Mark of the Thief
“I felt nothing in the Divine Star, and I couldn’t tell him about the bulla. So I only shook my head. “I can’t do magic!”He obviously wasn’t often told no. His voice took on a tone of irritation. “You can’t show me, or you won’t?”Frankly, both were true, but I said, “There’s nothing to show.” I held out my hand, palm up and fingers bent. “Nothing is happening. Nothing will happen because I can’t do magic.”“This only means you haven’t yet learned it.”I got up off the floor and moved away from him.... “Even if I could do it, why should I show you? If your father was right, then I shouldn’t trust anyone, including you and him.”Crispus stood with me. “My father can protect you!”“From who?”“General Radulf.” Crispus barely spoke above a whisper. “He isn’t what everyone in Rome thinks. He’s got more power than the emperor, the entire military at his command, and a ruthless ambition that only those who’ve had to deal with him could understand.MoreLess
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