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

“Necessity,” Theirn replied. “I was supposed to let the world know what was happening on the island but who listens to a thief. And I became in order to survive. In time I gave up even trying to make someone listen to me.”


“Well now you have three who take what you’ve said quite seriously,” Castien told him.


“Indeed,” Daeron agreed as he looked at Theirn and then Castien. “How much longer do you have?”


Castien frowned. “It depends on how much I will need to speak in the next day or two.”


“Then stop now. We can make new plans that involve Theirn, as much as I still am not happy with the idea, without your verbal input.”


“I am surrounded by males who think to run my life,” Castien grumbled, which earned him smiles from Daeron and Malcolm and a short, sweet kiss from Theirn who told him afterward, “Stop talking.”


Castien rolled his eyes and did.Chapter 14


“We are as close as I am willing to go,” the ship’s captain told Castien crisply.


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