The Gantean (Tales Of Blood & Light Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
She made as much effort to avoid me as I did her. The Palace remained quiet, and though a war raged somewhere on the plains beyond the High City, we felt no impact from it. A steady rain kept Tiriq and me confined indoors. Costas had been gone for five days when a sharp rap interrupted Tiriq’s afternoon nap. I leapt to my feet in surprise; Adrastos Galatien was the only visitor I ever had, and he had left from his usual visit to admire his nephew less than an hour ago. Four Galatien Guards surged into the room in formation, two on each side. Ghilene moved into the space they made, her simple white dress without adornment—the garb of a lien-bound magitrix—brushing against the soldiers’ legs. She brandished her magestone in a rapid sweep, and her magic hit me where I stood, locking my legs into place so that I could not move. Tiriq screamed from the sofa. Ghilene’s magic was nothing like Laith Amar’s. Laith seduced his victims into compliance with an expert and subtle finesse; Ghilene’s spell felt barely controlled as it lumbered through my flesh.
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