Castien, an elf mage who cannot speak except with the aid of a magical dagger, has been captured while on a mission. He is freed by his companion, the warrior elf Daeron, and returns with him to Daeron’s homeland. There they will join forces to rid the land of a Lord bent on the destruction of the elves.<br><br>Theirn, a young half-elf thief, attempts to rob Castien during his stay at an inn and is caught by the mage. Much against Theirn’s will, he is enlisted into the group of rebel elves. But as Theirn's infatuation with Castien grows, he becomes more than eager to risk treachery, betrayal, and even death on dangerous missions just to be close to the man he is growing to love.

Mage of Silence

“Under the circumstances would you have trusted me?”


“No, I would have killed you,” Castien growled.


Castien laughed then. “It is still tempting, but no, for now you live. We need all the information you have gathered. Together with ours we may be able to defeat the Lord.”Chapter 9


Two days after their return to Daeron’s Keep the final plans had been formulated to overthrow the Lord and his followers.


In spite of their strained beginnings Lathron and Castien were becoming friends of a sort. Theirn on the other hand wanted nothing to do with him. He told Castien in confidence that despite the truth spell Lathron had been under he did not trust a word the human said. “He is a charlatan,” he pronounced and nothing would change his mind.


Chapter 21