The Mage's Heart
I hoped the coins I paid with did not vanish on the shop owners overnight, or some other nonsense, as we would be chased from the city if so.
As we wound our way back to the mage school, an old woman huddled against a wall held out her hand. I could smell magic on her. She was not what she seemed. “Prithee,” she pleaded, turning whitened eyes upon me. Not as blind as she seemed, either.
“Off with you,” the boy scolded her.
“No,” I stopped him from kicking at her. “No,” I reprimanded him with a scowl. “That’s a terrible way to behave.”
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