The Order War
“The dark-haired serjeant’s eyes were open, sightless. The other corpse lay facedown. Neither captive had revealed much about the Recluce engineers. Beltar raised a hand, and a hint of flame flickered around the bodies. Only white powder remained, drifting away on the wind.
“Much neater that way,” he muttered.
The shortest wizard frowned, scuffing a white-leather boot across the fire-hardened clay. “Don’t waste your strength.”
The third wizard rubbed his chin, eyes flicking from Eldi...ren to Beltar and back again.
“I’m not exactly a weakling, Eldiren.” Beltar looked to the other wizard. “What do you think, Jehan?”
“I doubt few have your powers, Beltar.” Jehan’s tone was dry. “Except perhaps Zerchas, and he always points out that wizardry has its limits.”
Beltar snorted and stepped through the open archway. He climbed the two-score steps of the watchtower.MoreLess
“Much neater that way,” he muttered.
The shortest wizard frowned, scuffing a white-leather boot across the fire-hardened clay. “Don’t waste your strength.”
The third wizard rubbed his chin, eyes flicking from Eldi...ren to Beltar and back again.
“I’m not exactly a weakling, Eldiren.” Beltar looked to the other wizard. “What do you think, Jehan?”
“I doubt few have your powers, Beltar.” Jehan’s tone was dry. “Except perhaps Zerchas, and he always points out that wizardry has its limits.”
Beltar snorted and stepped through the open archway. He climbed the two-score steps of the watchtower.MoreLess
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