Brothers: Legacy of the Twice-Dead God by Scott Duff

Author:Scott Duff
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy contemporary, fantasy about a wizard, fantasy series ebook, fantasy about elves, fantasy epic adventure, fantasy and adventure, fantasy about supernatural force, fantasy action adventure epic series, fantasy epics series

Chapter 33

The dungeons of the castle looked nothing like what I expected. No medieval torture instruments, no suits of armor lined the walls, no smell of mildew or urine from prisoners. It looked any other part of the castle, just more stonework and less paint. We were underground now. The only wooden doors with tiny windows and bars were those to the practice rooms.

I found Peter and Ethan in a practice room. They were tossing small flash-bangs around the room and watching where the excess energy drained. When I stepped into the room, I felt the oppressive atmosphere immediately. Looking for the source of the feeling, I was drawn to the walls of the small stone cavern. There were hundreds of spirals carved into the walls and ceiling, interspersed with arcane symbols. Each spiral swooped around another until ending onto bars of iron, copper, and other metals I didn’t recognize immediately. The floor was similarly covered in swoops and spirals inlayed in the rock with thick metals. From what I could tell, the whole room was a huge sink designed to draw errant magic to the metal and ground it to the earth.

I left my brothers to their workout after mentioning Harris’ presence upstairs, and stepped into the hall again where Gordon waited for me. He led me through the back of the dungeon, up a narrow staircase, and into the house again. I still didn’t recognize any of the halls until we turned into the one for the infirmary. Braelyn, one of Mom’s healers, greeted us as we entered and directed us back to my mother’s room. They left me at the door.

She looked so small, lying on the bed. According to Braelyn, she’s been fading through sleep cycles without awakening since our meeting on the steps. I couldn’t tell how they were keeping her fed. I sat beside her bed, stroking her hand and head, and talking about anything I could think of. Twenty minutes passed before I couldn’t stand the helplessness anymore. For all that I managed to do for Kieran and Peter, there was nothing I could do for my own mother.

A figure passed behind me silently from the room across the hall as I left. The woman spoke softly to my mother about us, about what fine and great men we were. It added to my depression, so I didn’t go back to listen more. When I entered the infirmary office, Gordon and Braelyn were talking quietly in a language I didn’t know. I approached slowly, not wanting to intrude and lost in my own thoughts. I stopped when I realized I began to understand them.

“I’m afraid for her recovery if we cannot break this hidden magic,” Braelyn said seriously. “And I’m afraid to try anything more without harming her.”

“Maybe when her husband is found, he will know something,” Gordon said softly. “But do not tell her son that yet. He has enough to worry about right now.” That’s when Braelyn noticed me standing behind Gordon.

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