Scion of the Sorceress (A Gargoyle and Sorceress Tale Book 8) by Lisa Blackwood

Author:Lisa Blackwood [Blackwood, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

The Magic Realm

Vaspara

After half a moon cycle locked in her cell, Vaspara was forgetting what color looked like. As a succubus, she could see in the dark better than some species, but without light, all colors just looked like varying shades of grey or black.

Outside in the hall, a few torches generated a meager light, only enough to outline the door that rarely opened. Sometimes she thought her captors just use the torches to taunt her with the promise of freedom she would never know again.

If Fate was merciful, she’d be left here to starve. If Fate was less kind, she’d be fed to the blood which.

Her soul was tarnished from long years of serving the Lady of Battles, that was nothing compared to what the witch would do to her soul before the end.

Vaspara desperately wanted a better end than that. But any chance of being granted a swift death was slim. She noticed during the rare times the guards brought her food that none of them were from her or Sorac’s battalions. They weren’t even the harpy’s soldiers.

Which was unfortunate since she might have been able to get one of Bervicta’s soldiers to kill her swiftly in a botched ‘escape’ attempt. She knew she had no hope of escape. But if she were dead, Sorac would know it, and he might then fight to break free. Perhaps he’d even escape and go to Anna and Shadowlight to beg them for aid in freeing his draklings. But he wouldn’t do any of that while she still lived.

‘It would be better if I was dead,’ Vaspara mused.

Yet she lacked the means to end her own life. Here she sat. A prisoner with the sole purpose to keep the mighty firedrake a prisoner as well.

As long as Vaspara lived, the Battle Goddess would use her to control Sorac. The only consolation was that she also knew the goddess wouldn’t kill or damage the draklings. The deity had waited too long to add more firedrakes to her army. So, the little ones were safe. Well, at least, as safe as anyone could be here.

Footfalls reached her ears, and her senses sharpened. Soon the person approaching turned a corner, and the sound came clearer. Vaspara had grown accustomed to the sentries’ individual footfalls. The ones approaching now didn’t belong to any of her usual guards. Had a new sentry been assigned?

The mystery resolved a moment later when Bervicta barked at the guards. “Open the door. I need to speak with the prisoner.”

“She’s not to have visitors by order of the Battle Goddess.”

“I’m not a visitor, you fool. I’m here to interrogate her. I need to know everything she knows about the draklings. Sorac isn't very forthcoming. I’m hoping Vaspara will be easier to force to comply.”

“I will need to clear it with my Captain.”

Bervicta snarled. “I cleared it with Captain Korsha over morning weapons practice. She was still spitting out blood and teeth when I left her in the ring. But by

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