The Infused Man (The Cunning Man, A Schooled in Magic Spin-Off, #2) by Christopher G. Nuttall

Author:Christopher G. Nuttall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nuttall, Magic, Magic School, Wizard School, Steampunk
Publisher: Christopher G. Nuttall
Published: 2022-06-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

“You are wasting your time,” Lilith said, curtly. “And it is having a baleful effect on you.”

Adam found it hard to disagree as they made their way to the lower levels. It had been a week since he’d started training – the reservists put in two hours a day, unlike the first and second-rank soldiers – and he was already hurting. Sergeant Rudd hadn’t been joking when he’d said the pain was about to start. Adam felt as if he’d been beaten up time and time again, with aches and pains in places he hadn’t known he had ... it was impossible, just impossible, to believe the first and second-rank soldiers trained all day. And yet, he knew it was true. The militiamen were always busy. Their commanders rarely let them have any time to sit down and brood.

He rubbed his arm, trying to ignore the aches permeating his body. The training did seem to impress many of the girls – he’d heard his fellow recruits bragging about how they’d found girlfriends after they’d started to train – but Lilith wasn’t one of them. She was a sorceress, hardly the type of woman to be impressed by dumb muscle and playing field feats. He had a feeling she’d be happier if he spent all his time in the lab, but ... he dismissed the thought, even though part of him wanted it. Matt was still on the field – Adam had heard he’d begged Master Landis for permission to join the first and second-rank soldiers – and Adam was damned if he was conceding first. It was stupid, yet ...

“It has to be done,” he said. “Did you manage to devise a rite?”

“Father and I are still planning it,” Lilith said. Her lips thinned as she remembered what her father had said. She hadn’t been very clear on precisely what they’d talked about, but Adam doubted it had been pleasant. They were just too alike when it came to being stubborn and determined to get their own way. “He wants to make sure everything is absolutely perfect.”

She stopped as they reached the door. “Good luck,” she said. “I’ll see you when you’re done.”

Adam nodded, torn between wishing she’d come to cheer and being silently relieved she was staying behind. It would be hard to trip and fall in front of her ... he put the thought aside as he stepped into the bright sunlight, covering his eyes until they adjusted to the light. The outside grounds had grown even more chaotic in the last few days, although it looked as though order was steadily being imposed. Adam hoped it would last. It was hard to ignore the fact that rations were growing even more scanty, with less and less food in the dining halls. And the armchair generals weren’t helping. They seemed to think the militia could march all the way to the capital without being stopped, as if it was only a short walk away, and put the princess on the throne.

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