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

“Now that was all quite mysterious,” Castien commented.


Lain chuckled. “She can be like that at times. Time will tell as to what she had in mind.”


It did take time and, while they waited, Beleg and Lain told Castien and Theirn in more detail what had occurred while they had been gone. Many of the men who’d been the prince’s soldiers had defected once they knew he was dead. They had joined with the people of the island against those of the prince’s followers who thought to continue his reign of terror.


“There have been many small battles in which our people have prevailed although not without some loss of lives, I am afraid,” Beleg said. “We did capture two men who had held high positions in his court and,” he smiled somewhat maliciously, “one of them knew where the entrances to the mines are. He was, shall I say, persuaded to tell us. It will take some time to reach them and free the miners, but it will happen, I promise.”


Chapter 51