The Mage of Mages 2
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“What are you going to do to me and Tabitha?” Candace asked.
“Nothing” Sawyer replied. “You were following orders, while you may have seen a show I preferred you didn’t and brought me to a place I didn’t like you did help me on my way to getting my revenge. I am going to ask you for a favor though Tabitha, if you say no I am not going to get angry.”
“What kind of favor” Tabitha asked.
“I want to start a school of magic, similar to what is in Haven” Sawyer began. “I want you to run the place, despite having no affinities you matched up with two of the best mages I have ever seen in Duke Jales and his sister Duchess Holmes. The only reason I along with them even received a title was because we were some of the strongest mages Haven ever produced and were married off to forge alliances. None of us found you an easy fight which is saying something because Duke Jales normally talks like he is the best mage anywhere.”
“This is the wind mage?” Tabitha asked looking at Flynn.
“Yes” Sawyer replied. “As for the land and money it is all going to be mine anyway. I will leave you to tell your mother my demands, you might have noticed I upgraded my golem a little bit so I am not worried about taking the capital.”
“You cannot throw my sister and mother out in the cold” Phoebe said.
“I can toss you in Maduro instead of Penelope if that is what you want” Sawyer replied. “If not shut up and do not speak another word. As for you Penelope, if you say another word, Maduro is off the table.”
“Your Majesty” General Goodnight said.
“Yes General” Sawyer asked.
“I am sorry about your father” General Goodnight said. “You must already know I had no parts in any of it.”
“I do” Sawyer replied.
“I don’t want to break up this moment Your Majesty but Sale has two female mages, both of which who are married” Duke Rawlings replied. “Aft has one female mage who is already married and you are looking at two women, one of which is at least childbearing age.”
“Who put you up to this?” Sawyer snapped.
“The greatest power in Mast” Duke Rawlings replied. “Your mother.”
“I’ll talk to her when the times comes” Sawyer replied. “We still have to complete the take over of Perdomo and surround Montes. They may be well protected in the mountains but we can cut off trade to them. They will eventually get hungry and their people will start leaving, I don’t plan on assaulting directly but just letting time do its job. Food doesn’t grow easily in the mountains and whatever animals they have will be rapidly depleted. As far as I am concerned, the five kingdoms are going to be whole once more.”