Curse of Magic by K. M. Shea

Author:K. M. Shea [Shea, K. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-11T22:00:00+00:00

Gabrielle went back to leaning against the wall, politely looking away. Puss had no such compulsions.

“What does it say?” he demanded.

Angelique stood. “The Veneno Conclave has sent out couriers with orders to bring me back,” she said, her chest tight.

“Is that bad?” Gabrielle asked.

Puss twitched his tail back and forth. “For Angelique? Yes, very bad.” His bronze eyes glowed as he stared unblinkingly at her. “I apologize, Angelique. It seems we have caused a great deal of trouble for you.”

Angelique snorted. “A witch has cursed the seven princes and brainwashed King Henrik. You have done no such thing—it is merely because the Conclave hasn’t yet learned all the details of the situation.” I hope.

“Evariste is still absent,” Puss said.

Angelique glanced at her old friend, puzzled by the statement. What does Evariste have to do with me being punished?

“We can sneak you out of Castle Brandis,” Gabrielle said. “This place has a million passages, and once you get out to that…horse…of yours, no one can catch up with you.”

Angelique glanced down at the crumpled letter. “First, I need to get word back to Clovicus.”

“What, did he ask for your opinion on his stationary?” Puss drawled.

“No, but I need to make arrangements to meet with him so I can explain what’s happened,” Angelique snapped.

“Oh.” Puss blinked. “I suppose that’s acceptable.”

“No, it’s not,” Gabrielle unsheathed her sword—though Angelique suspected it was more for personal comfort than any plans to hack something to pieces. “You need to leave, now!”

“You said yourself: nothing can outrun Pegasus,” Angelique said. “And Clovicus is our best bet for help, as it stands.”

Gabrielle groaned and slid her sword back in its scabbard. “Fine! I’ll get you paper and ink.” She stomped across the room and kicked open a few supply crates before she found what she was looking for.

It only took Angelique a few moments to scrawl out her reply—a request for Lord Enchanter Clovicus to meet her in Erlauf—and they were out the door, Puss leading the way with his tail extended straight up like a flag pole.

“I’ll ride north to Verglas and explain the situation to Fürstin Elise,” Angelique said.

“Thank you,” Gabrielle said, the relief evident in her voice. “For everything.”

“I am glad I was on hand to offer aid,” Angelique said. Even if it means I’ll be dodging messages for the next few months.

Gabrielle motioned for Angelique to follow her down a spiral staircase. “I don’t know what we would have done if you weren’t here.”

“Do you want me to tell Steffen anything?” Angelique asked.

Gabrielle hesitated at the base of the stairs. It took Puss rubbing against her legs to prod her into motion so she strode down the hallway. “No, I spoke to him before they left. And he’s not going to take this situation very well.” She smiled wryly. “He hates it when things spiral out of his control.”

“A common worry of the unprepared,” Puss muttered.

Gabrielle rolled her eyes as they ducked outside. “If he wasn’t worried, you would accuse him of being stupid and unaware of the danger we’re in.

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