Taliesin Ascendant (The Children And The Blood) - Plot & Excerpts
For someone who’d just survived yet another wizard battle, the normalcy of a cab ride was ludicrously surreal. “Thanks, buddy,” Mud said to the driver cheerfully as they pulled to a stop. The cab driver regarded the little man in the rearview mirror and said nothing, clearly just waiting for Mud and his silent companion to let him get on to less smelly fares. Shoving open the door, Mud clambered from the car and then waited impatiently on the curb. “Well?” he scoffed. “Pay the guy.” Halfway out of the seat, Harris paused. Beyond his residual incredulity for the sheer state of his own life, he felt a flicker of annoyance at the little man. Grimacing, he pulled out his wallet and then passed a few bills through the grate. “Sorry,” he said to the cab driver, though he couldn’t quite put his finger on what for. Mud, maybe. Or the world. Without another word, he climbed from the taxi. The driver pulled away, disappearing back into traffic almost immediately. “On we go,”
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