Heir To Magic by Adam K. Watts

Heir To Magic by Adam K. Watts

Author:Adam K. Watts [Watts, Adam K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Next Chapter
Published: 2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00


Chapter Sixteen

I was speechless for a moment, but quickly pulled myself together and opened my vision to the Ralahin. What would Neelu do? She would probably just flit around and kill everyone.

No, she would talk first.

“I should be asking you that question,” I tried to be cool and casual, like Neelu had been with Ragar. “This is not your forest.”

“My—” he looked uncertain. “What do you mean?”

“These woods are under the protection of the Su Lariano clan. And of the Dark Blade.”

“Wait.” He studied me. “I recognize you. Last I saw you, you were over the back of a pony! Where’s Gilglys?”

“Gilglys and Farlen are dead,” I told him in my best Neelu impression. “They were slow to learn. Are you slow to learn?” I rested my right hand on the hilt of my dagger.

“Who do you think you are? The Dark Blade herself?”

I just cocked my head and looked at him.

His worried expression turned stern. “Even if you are, which I don’t think you are, my men have you surrounded.”

If I’d been holding onto my connection to the Ralahin, I would have known they were there before I’d walked into their trap.

“You think I don’t know they are there?”

His eyes narrowed. I was going to have to try something, and from Neelu’s warning, I was afraid of what might happen. If I got it wrong, there’d be no help for Rispan and Mouse.

I focused on the space next to the Urgaban, just behind him. I felt the connection to that space from where I stood and focused on the pull. Focusing on that space as the end-point, I surrendered myself to the Ralahin.

Suddenly, there was a blur and I was next to him. I had drawn my dagger and now held it to his throat.

“Do you think your men are going to be able to help you?” I asked.

“Alright.” He licked his lips. “You’ve made your point. What do you want?”

“You’re lucky,” I told him, stepping back and lowering the dagger. “I’m not really interested in you or your men. Not today.”

He cocked an eyebrow at me. “What are you interested in?”

“The two slaves you bought from Gilglys last night. I want them.”

He scratched his chin, then shook his head. “Can’t do it. If you mean to take them, you’ll have to fight us for them. Even if you were the Dark Blade—and I still don’t believe you are—you’d have to kill us all to take them by force. That’s just the way of business. If we let you take our goods, word would get out. We’d never be safe again.”

I was focusing on my amulet and the intricate spellwork cast into it. It was supposed to be some sort of diplomacy spell. Maybe it would help me now. But what had he said? Business? Of course! That was why I’d made sure to collect anything of value from Farlen and Gilglys.

“What if we made a deal?” I asked him. “Business.”

A crafty look came over him that he quickly hid.



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