Underestimated

"Hello, Zeph." Marcus quickly sent a wave of Cruor magic.

Zeph knew that his brother would take this opportunity to kill him, so he was prepared. He quickly started a flame that would make its way to the throne room to get his men to him.

It wasn't that Zeph thought Marcus was more powerful than him, he just knew that things would be easier if he had others helping him contain his brother.

A Cruor mage was still very dangerous, even Nicholas who could barely use his Cruor magic was still harder to deal with than an ordinary mage.

"You should have placed a knife in my back when I was distracted." Zeph hissed as he aimed one hand at Marcus and sent a powerful blast of fire through the hall.

He kept his other hand free to grab a dagger, the surest way of killing a prince was still to stab him in the heart.