The Impossible Wizard: The Aegis of Merlin Book 1 by Wisher James E

Author:Wisher, James E. [Wisher, James E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781945763069
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
Published: 2017-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

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The Department car raced down the narrow streets, dodging pedestrians and squealing around corners. Terra kept a white-knuckled grip on the handle above the passenger-side door. Sweat plastered her gray robe to her back. The broken air conditioning combined with Clair’s driving had her drenched. Clair slammed on the brakes and cranked the wheel, fishtailing and screeching the tires of the sedan.

Horrified onlookers stared for a moment before running for their lives. Terra knew just how they felt, but she didn’t have anywhere to escape to. If they ever went out on an assignment together again there was no way Clair was driving, she could give Terra directions.

“Would you slow down?” Terra said. “I’d like to make it there in one piece so we can bring Mercia in for questioning.”

“Chief Kane said to hurry. Besides, I haven’t had this much fun in years.”

“I don’t think he’s in this big a rush, now slow down before you kill someone.”

“Spoilsport. We’re almost there anyway.” Clair slowed to an only somewhat reckless speed and made a left down Bleak Street. Young men hung around in doorways, wearing tattered clothes and sometimes going shirtless to better display their tattoos. Scantly clad women, girls really, cuddled up against the thugs.

“Are you sure this is where she lives?”

“We don’t pay the testers very much, it’s probably all Mercia can afford. Maybe that’s why she betrayed us.”

“She could have just asked for a raise,” Terra said. “What are we looking at, power-wise?”

“Between three and four hundred. We only use the weakest wizards for testing, mostly because they can’t do much else, magically speaking. She only works two days a week as it is, that’s why I was surprised she called in sick. I had her scheduled for two more schools today.”

Clair slammed on the brakes in front of a four-story tenement covered with graffiti, bringing them to a screeching halt. The designs painted on the walls appeared geometric and intricate, somewhat like magical runes, but their meaning was lost to Terra, assuming they had any meaning.

They climbed out and locked the doors. Terra put her hand on the hood and chanted a simple warding spell. Anyone that tried to steal or vandalize their car would regret it.

“She’s in Apartment C on the top floor.” Clair headed for the rusty door.

“Of course she is. What do you want to bet the elevator doesn’t work?”

“Even if it does, I wouldn’t use the elevator in a place like this.”

Terra couldn’t argue with that. The lock on the front door was missing and the glass had been smashed out. Not very secure, but then again there was probably nothing worth stealing inside.

Clair shoved the door open and after a quick search they found the stairs, steep narrow things made from rusty metal. At least they didn’t sway or rattle when Terra stepped on them. Sometimes you had to be grateful for small favors.

When they reached the top floor landing Terra was panting and her heart raced. She really needed to get out of the office more and into the gym.

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