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

Without a thought Castien continued his forward movement, the two remaining images of him doing the same. As he walked one of his images began to taunt the prince. Then two of Lain’s began to do the same. All the while the two mages attacked the shields erected around the prince and one by one they began to fall.


“No!” the prince screamed. He muttered and the gem at the top of his staff began to glow and then hurl back the light it had drawn into itself. The air around him burned with the brilliance of it and all but him were momentarily blinded.


That did not stop Castien from casting another spell which breached the last of the prince’s shields. He sensed when it shattered and even as his strength waned he erected a flash wall which sent the prince’s attacks of fire, air and lightning back onto the prince with double the force with which they had been cast.


Chapter 47