The Last Wizard (Wizard Crystal) by Tanya Huff

Author:Tanya Huff [Huff, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, General, Fiction, Wizards
ISBN: 9780886773311
Publisher: DAW
Published: 1989-03-15T12:44:29+00:00

Raulin snorted and pulled his scarf down off his throat. Almost invisible in the beard stubble were four punctures, two on each side of his windpipe. "Teeth had hardly touched," he said, "when the cat started to burn and lost interest. I got off light."

"Only because he ignores the rest of the damage."

"He what!"

Lord Death nodded and Jago whirled on Raulin who stared at his brother, completely confused by the sudden outburst.

"Open your coat!"

"Why?"

"Just do it!"

Raulin sighed and slowly unhooked the fasteners. Under his coat, the clothing he'd been wearing hung in tatters. Under his clothing, eight angry, red lines marked where Hela's claws had torn through to skin.

"Only scratches, I swear." He tried to close the coat, but Jago glared it back open.

"Get me the emergency kit."

"Look . . ."

"Get it!"

He got it, then stood almost still as, one-handed, Jago pulled bits of cloth from the cuts, all at least a quarter inch deep and most already looking pink and inflamed. Two started bleeding sluggishly again as the scab holding the remains of Raulin's shirt inside the wound came free.

"Cat scratches," Lord Death said, as Jago reached for the roll of linen, "often become infected. You'd better disinfect those."

Jago nodded thoughtfully and reached instead for the bottle of raw alcohol.

"Now hold it. what're you going to do with that?"

"What do you think?" Jago asked, pouring some of the liquid on a cloth balanced on his knee. "That mess has to be cleaned.'"

"Not with that stuff, it doesn’t." Raulin backed away, but Jago grabbed a comer of his coat.

"Knock me over," he warned, "and I’ll have a relapse."

Raulin sullenly stopped moving.

Jago nipped the coat open again and wiped at the scoring with the alcohol laden cloth. "Stop squirming. Cat scratches often become infected."

"Says . . . CHAOS! . . . who?"

"Lord Death."

"When did he become a ... DAMMIT JAGO! . . . healer?"

"I am the Great Healer," said Lord Death quietly. "Mortals come to me when all other healers have failed."

"What did he say?" Raulin could tell by Jago's expression that the Mother's son had answered the question himself.

"He's expounding philosophy. If you'd stop dancing away, this'd go faster and we could start after Crystal."

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