The High Lord
The Black Magician Trilogy Book 3
Chapter OneThe Message
In ancient Kyralian poetry the moon is known as the Eye.
When the Eye is wide open, its watchful presence deters
evil -- or encourages madness in those who do wrong under
its gaze. Closed, with only a sliver of white to mark its sleeping
presence, the Eye allows hidden deeds of both good or
ill to remain unnoticed.
Looking up at the moon, Cery smiled wryly. This phase
of the Eye, a narrow slit, was the one preferred by secret
lovers, but he was not hurrying through the shadows of the
city to such a rendezvous. His purpose was of a darker kind.
Whether his deeds were good or ill, however, was difficult
for him to know. The men he hunted deserved their fate, but
Cery suspected there was a deeper purpose to the work he'd
been commissioned to do than just reducing the murders
that had plagued the city for the last few years. He did not
know everything about the whole nasty business -- of that he
was sure -- but he probably knew more than anyone else in
the city.
As he walked, he considered what he did know. He had
learned that these murders were not carried out by one man,
but by a succession of them. He had also noted ... read full excerpt from The High Lord: The Black Magician Trilogy Book 3 ebook
