(eng) Michael Anderle & Amy Hopkins - New Dawn 02 by Dawn Of Darkness

Author:Dawn Of Darkness [Darkness, Dawn Of]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

“Artemis, we need you.” Bastian sidestepped into the doorway, blocking the old man’s attempt at scurrying away. “We just don’t have enough people to train the whole damn village.”

“I told you, I don’t like people!” Artemis snapped.

“What’ll it take?” Bastian folded his arms and glared down at Artemis. With a start, Bastian realized he was taller than him. He was sure that wasn’t the case when they had first met a few short months ago.

Artemis shook his fist. “You have nothing I want!”

“Oh, no?” Bastian raised an eyebrow. “I’m a mystic. One with the ear of the Master. In fact, she’s already agreed to help me with a little project I think you’ll find quite interesting.” Ok, Bastian admitted to himself, safe behind a mental shield. She said she’d think about it. Close enough, right?

Artemis narrowed his eyes. “What kind of project.”

“Oh, nothing exciting. Just a multi-modality school. Here. In Tahn.”

Artemis froze. “Here?" he whispered.

“Of course, it’ll take a lot to set up. We’ll need loads of the regular teaching books, but also some of the more obscure scrolls and histories. I mean, we’ll be breaking new ground here.”

“The histories? Of the other magics?” Artemis’s eyes were like saucers, shining in excitement.

“Of course, access to those records will be highly restricted.” Bastian shook his head regretfully. “They simply wouldn’t be shared with just anyone. Only a trained mystic who’d sacrificed themselves for the greater—”

“I’ll do it!” Artemis threw his hands up in defeat. “I’ll take all the bloody classes! Just promise me, you’ll give me access to everything. And there won’t be any more strings! I’m not letting you round me up as some kind of overrated babysitter for this play center you’re starting up.”

Bastian laughed at his fierce scowl. “Honestly? I don’t think we’d put the students through that.”

Artemis scowled even harder. “I’m the best teacher they’d get, short of the bloody Founder.”

“Do we have a deal? Your help now, for access to the school library on an ongoing basis, if and when we get it set up.” Bastian held his breath, hoping Artemis didn’t catch the ‘if’ clause.

“Fine, fine. And I suppose you’ll be skipping your own sessions with me?”

“Unless you can show me how to teach a physical user.” Bastian turned to go, then whirled back as Artemis clicked his tongue. He only did that when he was thinking, hard. “Wait… can you?”

“It’s all theory, mind,” Artemis said. “And I won’t take the students on myself. I can give you some pointers, though.”

Bastian cried out in glee, then jerked the older man into a rough hug. “Artemis, you’re the best damn asshole I’ve ever met.”

He stayed in the stables that Artemis had made his home for another twenty minutes, hashing out the details of Artemis’s new classes, and getting a basic rundown on the magic types and how they were used.

“Right. And you’re sure you can’t show me the hand gestures?” Bastian asked when they were done.

“Did you listen at all? The gestures are unique to the magic user.

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