Rite of Magic by Sasha Hope

Author:Sasha Hope [Hope, Sasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

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To be fair, he probably could have used Ionas’ help. Getting out of the princess’ robes after he’d needed nearly a quarter of an hour and much help getting into them was a struggle. Still, Felix powered through and changed back into the simple robes the Sanctum provided. He wore a long-sleeved, black ensemble. The loose fabric was a relief after that corset.

He set the dress aside carefully. He had to admit it was stunning. Apart from the corset, the fabric was soft as the flower petals in the Queen’s garden. Maybe he’d slip back into it later. Maybe.

Felix brushed the loose curls out of his hair before leaving to meet Ionas for breakfast.

When he arrived in the dining room the lights were shining bright, feeding easily off of the aura of Ionas’ power. The man himself sat at one of the booths in the center of the room. Loreto and Vincente sat at a nearby table, looking incredibly uncomfortable. With their heads bowed, they didn’t speak a word as they slowly cut their food. The atmosphere around them gradually filled with increasing levels of distress.

“Felix, thank the goddess! You’re alive! Where have you been?” Vincente cried out in Alavieri as soon as he approached.

“The witches said you’d left the Sanctum! We didn’t know what had happened to you!” Loreto said.

“I’m so sorry I left without telling you.”

“You actually left?”

Felix nodded. “Remember I told you Ionas had a plan? Well, he took me to see the Queen. She’s ordered him to deal with Vol Coven. I’m going to help.”

Loreto and Vincente exchanged a glance before turning to Felix with identical frowns in place.

“Do you mean she declared a dimittat? Doesn’t that mean all of Vol Coven will need to be…dealt with?” Vincente asked.

“Felix, you are Vol Coven as well, aren’t you? Even if it was in the past? Does it not still count if you share their magic?” Loreto added.

So many questions. Felix ran a hand over his face. “I don’t know. I don’t think so?”

Vinctente tutted. “This isn’t a situation you can afford to be unsure of.”

“What did Teague say?” Loreto asked.

“He mentioned there have been exceptions in the past.”

“I see. And you trust him?”

Felix waved away their interrogation. “We’re not going over this again, Loreto. I told you already. Yes. I trust him.”

Vincente and Loreto shared a glance before their gazes flickered to something off to one side. They both curled up, shivering as if they’d caught a sudden chill.

“Are you two all right? You look nervous.” Felix asked after an awkward silence.

“Is your fucking boyfriend sitting behind us?” Loreto asked in response.

Felix glanced over to where Ionas sat at the other side of the hall. The older man caught his eye. As promised, he waited patiently for Felix to converse with his friends. Felix smiled at Ionas before returning his attention to Loreto and Vincente.

“Yes, he’s there. Why?”

“Then no, of course we’re not all right, damnit,” Loreto hissed.

“He’s just eating breakfast,” Felix observed with a little shrug. Ionas had yet to mention the two mercenaries apart from his questioning back when they first met.

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