Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning

Author:Michael G. Manning [Manning, Michael G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 34

He left the fake antidote with Jared at The Hanged Man, along with a note for Remi expressing his sincere desire to never need to find the man again. He doubted Remi would need another lesson, though. Will had scared the rogue pretty badly during their last encounter.

Will’s next week went by without trouble. Rather than ask around in town, he found Rob and asked him how to send a letter to Count Spry. His friend immediately brought up the fact that the count was still in the city and that a letter should be delivered to his city house. With a small amount of digging, Rob found the address for him.

As he had suspected, the house number and street name were a match for the place Tailtiu had found. But why was Selene there? he wondered. It was possible that she had merely had some innocuous reason for visiting the man. She was a princess after all, and the count was one of the most highly ranked noblemen in the nation. She might have been there to socialize or even for some political purpose, but the timing was suspicious.

Knowing for certain that Count Spry was still hiring killers to catch him didn’t feel like much of an improvement over merely suspecting the man. He still couldn’t do anything about it. Not unless he was willing to do something along the lines of what Tailtiu had suggested. It had a certain practical appeal, but Will had two big reasons not to take such a course. One, he wasn’t sure he could manage such a feat. He had no idea what type of protections or defenses the count had. Two, he wasn’t calloused enough to be willing to kill the man in cold blood. I’m not an assassin, he told himself. No matter what some people seem to think.

With no clear options, he put his heart and effort into his classes and personal projects. With Janice’s help, he began to make tangible progress in Composition. His penmanship was gradually improving, and his writing skills went from terrible to merely poor. When he had informed Janice of his plan to finance her remaining years at Wurthaven she had been skeptical, but over time she warmed to the idea.

As their friendship deepened, she also warmed to him in tiny ways that made him nervous. She sat closer, and he caught her looking at him with an odd look in her eyes now and then. He couldn’t be sure, though. It was possible he was misreading her intentions, but on several occasions she mentioned how futile his romantic feelings for Selene were, and he took that as a warning.

His friendship with Seth also improved with time. The other boy began to visit him once in a while, and eventually they started studying together. Seth made it clear that he had no intention of moving back in with Will, but beyond that he no longer seemed so wary.

Having several friends and no longer failing any of his classes, Will began to feel like a real student.

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