Pawn of the Planewalker (Book 5)
“The bolt flew with a wobble, burying itself into the farthest edge of a target thirty paces away.
“Hoping you can best your apprentice, Garrick?”
He grumbled, and turned to face Reynard. They’d been in Dorfort less than a week, and already he was feeling restless.
“Will is not my apprentice, yet. I am not teaching him any magic.”
Reynard shrugged. “Either way, the boy’s still a better shot than you’ll ever be.”
Garrick rested his hand on the tip of his long bow.
He wore a black jerkin that was ...slightly too large for him, and breeches tucked into boots that came to mid–calf. Sweat glistened from his brow and brought him a chill despite the unseasonable midday heat. A pair of guardsmen fought a practice bout at the edge of earshot, grim and silent during their skirmishes, but jesting loudly between. Garrick was fighting a headache due to a lack of sleep, and the effort he expended fighting the power inside him did nothing to help.
“I came out here to get away from the meetings and the arguments,”MoreLess
“Hoping you can best your apprentice, Garrick?”
He grumbled, and turned to face Reynard. They’d been in Dorfort less than a week, and already he was feeling restless.
“Will is not my apprentice, yet. I am not teaching him any magic.”
Reynard shrugged. “Either way, the boy’s still a better shot than you’ll ever be.”
Garrick rested his hand on the tip of his long bow.
He wore a black jerkin that was ...slightly too large for him, and breeches tucked into boots that came to mid–calf. Sweat glistened from his brow and brought him a chill despite the unseasonable midday heat. A pair of guardsmen fought a practice bout at the edge of earshot, grim and silent during their skirmishes, but jesting loudly between. Garrick was fighting a headache due to a lack of sleep, and the effort he expended fighting the power inside him did nothing to help.
“I came out here to get away from the meetings and the arguments,”MoreLess
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