Alius Academy: Elemental Mage Series Book 1 by Lara Wray
Author:Lara Wray [Wray, Lara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-03-26T16:00:00+00:00
There were girls in the stalls talking. As I entered the toilets, they hushed up. I washed my face, entered a stall, then heard them leaving, speaking in low murmurs in a language I didnât recognise. Eassusian? Fae? They left, and the toilets were quiet.
When I came out of the stall, one of them was waiting for me.
She had dark purple velvety hair, swept back, and three hoops of plaits sprang from the back of her head like Olympic rings. The shade of her hair matched her eyes: while Saffronâs eyes were a light purple, like lilacs, this girlsâ eyes were the shade of a violet. I recognised her. Sheâd been amongst the group of Eassusians last night.
âLori Fields. Part mage, part Eassusian.â Her voice echoed in the emptiness of the toilets.
I waited for her to add âunregisteredâ, but as she refrained, I said as I washed my hands, âAnd you are?â
âArameen Miamar. We heard the fae princess talking to you last night.â
I sighed inwardly, noticing she didnât have an Eassusian accent and spoke perfect English.
âThe way she was screeching it would have been hard to avoid,â I replied. She gave a wry smile. âDid Saffron speak to you⦠about being allies?â I flicked my gaze to her.
âShe did. She mentioned a light-reaper attacked you and that, despite knowing nothing of magic, you survived. Both of which we were aware.â
She faced me and put a finger marked with circular symbols to her lips, then blew. The faintest twist of colours wrapped around us before clearing.
âIâve placed protection barriers around us; you never know who might be listening.â She glanced at the main toilet door.
âDo you believe Iâm a spy, like Priscilla mentioned?â I asked, folding my arms across my chest.
âWe havenât decided. If you are an assassin, then know weâll be ready for you.â She looked at me levelly as I tried not to flinch at her frankness. âIf not, you should know â the mages hold sway here. As an unregistered Eassusian, it is they you should be worried about⦠and Iâd look out for Priscilla â the screeching fae with the disproportionately large rear,â she added, and released a low, rumbling laugh.
I returned a tentative half-grin.
She pointed to a loose hair on my clothes, picked it off my shoulder, but didnât drop it, as I expected. Instead, she twirled it round a finger.
Weird, creepy, and why? I wanted to ask for it back, but I didnât want to get off on the wrong foot. I thought of protesting my innocence regarding being a spy, but if I were in her shoes, I wouldnât trust me either.
âMy main advice to you is to trust no one,â she said, her eyes large and round.
âIâll keep that in mind.â
She dropped my hair, squared up to me, and held her arm outstretched in front of her. I went to shake her hand, but she gave me a wan smile and withdrew from it. I frowned in confusion.
âIf you are simply unregistered, in time youâll learn our ways.
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