Cursed Bones: Sovereign of the Seven Isles: Book Five (58 page)

“Well done, Isabel,” he said, coughing up blood, while still backing away from her. “Not to worry, you’ll just be paralyzed for an hour or so.” He held up his ring so she could see the little dart that had punctured her. “Glow-worm venom … you can’t be too careful, you know.”

She slumped to the ground, losing control of her body but not of her senses.

Phane stumbled backward and fell, blood soaking the front of his tunic and frothing from his mouth.

“You got me good, Isabel,” he sputtered, still crawling backward. “No one has ever stabbed me before … really hurts.”

Commander Henna strode up to Phane, looking down at him with contempt and slowly drawing her sword.

“Perhaps our lord and master isn’t so all-powerful after all,” Henna said loudly enough for her entire unit to hear. Nervous laughter rippled through the ranks.

“Ah, that’s a pity,” Phane said, the door to his Wizard’s Den opening behind him. “I actually liked you.”

With a gesture, he picked her up with his magic, lifting her several feet off the ground, then with a flick of his hand, sent her flying into the air … she landed somewhere in the jungle several thousand feet outside the walls of the fortress.

The laughter in the ranks stopped.

Phane crawled backward into his Wizard’s Den with great effort, trailing blood across the flagstones, stopping only when he was entirely inside. His soldiers stood stock-still, watching with a mixture of fascination and fear while Phane struggled with the pain of his wound just like any other human being would.

“Take Lady Reishi to a circle cell,” he commanded. “She belongs to me now.” He broke into a fit of coughing, bright red blood splattering the hand he used to cover his mouth.

Once he composed himself, he waved at Isabel with his bloody hand, smiling his boyish smile, blood smeared across his teeth and face, as the door to his Wizard’s Den closed.

A few moments later, Isabel’s world went black.

Here Ends Cursed Bones

Sovereign of the
Seven Isles
: Book Five
www.SovereignOfTheSevenIsles.com

The Story Continues…

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