A Spell Misplaced by Guy Antibes

Author:Guy Antibes [Antibes, Guy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0BQLB81G3
Goodreads: 74959589
Publisher: CasiePress LLC
Published: 2022-12-18T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

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G ags leaned against the wall, and in a few minutes, a carriage pulled up to the curb.

“Inside, we are being watched,” Eliza said.

Gags did as he was asked, and they lurched ahead and did some twisting and turning, too, until they drove through the warehouse doors close to the docks. The doors were immediately closed after they entered.

“Now, you are on my turf,” Eliza said. “Are you ready for a little refreshment while you tell me what in blazes is going on in Baxterton?”

“I thought you already knew?”

“Then let me test my knowledge,” Eliza said as she took him into a sitting room in the warehouse.

“Is this your mansion?” Gags asked.

The woman laughed. “No, but I have comforts installed in my properties. There is a meeting room adjacent to this room. I have a few of my lieutenants waiting for us.”

“Now, wait,” Gags said, standing up.

“They are trustworthy. I promise,” Eliza said. “That is why there are only a few.”

Gags took a deep breath. He knew meeting this woman carried risk, and he wasn’t done exposing his intentions to get more information.

She poured Gags a goblet of light green wine. He’d had that before and liked it if it was what he thought. He tasted the familiar wine and sat back.

“You found your unicorn?” Eliza said.

“No,” Gags said.

“My people…” Gags raised his hand to stop her midsentence.

“I de-transformed a unicorn, but the spell was misplaced, and the person I saved wasn’t who I sought,” Gags said.

“There are two unicorns?” Eliza asked.

Gags nodded. “I brought the man to my townhouse.”

“It’s not safe there.”

“It is being guarded, and neither Lucian nor I am without the ability to protect him. He is a magician himself,” Gags said.

“So, you don’t need me?”

Gags smiled, “I need you more than ever. Another unicorn is on Oroia somewhere, and I don’t want to spend the rest of my life looking for her.”

“Then it’s time to meet my friends,” Eliza said. “You can bring your wine with you.”

They stepped into the meeting room, and Gags looked upon two strange faces and a familiar one.

“Flora Baker,” Gags said. “We’ve met before.”

“I know you have,” Eliza said.

When he saw the two women in front of him, something clicked. “You are sisters,” Gags said.

“Did I tell you I trusted my lieutenants?”

“I never trusted my siblings,” Gags said.

Eliza grinned. “Well, I trust mine. Sit.”

“What do you want to know that Flora can’t tell you?” Gags asked.

“I didn’t go to the retreat,” Flora said. “What happened there?”

Since Eliza knew about Miria, there was nothing to hide. Gags told them his story, from getting picked up by Valerie West to battling the bear to arriving at his townhouse and Captain Dyre’s interview of Eno Banban.

“A real wizard?” one of the two men in the room asked.

“Real,” Gags said. “He is still getting his magic back, but I’m sure he will be formidable when that happens.”

“What are you going to do with him?” Eliza asked.

“I’m going to take him with me to find Miria,” Gags said.

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