Shadow Cursed: The Shadow Accords by Holmberg D.K

Author:Holmberg, D.K.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2016-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

14

The next few days passed slowly, almost painfully. Invar didn’t come for her again, and did not summon her, either. She had gone to the palace the first morning after she and Samis had snuck into the city and had been turned away. Master Invar was not prepared for his student. That was all she was told. The next day was the same. And the following day, she was told he would find her when he was ready to resume her lessons.

In some ways, not working with Invar was worse than when she had been allowed to study with him. At least then she hadn’t had to see the pitying looks of the other students at the fact that she had returned to the ashai classes. Carth kept to herself, sitting near the back of the class, letting her mind drift.

Her hand healed more quickly than she would have imagined. The day after the burn, the skin had peeled away, almost as if she had been in the sun for too long, leaving it red and sensitive, but not raw and blistered like it had been the day before. Carth had kept it wrapped that day mostly to protect it, but by the second day, she was able to leave it uncovered.

Had it healed so quickly because she’d been using A’ras magic? The A’ras generally healed from injuries rapidly, something she knew came from the connection to the magic, but she had never experienced a real injury to know. By the fourth day after the burn, there was no way to know that she’d been injured, other than the throbbing beneath the surface of her hand that never completely went away.

Alison sat next to her, almost dutifully. Carth sensed a hint of resentment from her friend when she shared how she had snuck out of the palace grounds with Samis, but Alison never said anything to suggest she was jealous, only acting slightly colder than usual.

And Samis continued his patrols. He would join the ashai every evening, but he was gone through the day and would eat quickly before disappearing once more. It was such a difference now that he had been raised to sai. Landon as well, but he had practically stopped coming to the dining hall, making his infrequent appearances that much more noticeable.

By the time the summons to meet with Invar came, Carth had begun to think he no longer wanted to work with her.

It happened nearly a week after she and Samis had snuck off the grounds. A younger woman came to her, an A’ras named Racha who had only recently been raised, and slipped a folded piece of paper to her. Inside were instructions to meet Invar.

Carth’s stomach sank when she realized where he wanted to meet. It was the same place where she and Samis had crossed the wall.

Racha nodded and disappeared, leaving Carth staring at the page silently.

“What is it?” Alison whispered.

“Only Invar wanting to meet.”

“I thought that was a good thing.”

“Not where he wants to meet.

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