Frigid Magic by Bruce Sentar

Author:Bruce Sentar [Sentar, Bruce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Imanaged to arrive back to my family’s manor with my anchors without being molested by Brighthaven or Carmilla’s people. I counted myself lucky. I had expected some sort of ambush.

“Are you sure it’s okay that we left Maribelle?” Sienna asked as we walked inside.

“Yes, though I hope you don’t mind if I wait here for her.” I grabbed a chair. I could feel Maribelle off in the distance through my magic, and I thought it was best to wait for her. She had already begun heading straight our way at a rapid pace.

“I’m going to freshen up,” Zuri said, a slight blush to her cheeks as she stared hungrily at me.

“Please do. I can feel Maribelle coming back. Everyone else, get ready to head back to the mountains tomorrow. I don’t want to stick around the city more than I have to right now.” Glancing at my mother, I raised an eyebrow in question, wondering if she would object.

“Yes, that would be best. I’ll make sure payments are made for the duel. By the way, you both look brilliant with those courting gifts. Sienna, there’s a provisional contract waiting for you in the study. I would ask that you read and sign it before heading up to the fort with Ard.”

“Yes, Mage Aldis.” Sienna dipped her head.

All of the women were being very careful around my mother after the power she had displayed at the ball. When I was well away from her, I needed to get a better understanding of how impressive that magic had been.

I moved a chair to wait by the front door as they all went about their business.

Maribelle drew closer and closer, but then she stopped. I could sense her just outside the door, and when she delayed entering, I grew impatient and stood up to answer the door.

What I saw on the other side made me smile.

She was wringing out the rags of her dress and trying to get it into position so that it didn’t look too bad. And that was a difficult task. The dress was shredded beyond recognition.

“Ah. You’ll create a new fashion if you walk around like that too much,” I teased.

She snapped to attention, having not heard me open the door. “Sir!” She beamed at me and stepped into the threshold. “I encountered just a bit of difficulty on the way back.”

I took her cheek and lifted it to plant a kiss on her lips, opening up my serpent sphere and dumping life magic into her to make sure she was not too injured. Even then, I could tell that she had used quite a bit of magic recently. Taking that in with the state of her dress, I surmised that the cuts had likely been fairly deep.

I hid any concern though. “Glad you are back safely.” I glanced at the bag in her hand, noting that it was definitely dripping watered down blood onto the rug. “Let’s get that put somewhere.”

I could only guess what was in that bag, but I hoped it was simply some bloody clothes or rags.

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