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my
magic and I tried to hide my arms as my glowing blue veins slowly
disappeared. This was a standard side effect of joining our magic
together and I didn’t want anyone to see it. It wasn’t something
that would be easy to explain.
    The blue disappeared as I felt a
presence approaching me. “I could have fallen to my death,” Ser
Wilson snarled.
    “ I saved you,” I
replied, not looking at him.
    “ That’s the last time
we trust your magic,” he said, not willing to admit the
obvious.
    “ Walk faster next
time,” I said, flashing him a look.
    Some of Cathy’s magic must have still
been present in my face because Ser Wilson actually took a step
back and looked shocked. He regained his composure and marched away
towards the guards.
    Lady Sandra smiled slightly. “Thanks
for saving him.”
    I nodded. “You’re welcome.”
    “ How far are we from
the Evenawk capital?” she asked.
    “ Shouldn’t be much
farther now,” I answered. “The Evenawk patrol these paths; we will
bump into them shortly.”
    “ Good,” she replied,
turning to the group. “Ronnie, how are the tracks?”
    “ I’ll check, my
Lady,” Ronnie replied, dashing forward.
    Lady Sandra and I rejoined the guards
and Bill nodded his silent thanks. Ronnie returned a few minutes
later from further up the path.
    “ The tracks continue
to a clearing and headed northwest from there,” Ronnie said,
rejoining the group.
    I asked Lady Sandra for my map and
checked the direction. “He’s heading right to Scert’chak. This will
be easier than I thought.”
    “ Don’t doubt him,
he’ll have a trick up his sleeve,” Ser Wilson said.
    “ Let’s not waste any
more time,” Lady Sandra said, breaking away from the group. “Move
out.”
    I pocketed the map and moved quickly to
join her in the lead as the rest of the group followed behind us.
Lady Sandra had shown her humanity with Ser Wilson in trouble.
There was hope for her to break out of her shell of grief. She
would be responsible for the lands around Davalin while Balendar
repaired itself. A lot rode on her shoulders.
    Be careful, Cathy warned. You are
starting to slide back into politics again.
    I know. I’m trying to stop. It’s
just...Davalin has been good to us.
    Which is why we live
far away from it, right? Cathy asked
sarcastically.
    You know what I mean.
    Just remember, Cathy said sternly, we’re ‘hiding until relationships between citizens and Mages
improve’. Your words, not mine.
    Well thanks for reminding me, Mom.
    I just...would like
to not see y-...us be hurt, Cathy said
awkwardly.
    That’s a weird sentence.
    Oh, shut your face
and pay attention to where you’re going, Cathy said, the feeling of her retreating to the back of my
mind.
    The mountain path opened as we entered
the Ghanlar Plateau. The rich forest was thin near the edge but
quickly grew thicker further west. A single dirt road connected
from our current path and headed northwest in the direction of the
Evenawk capital. I set up my Sentry Stick spell and jogged to catch
up with the group.
    I hadn’t made it two
steps into the forest when an ear piercing squawk froze me in
place. It was an Evenawk sound, but unlike anything I had heard
before; eerie, alarming and worst of all, aggressive sounding. Ser
Wilson and the guards immediately drew their weapons and looked to
the sky. Lady Sandra looked at me questioningly and all I could do
was shrug and look to the sky.
    More squawking
sounded from deeper in the forest from all sides. I stretched out
with my mind and felt around for the Evenawk minds. I picked up
several minds heading for our position. In their minds, I felt
something I thought I would never feel again. The twisted,
blackened thoughts of Mage brainwashing.
    Seems similar to the
brainwashing from before, Cathy
said.
    We have to get to the capital
quickly.
    “ Shields up and stay
in the trees where the arrows won’t reach you,” I said to the
group.
    “ What’s going on?”
Lady Sandra asked.
    “