The Book of Mara

my chest. "Mara.

nd to his che

repeated, po

," he expla

yes," I said

tion in the world, yet it was a

in fascination but couldn't pick up the differences in each word. It sounded like no

ra," Treddian said to me,

ra," I translated

s if he und

Treddian," I

e window. The moon had risen, a planet that kind of looked like Jupiter except it was more purple. The enormous body shined down on the ground cha

, I would be able to get my hands on a set of p

ce Erik to let me out of here and that I meant what I said. I wasn't sure if

et that man that had thrown me in her

, I was just as much of a st

t brilliant than any I had ever seen them. During college, I had gone on numerous trips out in the desert and other random plac

seemed to close in on me. I was on an alien world, maybe even an alien parallel universe, and I didn't know i

. without Erik ... I wa

il a roar woke me. This time it was accompanied by

nd that was oddly softer than the bed itself. Gasping a bit,

t and might just sleep dow

n lined up in three separate rows. Six different flags flew above their heads, some of them I remembered vaguely

ag

l in the sha

sat under each matching flag. No more than five men per each small group, and at their head were two men. One of them was cloaked from head

se he was much larger than any of the other men because he wasn't,

obably this Sorcerer that Erik spoke of the night before. He wa

rdonically. I was going

ll bowed as they went by the king and gave the Sorcerer a respectful nod. However,

reet him. Yet the only person that walked to hi

t completely. I turned and sat down on my bed and watch

onsidered unimportant by their standards. I laid back down and put my arm over my eyes, dec

r let me know that I had finally been remembered. Howeve

n," I gr

ted back, bowin

mile and waved my a

stepped inside, mimicking my mov

re again and re

the plate of food that looked ex

ked him and sat down w

it was delicious with the odd milk that Treddian g

this?"

me, sitting down on th

peated, pointin

hosha," h

on the back silently for le

" I offered him a

e like I was offering him poison. I dropped i

ked, shrinking away. "

out. He jetted out the door hissing something to one of the guards. An o