Spellslinger by Sebastien De Castell
Author:Sebastien De Castell [Castell, Sebastien De]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
Published: 2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00
24
The Mark
âWhy wonât you tell me whatâs wrong?â I asked again.
We had finally reached the first of the seven wide marble steps that led up to the entrance of my family home. I felt my sense of elation over breaking the breath band fade a little as the thought of the punishment awaiting me behind those thick double doors ahead of us sank in. I had snuck out of my fatherâs house without permission, set free one of the creatures my people most feared and despised and struck my fellow students. When did I become such a terrible son?
âI can stand on my own,â I muttered.
âTake three deep breaths, kid,â Ferius said as she set me down.
âWhat good will that do?â
âItâll keep your voice from sounding thin and whiny when you talk to your parents.â
As if thatâll make any difference. Why hadnât I just run to find one of the city guards when Iâd come upon Tennat, Panahsi and Nephenia torturing the squirrel cat? That would have put a stop to it without setting the little monster free and ruining my life. There was a knot in my stomach. Back at the square Iâd thought I was doing the right thing, but now I had to explain it to my parents without sounding completely insane, and all I could think was that maybe I was insane. Mages donât attack other mages to save a creature whose favourite food was probably JanâTep babies. But if I hadnât saved the animal, if I hadnât fought against my friends, would the breath band have broken? Would my parents balance out my crime against the rewards to our family?
âStand straight, kid,â said Ferius at the sound of footsteps from inside the house. Someone was coming to the door. âIf you canât be tough, look tough.â
I thrust my shoulders back and immediately felt like an idiot. The problem with Ferius was that she confused things that mattered â like being able to cast a shield spell â with things that didnât, like standing up straight. Who cared if I looked confident? Iâd already brought shame on my father when my magic had failed, and now Iâd compounded it by helping the nekhek escape. Even if Panahsi and Nephenia stuck to the story, Tennat would tell his father and Raâmeth would demand that I be prosecuted for my actions. My father was going to have to humiliate himself in front of the council and invoke his prerogative as a master mage to have the punishment lessened. Saving me was going to hurt his chances of becoming clan prince. Against that, how much would it matter to him that Iâd sparked a single band?
I glanced over at Ferius, searching for something clever to say that would let her know just how badly sheâd screwed up my life, but her eyes were still fixed on the doors to my house. âYou sure about this, Kellen?â she asked.
It was one of the few times sheâd ever used my name. âWhat do you mean?â
Ferius turned and knelt down a fraction so that we were eye-to-eye.
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