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“I never left,” I whispered, my words shaking. “I was never there.” He trailed his glover fingertips over my cheek. It was the first time he had ever touched me. “Please, don’t. I’m not a mage-hunter anymore.” “You left the order?” “There’s a lot that happened after you left. A lot you don’t know.” But […]

Knight Corliss would not hurt me or my son. And it would be better than trying to camp in the woods. I accompanied him and marveled at the fortress he now manned. “What is this?” I asked. “A refuge for callificars that suffer from serving the order. That want to leave. Need to. And what […]

“I… Autumn?” Knight Corliss turned to me. I hugged my son. “He doesn’t understand,” “He’s a mage? Like you?” “No. We must go.” “At least let me put you up for the night,” Knight Corliss said. “In repayment for your service to the kingdom.” “I have done nothing.” Knight Corliss smiled. “You always were a […]