This Was Such A Good Read :) 

This was such a good read :) 

Summary: After being rescued from the horrors of the Soltryce Academy by the Arcana Pansophical, Caleb is taken in my Allura Vysoren and Kima of Vord.

Chapter: 2/5

Words: 5659

Excerpt (from chapter 1):

It’s been four days since Caleb and many of his classmates were rescued from the Soltryce Academy by the Arcana Pansophical. Four days and yet it seems like a lifetime. In that time he’s been questioned by a handful of mages, all trying to get to the bottom of what had really been going on at the Soltryce. With the rest of his classmates sent back to the Empire to be reunited with their families, Caleb is left in a large bedroom in an even larger tower.

Caleb gingerly sits on the edge of the bed, his bed, he corrects himself. For the time being at least. He’s not sure how long Lady Allura or her wife will tolerate a stranger living in their home with them. For all he knows, he could be sent to an orphanage in a week.

The bedroom is bare except for the bed, a desk, and a closet. The linens are fancy, as is the furniture, and Caleb is sure that everything in this room is more expensive than anything he’s ever owned. The bed curtains are made of thick red fabric that matches the rug at the foot of the bed. Allura told him that the washroom and her own bedroom are just down the hall. But Caleb isn’t really sure if he’s allowed to leave this room.

After a few minutes, Caleb forces himself to get up and open his bag that he had set on the desk. He carefully pulls out his few belongings he had taken with him from the Soltryce: his spellbook, his pouch of components, and a little stuffed cat. He hadn’t been allowed trinkets since he was living on the Academy’s money, but the stuffed cat, Frumpkin, is all he has left of his life before. It’s worn out and ragged, threadbare in several places. But Caleb loves it all the same.

When the Arcana Pansophical had brought him to Emon with the other students, they’d been asked that they all write down their parent’s names and a description of them so that someone might contact them about their children’s whereabouts. Caleb hadn’t written anything. Both of his parents are dead, they sacrificed their lives for him.

“Any other family or friend who might be looking for you?” Allura asked him gently when he handed her a blank piece of paper. Caleb shook his head.

He had expected her to send him away, back to the Empire or to an orphanage or school, but instead, she offered up her home to him. She offered him to become her ward and she offered to teach him arcane magic. Caleb couldn’t find it in himself to refuse.

But he knows that kindness, even from the most caring people, can’t last forever. He intends to learn all he can from Allura before she sends him away. He can already tell that she is one of the most powerful mages he’s ever met.