Chapter ONE - Weebly

“You should have listened to us, Mister Kaille,”
Darrow said. “Samuel, James, and I tried to tell you
that Mackintosh was your man. You should have gone
along.”
Ethan stared at him, knowing that he shouldn’t have
been so surprised. Darrow had looked terrible that
morning. His eyes had been bloodshot, and he had
been hobbling much the way Ethan did when his leg
bothered him. Were these the results of the spells Ethan
had used to attack him the night before? The shattering
spell and the blindness casting that had cost Pitch his
life?
“Because of you, I’ve had to spill a lot of blood for
healing spells. On both of us.” He pointed to a red mark
on his arm. “This one proved particularly troublesome.
That scalding spell was quite effective. I hadn’t faced it
before. Well done. And as for your wounds.” He
shook his head. “You were a mess. As I say, it took a
lot of blood.”
Ethan gave the man a puzzled look. Why heal me if
you’re going to kill me?
The lawyer smiled again. “You’re wondering why I