Free The Fated Swords (Mystics of V'nairia #1) by J.C.Ritchie

they weren’t too worried about that for now. They knew they had to get to the mansion as soon as possible to meet Lady Thesia. They walked by Kerra’s room and tapped on the door. The door opened slowly as she walked out to greet them,
    “Are you ready?” Z ander asked her.
    “Yes.” She said smiling at him. The three of them walked out of the inn and began to walk down the street towards Thesia’s estate.
     
    As they arrived the Baroness greeted them outside, “Good morning.” She said.
    The three of the m bowed courteously and told her good morning. She motioned the three of them to come inside; upon entering her home they had followed her up the staircase to the portrait on the top floor once again. Inside the secret room she had tea and fresh muffins waiting for them.
    “Thank you for your kindness your highness.” Zander said.
    “Do not thank me; I should be thanking you for helping me.” Thesia said.
    “You wa nted to meet with us today m’lady?” Heiro asked.
    The B aroness sipped her tea and gently placed the cup back on the table, “Yes we need to form a plan of action, and figure out where to send you next.” She said.
    “What do you suggest?” Kerra asked.
    “Well we have been watching you three eve r since you left the capital, and I must say you are all quite skilled.” Thesia said praising them.
    “I am still a bit new when it comes to spell casting but I’ve been learning quickly.” Zander said.
    “You have natural talent inside of you, besides you have a splendid teacher. You all will grow much more powerful.” Thesia said.
      Suddenly they heard screams coming from inside the mansion, a man busted through the door. “M’lady, it’s the militia they’re attacking the city.” He said frantically.
    “He ’s found us.” Zander said.
    None of this made any sense to the Baroness; their location had been kept secret. There was an informant somewhere either in the mansion or in the city itself, but they had no time to worry about it now. “How many men are there?” Thesia asked the man.
    “There is at least a few hundred , they have some men armed with guns and there are some with blades.” He said.
    The four of got up from their chairs and made their way back through the passage. “Get every available soldier you can find in the area to help outside, meanwhile send a few men to evacuate the civilians.” She explained to the man. He nodded and ran as fast as he could down the stairs and out the door.
    “What should we do?” Heiro asked.
    “You three will guard me, I am merely a diplomat and leader of the organization but I have no battle skills or experience.” The Baroness said.
    “Who will lead them men outsi de?” Kerra asked.
    “I ’m sure the Fire Drake already has that covered.” Thesia said.
    They finally made it down to the entrance and looked out the windows; they saw the soldiers from the militia battling the soldiers from the city. “There are so many of them.” Zander said.
    “Zander you and Heiro help outside, I can protect the Baroness.” Kerra spoke up. Zander turned to look at her, he was frightened.
    “You can’t protect her alone.” He said.
    “I ’m not helpless, I can handle this, just go.” Kerra said.
    “Absolutely not , you’ll both get killed.” Heiro said.
    Zander could see the determination in her eyes, if she believed she could do it then he had to believe in her too. “Alright, but if it gets too bad take the back exit and get out of here.” Zander said as he and Heiro opened the door and ran out.
    “We will go to the ballroom and wait my lady.” Kerra said grabbing her hand and leading her away from the entrance.
     
    Outside Zander and Heiro joined the battle; they readied their weapons as a pair of soldiers ran at them with their blades drawn. They exchanged blow and with two quick swipes of their blades the soldiers went down.
    “Wind Art: Slicing G ale!” Zander shouted using his wind spell to take out a group of