Free The Terror of Thorn: Child of War: Book 2 by Alonna Lissett Page A

elsewhere, she could see General Anaya fighting through a throng of males no doubt trying to determine if the princess is safe. Elizabeth spied her son carrying the Thornian Girl, the only shot at securing power for her and her family, over the wall of the outpost followed by many enemy soldiers. Elizabeth hadn’t used her magic in years, but this was her only son. Elizabeth could take no more as she spied two of her own archers locked in combat with Thornians. Elizabeth shot lighting out of her fingers killing their attackers before lifting her guards off of their feet and making them trail behind her in the air to save Patrick. The guards made eye contact with her and went about their business like nothing had happened, unleashing arrow after arrow from on high, killing anyone they could see that was either assaulting a witch, or had a bow.
    Elizabeth floated over the wall and could see the enchanter dive into the forested area around the outpost. The enchanter seemed to have been chased into the woods but the Princess was not with him. Elizabeth pointed to his pursuers as her archers began taking them out one by one until they fell back into the keep, their will to follow the enchanter broken. Elizabeth landed at the edge of the forest, sweating slightly from her use of magic. Elizabeth years ago found an ancient eye that let her see everyone’s magic levels. Whenever a witch ran out, they would get sick and die within weeks. Elizabeth never used her magic except in case of emergencies, but forgot the euphoric rush she got whenever she practiced magic. Elizabeth had no time to think about that though, as she had her son to save.
    She thought about the last time she spoke to him, telling him not to don his weapons or armor seeing them as too distracting in his efforts to woo the Thornian girl. Elizabeth picked up her pace into the woods as her slaves knew from instinct she was after the men they saw enter. Elizabeth finally reached a group of people surrounding her son, seemingly led by the enchanter. She saw the enchanter put his hand down and moments later he along with her son and the Thornian girl were gone.
    “What tha hells just happened? Where did they go” Elizabeth heard one man say.
    “The got damn men are magical too? We better get the hell outta here. We didn’t get our target, Javik’s daughter is gone. Hopefully they got that damn Princess, the general or their main witch.” Elizabeth heard another man speak.
    “I doubt anyone killed the high witch, from what I hear she is still alive and seeking vengeance” Elizabeth said gathering the men’s attention.
    “Is that all you got woman, two men to protect you? I killed at least three witches with these arrows here, you might want to run off before you get saddled with uh, what do they call it Robert?”
    “They call ‘em children of war, but this bird here doesn’t look like she can carry anymore if she wanted to, look at the years she has seen” Robert replied.
    “Well that sounds like a bet to me, after we finish with her I say she will be with child Robert says no, let’s see who is right” The first man said as he notched an arrow.
    “You do not know who you trifle with” Elizabeth said as lightning shot out of her fingertips, vaporizing the weapon. “I am not just any witch, I am the high witch!” Elizabeth then opened the ground up under the men, causing them to fall into a deep crevice before closing it up again. She felt dizzy afterwards from such a huge display of power, but she was sure the men she had with her would gossip to others about how powerful she truly was. Elizabeth turned to walk towards the out post and saw many of the Thornian soldiers fleeing back into Thorn, their will to fight apparently broken. As Elizabeth walked through the front gate she could see the havoc the attack caused. Many men from Thorn were burned, cut into pieces or otherwise brutally killed. Those dumb enough not to fall on their swords or escape