The Weapon Bearer (Book 1) by Aaron Thomas

know how he was remaining so vigilant. He started to heal the wounds first and the wizard yanked his arms away from him. “You will need to energize me first or I shall fall over dead from exhaustion. Be careful now.” He slowly placed his hands on Kilen’s and he used his effort to energize the wizard. The fog would appear in him and vanish. Again he would focus his will forming the fog and pushing it in all directions. Before it reached the wizards limbs the fog would fade leaving him just as exhausted. He tried again, and again. “You’re doing fine keep going. I have used a lot of earth magic energy and my trinket requires it back. You will save me many nights sleep by this I assure you.” Kilen cautiously started again and again, continually pushing harder to create the fog faster. Kilen seemed not to weaken but he knew that he was borrowing stores from all three of his earth items’ to restore the wizard’s power. “Stop. That is enough,” he finally commanded. Kilen let down his arms and moved to take a drink of wine on the table. He couldn’t lift the mug and the wizard helped him.
    He then noticed a plate of bread and cheese on the table and started eating with the young wizard. “You’ve done well. I didn’t believe that you would be able to energize or heal so well. I thought that I would have to eat and wait a while before I healed Erica myself. You should be proud. This is the only lesson you will get tonight. You will be able to energize your horses and friends as well as heal parts of their bodies. This will come in handy in the upcoming days. Take every opportunity to practice this.” He popped a piece of cheese in his mouth. “I will show you how to subdue your sister in the morning. You will have to watch closely because I will only have enough energy to do it once.” Kilen nodded to the wizard with a mouth stuffed full of bread. “We will have to send Bowie to find the supplies while we rest. So you will need to energize him before we retire for a couple hours sleep.” The plate was empty and Erica had long since gone to bed. The wizard helped Kilen return to the room to find Bowie asleep on the floor. Kara was still fast asleep on the pallet and there was a comfy bed totally empty. The wizard roused Bowie and explained all the equipment they needed, Kilen took his sword in one hand and grasped Bowie by the side of the neck. Bowie shivered when he did, and Kilen felt the renewing strength rush into Bowie. The healing was coming faster each time he tried. When Kilen let go he saw a twinkling of lights in his vision that he was sure wasn’t from any type of magic but made from exhaustion.
    “You work fast, I feel great. I’ll get your stuff and meet you in the stables in the morning. I’ll need more gold though.” Kilen handed Bowie the entire purse of gold hoping that would help with the cost, and that he wouldn’t find a set of clothes as fine as a lord’s in his new saddle bags come morning. “By the way, where did you learn to do that?” Kilen pointed his chin at the wizard already climbing into the comfy bed. Bowie took the coin purse full of money and left the room. Kilen knew there was short time before the sun began to rise, and that he had better get some rest. He laid down on the pallet beside his sister and his thoughts wandered about the change his life had taken. He himself wouldn’t have believed this was his life now, even if he was told by a fortune teller. If he had, he probably would have demanded his money back. He watched as the water in the air gathered around the lamp. The wizard smiled at him before gathering water at the lamps wick plunging them into darkness. Kilen let his mind wander at the trials that he had been through that night until sleep took him.

Bowie departed the room letting the Kilen and the wizard fall asleep after their training session. He went to the bottom of the stairs and saw Erica cleaning the bar in the front room. The Inn was empty