got to know me. “ I have my work cut out for me .” He didn’t
say anything more when he saw Dessa’s eyes, as she had gone back into her
visions.
It was extremely unsettling, but I felt like it was a
little rude to stare. Before I could say anything, it was over. “I know who
cursed you and how,” Dessa said to Merlin.
The wolf’s face became even more serious. “ Ayden, please leave the room .”
“Why?”
“ This is a private matter and I would rather hear
it alone if she has anything of value to tell me .”
“But she can’t hear you speak.”
“ Unlike you, young sorcerer, I am able to listen
without speaking .”
“What about my brothers?”
“ Ayden ,” he groaned tiredly.
“Alright, I’m going. It was good to see you again,
Dessa.” I left, but I didn’t stray far. With no idea where my brothers had run
off to or if my mother was near as well, I sat down and leaned against a
support beam of another tent.
To my horror, I heard another couple of familiar
voices an instant before the tent flap opened. My youngest two brothers exited,
right next to me. Although Mikron and Thaddeus were not my cruelest siblings,
neither of them would hesitate to turn me in.
They were slender, more like our mother than our
father, but that was no disadvantage to them. Whereas Thaddeus preferred to
fight with magic, Mikron was more similar to Bevras in that he wanted to fight
with his hands. Mikron had grown his hair long and braided it like our eldest
brothers, but when he angered our mother by messing up a batch of potions, she
burned his hair off. It was still pretty short no matter how many hair growth
tonics he made. Thaddeus kept his hair short like our father.
I clutched my staff tightly, knowing for sure that if
they spotted me before I could curse them, I wouldn’t have a chance. Neither of
them had a wand out, though. My brain rushed to come up with a curse as magical
energy tingled under my skin.
Thaddeus looked right at me… and turned away.
I gaped as they both walked off. After a moment, I
looked down at myself, wondering if I had somehow become unrecognizable. I
didn’t shriek when I saw myself, but only because I didn’t see myself.
My hands, arms, feet, legs… everything about me
including my staff and clothes, was completely invisible.
I didn’t shriek.
I might have squeaked a little.
* * *
Merlin emerged soon after, easily following his nose
right to me. He tilted his head slightly. “ I take it you saw your brothers
again .”
“It was different brothers. I saw them and wanted to
hide or something, but instead… I think my staff turned me invisible, and now I
don’t know how to turn back.”
“ Alright. Because your siblings are near and you
are not ready to face them, we will leave the tournament before I help you
return to normal .”
“You can fix this?”
“ Of course. What kind of wizard do you take me for ?”
Maybe it was just his confidence, but his words went
a long way in making me feel better. It was more difficult getting through the
crowd like this, since people didn’t move out of my way. By the time we made it
out, people were starting to talk about someone being invisible in the crowd.
They assumed I was stealing stuff, because why else would someone become
invisible in a seer tournament?
We stopped as soon as we were out of sight of the
village.
“ How does it feel ?” Merlin asked.
“Scary,” I answered. He sighed, so I thought hard to
come up with a different answer. “Well, it’s cold. My whole body is a little
cold and tingly, but numb at the same time. I don’t like it.”
“ Put your staff down and sit in a comfortable
position ,” he said. I leaned it against a boulder. As soon as I let go of
it, the staff appeared. “ Now, close your eyes and ---”
“My eyelids are invisible!” I whined too loudly
before closing them anyway. “Okay, they’re closed.”
“ Imagine you are
say anything more when he saw Dessa’s eyes, as she had gone back into her
visions.
It was extremely unsettling, but I felt like it was a
little rude to stare. Before I could say anything, it was over. “I know who
cursed you and how,” Dessa said to Merlin.
The wolf’s face became even more serious. “ Ayden, please leave the room .”
“Why?”
“ This is a private matter and I would rather hear
it alone if she has anything of value to tell me .”
“But she can’t hear you speak.”
“ Unlike you, young sorcerer, I am able to listen
without speaking .”
“What about my brothers?”
“ Ayden ,” he groaned tiredly.
“Alright, I’m going. It was good to see you again,
Dessa.” I left, but I didn’t stray far. With no idea where my brothers had run
off to or if my mother was near as well, I sat down and leaned against a
support beam of another tent.
To my horror, I heard another couple of familiar
voices an instant before the tent flap opened. My youngest two brothers exited,
right next to me. Although Mikron and Thaddeus were not my cruelest siblings,
neither of them would hesitate to turn me in.
They were slender, more like our mother than our
father, but that was no disadvantage to them. Whereas Thaddeus preferred to
fight with magic, Mikron was more similar to Bevras in that he wanted to fight
with his hands. Mikron had grown his hair long and braided it like our eldest
brothers, but when he angered our mother by messing up a batch of potions, she
burned his hair off. It was still pretty short no matter how many hair growth
tonics he made. Thaddeus kept his hair short like our father.
I clutched my staff tightly, knowing for sure that if
they spotted me before I could curse them, I wouldn’t have a chance. Neither of
them had a wand out, though. My brain rushed to come up with a curse as magical
energy tingled under my skin.
Thaddeus looked right at me… and turned away.
I gaped as they both walked off. After a moment, I
looked down at myself, wondering if I had somehow become unrecognizable. I
didn’t shriek when I saw myself, but only because I didn’t see myself.
My hands, arms, feet, legs… everything about me
including my staff and clothes, was completely invisible.
I didn’t shriek.
I might have squeaked a little.
* * *
Merlin emerged soon after, easily following his nose
right to me. He tilted his head slightly. “ I take it you saw your brothers
again .”
“It was different brothers. I saw them and wanted to
hide or something, but instead… I think my staff turned me invisible, and now I
don’t know how to turn back.”
“ Alright. Because your siblings are near and you
are not ready to face them, we will leave the tournament before I help you
return to normal .”
“You can fix this?”
“ Of course. What kind of wizard do you take me for ?”
Maybe it was just his confidence, but his words went
a long way in making me feel better. It was more difficult getting through the
crowd like this, since people didn’t move out of my way. By the time we made it
out, people were starting to talk about someone being invisible in the crowd.
They assumed I was stealing stuff, because why else would someone become
invisible in a seer tournament?
We stopped as soon as we were out of sight of the
village.
“ How does it feel ?” Merlin asked.
“Scary,” I answered. He sighed, so I thought hard to
come up with a different answer. “Well, it’s cold. My whole body is a little
cold and tingly, but numb at the same time. I don’t like it.”
“ Put your staff down and sit in a comfortable
position ,” he said. I leaned it against a boulder. As soon as I let go of
it, the staff appeared. “ Now, close your eyes and ---”
“My eyelids are invisible!” I whined too loudly
before closing them anyway. “Okay, they’re closed.”
“ Imagine you are
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