Born of Magic (Channeler Series) Page 25

  With that, she stood up and left. Helendra had been constantly busy since she arrived here. Her job was to stay in contact with all neighboring cities in case the Southerners attacked somewhere else instead of here.

  I turned sideways and lied down on the bench. With my hands resting behind my head, I stared up at the stars that had already come out for the impending night.

  My peace was interrupted when I heard something rustle from behind me. A hand grabbed me by the shoulder and pulled me off of the bench. I landed on the dusty ground with a hard thud. The hand continued to drag me away.

  I reached up and grabbed onto the person’s wrist, then spun myself around and kicked at their legs, knocking them to the ground. I jumped back to my feet to see that it was Dhamlaic.

  “I see you’ve been practicing,” he said as he stood back up and dusted himself off. “The stars and the moon will be enough light for our training tonight.”

  Dhamlaic had been training me every night. The General had ordered him to protect me, and Dhamlaic had apparently decided that one of the best way to do that was to train me to protect myself.

  “What will we be working on tonight?”

  “Tracking,” he said with a grin.

  The idea of tracking was very appealing to me; I might one day be able to use it to track down Aton and find him, after the war is over. I had put that bit of my past behind me for now, for there were more pressing things that lie ahead, and more exciting things. Training with Dhamlaic made me feel in control, and powerful. I liked where my life was going now, even if it did frighten me.