Fire Mage (Blacklight Chronicles, #1)

by John Forrester

was twelve.” He clenched his jaw, still feeling humiliated at the words. Why did Father’s voice etch in his mind like ink on a page? His brother had hunted with a team of men and only managed to bounce his spear off a deer. Talis was thirteen now and though he’d asked many times had been spurned by every hunting trip his father’s men had pursued. How was he supposed to impress his father if he was spurned at every hunt? Talis and Mara had no other

cute eyes, hoping to convince her. But it didn’t work this time. She set her jaw and scowled. He tried a different approach, lowering his voice until it was as soft as a cat’s purr. “Listen, we can do it… can’t we try just one more time?” “It’s your father, isn’t it? You think he’s going to respect you if you bring back something big? He doesn’t really see you the way you deserve to be seen. Ever since your brother died…” The wind stung from a sudden cold gust and Talis sighed, wishing

curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge. In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get