Druid Apprentice (Colin McCool, #9)

by M.D. Massey

Kaboom! I was fully shielded from the more damaging effects of the spell, so every last volt and amp of that lightning strike struck Snorri’s hand. When the flash subsided, I quickly uncovered my face and opened my eyes to see the damage. As it happened, fear and desperation had caused me to release quite a bit more power than I’d intended, a fact revealed by the resulting damage. Blackened and charred flesh surrounded the spot on the giant’s hand where my spell had landed—or, at least, the half that was left. Snorri had reached for me with that hand because he was left-handed, as many supernatural creatures were. Fun fact, that was the reason why some cultures once thought it was evil to be a southpaw. But now, the giant’s thumb, index, and middle fingers were missing, as well as a good portion of his palm.

Ouch that's got to hurt!