nothing
works; no one thinks she would do anything like this. Of course,
even if she was getting some of Damian’s magic, she couldn’t be
sure that Rainen wasn’t still stronger than her. If Damian died and
Rainen was the stronger of the sisters, she would automatically get
boosted the head sorceress and Traina would only be second in
command.”
“I think that my sister’s plan all along was
to kill me then Damian. She sent the Zerpanay after me and assumed
it had killed me. She wouldn’t have ever thought that Hayden would
be with me to help me out. Thinking I was out of the way, she then
decided enough was enough and tried to choke what little life
Damian had out of him. Unfortunately for her, Grant came into the
room and caught her in the act. She killed Grant, but had to hold
off on killing Damian because of the attention the scuffle
caused.”
“Do you remember what happened?” I asked
her.
“I do. I didn’t realize what was happening
really until you asked me if I was getting tired. Then I heard her
chanting. I don’t know why I had never thought of a chanter’s curse
when it came to Damian. I tried to counteract it, Hayden. I didn’t
know what to use, really. She was sucking the energy out of you at
an unbelievable rate. I just kept multiplying it, trying to stay
ahead of her. I couldn’t keep up. She was pulling from me too, but
not as much. That’s when I heard Emelly start chanting. By then, I
was so weak that everything felt like a dream. Whatever Emelly was
doing she was doing it to Traina. I kept after you. You dropped and
Emelly got louder. The next thing I knew Traina dropped and I fell,
but just as I was blacking out Emelly chanted something totally
different, I saw you jerk in Jasper’s arms, Emelly fell, and that’s
all I remember.” She looked at William while I digested all of this
new information. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back. He
put a hand on her arm. “Will, could you go get Collin for me? I
need him to find someone for me.” William nodded and left.
“I wonder why Emelly isn’t waking up yet.” I
was still shocked to find out that our shy, little Emelly was a
chanter. “She must have known something. That’s why she came into
the room.”
Rainen nodded. “I’ll get Collin to find
Trista for us.” She shook her head, obviously angry with herself.
“I never thought to ask her to look at Damian. Most chants have to
do with death. All I could think of was the healing end of it. If I
had brought her in, she might have recognized what was
happening.”
Collin and William walked back into the
room.
“Rainen.”
“Collin. I need you to find Trista for me and
bring her here. I think she can answer a lot of the questions we
have.”
He nodded and left. She ran her hands over
her face.
“Are you alright, Rainen?” William looked
from her to me. I ran a green wave over her and nodded to him. She
was going to be just fine. Rainen smiled at him.
“I’m fine, William. Just tired.”
There was a knock at the door and Steven
poked his head into the room.
“William? Jasper? I think you need to see
this. I was walking back from the courtyard and I heard a group
being loud behind me. I turned and got a good glimpse of them. I
recognized at least three. They’re from Paradin.”
I looked at Collin as he walked into the room
with Trista. She was a couple of inches taller than me with silver
hair and grey eyes. She looked to be in her sixties. She nodded to
me respectfully and went to Rainen’s side.
Jasper turned to Collin. “We need to start
checking the packs. Steven says he recognized three humans a short
while ago.”
Steven nodded. “They were in the
courtyard.”
“Maybe that’s where we should set up. It has
the three walls around it. We can set our packs up at the entrance
so no one can escape.” Collin chewed on his lip thoughtfully.
“In Pinsaber we had the packs wait where they
couldn’t see what was happening so any humans that were
works; no one thinks she would do anything like this. Of course,
even if she was getting some of Damian’s magic, she couldn’t be
sure that Rainen wasn’t still stronger than her. If Damian died and
Rainen was the stronger of the sisters, she would automatically get
boosted the head sorceress and Traina would only be second in
command.”
“I think that my sister’s plan all along was
to kill me then Damian. She sent the Zerpanay after me and assumed
it had killed me. She wouldn’t have ever thought that Hayden would
be with me to help me out. Thinking I was out of the way, she then
decided enough was enough and tried to choke what little life
Damian had out of him. Unfortunately for her, Grant came into the
room and caught her in the act. She killed Grant, but had to hold
off on killing Damian because of the attention the scuffle
caused.”
“Do you remember what happened?” I asked
her.
“I do. I didn’t realize what was happening
really until you asked me if I was getting tired. Then I heard her
chanting. I don’t know why I had never thought of a chanter’s curse
when it came to Damian. I tried to counteract it, Hayden. I didn’t
know what to use, really. She was sucking the energy out of you at
an unbelievable rate. I just kept multiplying it, trying to stay
ahead of her. I couldn’t keep up. She was pulling from me too, but
not as much. That’s when I heard Emelly start chanting. By then, I
was so weak that everything felt like a dream. Whatever Emelly was
doing she was doing it to Traina. I kept after you. You dropped and
Emelly got louder. The next thing I knew Traina dropped and I fell,
but just as I was blacking out Emelly chanted something totally
different, I saw you jerk in Jasper’s arms, Emelly fell, and that’s
all I remember.” She looked at William while I digested all of this
new information. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back. He
put a hand on her arm. “Will, could you go get Collin for me? I
need him to find someone for me.” William nodded and left.
“I wonder why Emelly isn’t waking up yet.” I
was still shocked to find out that our shy, little Emelly was a
chanter. “She must have known something. That’s why she came into
the room.”
Rainen nodded. “I’ll get Collin to find
Trista for us.” She shook her head, obviously angry with herself.
“I never thought to ask her to look at Damian. Most chants have to
do with death. All I could think of was the healing end of it. If I
had brought her in, she might have recognized what was
happening.”
Collin and William walked back into the
room.
“Rainen.”
“Collin. I need you to find Trista for me and
bring her here. I think she can answer a lot of the questions we
have.”
He nodded and left. She ran her hands over
her face.
“Are you alright, Rainen?” William looked
from her to me. I ran a green wave over her and nodded to him. She
was going to be just fine. Rainen smiled at him.
“I’m fine, William. Just tired.”
There was a knock at the door and Steven
poked his head into the room.
“William? Jasper? I think you need to see
this. I was walking back from the courtyard and I heard a group
being loud behind me. I turned and got a good glimpse of them. I
recognized at least three. They’re from Paradin.”
I looked at Collin as he walked into the room
with Trista. She was a couple of inches taller than me with silver
hair and grey eyes. She looked to be in her sixties. She nodded to
me respectfully and went to Rainen’s side.
Jasper turned to Collin. “We need to start
checking the packs. Steven says he recognized three humans a short
while ago.”
Steven nodded. “They were in the
courtyard.”
“Maybe that’s where we should set up. It has
the three walls around it. We can set our packs up at the entrance
so no one can escape.” Collin chewed on his lip thoughtfully.
“In Pinsaber we had the packs wait where they
couldn’t see what was happening so any humans that were
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