The Overt Operation (Department of FAE Book 2) by Renee Greene

Author:Renee Greene [Greene, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DeBokton
Published: 2021-04-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16: Dylan Learns He is a Fool

When they all returned to the castle, King Giles called a huge meeting for the next day, so he could get flying messengers out to deliver the message to everyone invited. Mostly pixies took care of carrying the messages, as they were quick fliers.

Bryan wasn’t happy about waiting at the castle. His dad for months had been captured. He didn’t know where his father was, but everyone who had seen him had seen him tied to a chair and blindfolded. Yet he knew charging in without a plan was not wise.

Nea walked up to him and took his hand. He stared at their hands.

“I know. I’m holding your hand,” she playfully teased. “You don’t have to tell me. Now, try to focus. Look at my eyes.”

“You’re holding my…” he stopped himself. “Sorry. What do you need?”

“It’s not what I need, it’s what you need,” she corrected. “You need to study magic, and practice. You are going to have to use your magic, and it will need to be strong.”

“Honestly, it scares me,” Bryan admitted. “I have done good things with it, but I also could cause great harm. What if I intend to do something good, but people end up getting hurt or dying because of it?”

“That is a chance we all take,” Nea pointed out. “Most people live their lives very routinely, and that is fine, but some of us have skills and must use them for good. You have been blessed with a great gift. You must learn to use it. Where you are afraid of using your magic and people getting hurt, you could also have people hurt because you can’t control your magic or don’t know how to use it. You can’t live in fear. Just do what is right.”

“You are right,” he decided with no emotional outburst or great dilemma. “That is logical. Let’s go study magic. I did bring a book of Alizar’s.”

“Guard that carefully,” Nea warned. “There are people who may be able to exploit that knowledge.”

“I doubt they can read it,” Bryan pointed out.

“There is always a counter to any magic,” Nea reminded him. She suddenly asked, “It wasn’t stolen when the sprites robbed us, was it?”

“No,” he assured her. “I didn’t think it wise to bring it into Evander’s land.”

“But they took your pocket knife, didn’t they?” she asked next.

“Yes,” he answered.

She squeezed his hand and asked, “Wasn’t that a gift from you father?”

“Yes,” Bryan stated. “I’m not overly sentimental. My father can give me another knife if he desires.”

She put her hand on his face. “I think you are more sentimental than you admit to.”

“You’re touching my face,” he noted.

“And you like it,” she teased. She gazed into his eyes and pleaded, “I can’t cross the arch. Can you live in Elliad?”

“My place is in my world,” Bryan noted.

She stared at him with great confusion.

“What?” he asked.

“That statement is true and false,” she answered. “How can a statement be both true and false? Your place can’t be your world and not be your world.

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