Querteshan guardsman Jamal Fayed is on a routine patrol through the desert area known as the Burning when they discover an injured and unconscious man who looks to be from a nearby country, Perathea. Their two countries have a long history of animosity.<br><br>When Nev ran from his master, he was fleeing for his life and any outcome seemed better than the death he was promised. But Nev has secrets, complicated secrets that involve both magic and his physical form. Can he build a relationship with Jamal amidst politics and military dealings?

Born Magic

::No, but he no longer has any magic.::


Jamal had think about that, not sure how to interpret the information. ::How?::


::I stripped it all away from him. I don’t know exactly how. I just did.::Another spate of shaking took hold of Nev’s body.


Jamal rubbed Nev’s back and kissed his temple, hoping for the trembling to stop. ::Something you learned from Reza?::


Marginally in control, Nev replied, ::I have no idea. I just…I pulled. I fed it to the earth, and the rest became the firestorm.::


“Wow…” Jamal murmured out loud. His knowledge of magic was very, very limited, but that sounded like an overwhelming amount of power.


Nev let out a small whimper that sounded like pain. His whole body stiffened.


Chapter 30