, carrying Reandn and provisions, could move no faster. Sky was not a mount Reandn would have wanted on patrol. He was sensitive, like Willow—but unlike Willow, he had plenty of history behind him, and took careful handling to avoid triggering another run-away. But he was willing to work, and could pick up a medium rack that was easy on both horse and man, keeping it up for miles.

Each morning, accompanied by the orchestration of almost-familiar birds, they moved out into the gloom of the dawn. In the midday heat, Reandn pulled off Sky's bridle, replaced it with a halter, and hobbled him so he could pick and nibble at the road's edge while Reandn pretended to rest. Only in late afternoon did they pick up a steady pace again, traveling on into darkness.

Nights, he dreaded most. With Sky tended and some semblance of a meal eaten, there was nothing to occupy his mind but the things he least wanted there. Adela's birthday, any day now. Their anniversary, not long after that. The thousand little things about her that he missed.

He tried, instead, to worry about travel details—like how he'd manage more grain, once his supply ran out. He'd been miserly, grazing the horse for as many hours as he could—but Sky was losing weight, and Reandn didn't have enough money to supply grain all the way to Solace.

Unless he used Wolf Rights. Out here, he'd likely have more problems enforcing Rights than worries about his activity reaching the Keep or Ronsin—but it would do him little good to attract attention, any way he looked at it.

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