Hello all! Another Circle of Magic fic here. You read the summary (I hope!) so you get the picture. Minor spoilers for The Healing in the Vine, though. Here we go...
The 5th part of the Circle
It had been a cold day. It was now night, and colder than ever. Daja was prowling around, trying to keep warm; Sandry was busy trying to make blankets hold more heat, and Briar was at reading lessons, held by Tris. Rosethorn was shedding the last hints of the Blue pox, while Niko was out. All he'd said that he'd sensed another unusual power, and he was going to check it out. Sandry and Lark were desperate to find who this person was, while the others were not so keen. They just knew Niko would probably be back the next day.
They had all gone to sleep; when Little Bear's frantic yapping woke them. It was about 5 in the morning. A sleepy Briar opened the door, and there was Niko with a boy a bit younger than the others. His hair was blonde, and his eyes were a slightly different blue to Sandry's. He blinked at Briar, than grinned.
"Hello," he said carefully. Briar yelled mind-to-mind at the girls,
Wake up! Wake up! He's here! Niko bustled in, and dropped the boy into a seat. Daja clomped down the stairs, fully dressed. The girls had had a quick mind-to-mind chat, and Sandry and Tris elected Daja She stared at the newcomer, who looked slightly familiar. She defiantly had seen him, about half a year ago, when she was still on the 3rd Ship Kisubo.
"Hello. What's your name?" she asked. The boy smiled.
"Namber." He replied.
"Do you now why you have come?" she asked. Namber scowled.
"Yes. This... person," he said, giving Niko a black look, which Niko returned, "Dragged me away from my family, claiming I had some weird power like yours, Metal-mage." At least you still have a family, Daja thought. Lucky you. Briar went back upstairs, to fetch the others. As they clomped down, Niko left. Namber smiled. "Finally." He said. "I need to talk to you all at once."
Briar, Tris and Sandry stared at him. They were certain they'd seen him before, before they'd come. Tris had seen him just before the pirate had stabbed Aymery Glassfire, Sandry had seen him coming out of the first room where the first smallpox victim was found, and Briar had seem him in Crane's 'lair' when he was working on the blue pox.
"That Niklaren told me about your powers, but unlike you, I was aware of mine. My power is sickness and death. I know you recognise me, but can't pin it down." He spoke like he was an adult, not a boy of 8 years. "I sent the smallpox to Hatar. I caused the 3rd Ship Kisubo sink. I made the pirate kill Aymery. I made Rosethorn catch the Blue Pox." Briar growled. He launched himself at Namber, who kicked away from the chair, flipped over Briar, and when Briar landed face first on the floor, Namber stood on him. Briar twisted, kicked Namber off, and went for his wrist knives. Sandry and Tris grabbed his arms, and Daja his shoulders. "Let me GO! Let go!" he yelled, as Namber threw those really annoying false punches and kicks, teasing him. Briar calmed down, and the girls let go.
"Why did you tell us this???" asked Daja, her voice shaking. Namer sighed.
"It's a long story."
"I'm prepared to wait." Said Sandry, folding her arms.
Namer sighed again. "Ok. It goes like this."
-evil laugh- I hope you like it! By the way, I can't put up the next part till late Feb. Muhahahaha
The 5th part of the Circle
It had been a cold day. It was now night, and colder than ever. Daja was prowling around, trying to keep warm; Sandry was busy trying to make blankets hold more heat, and Briar was at reading lessons, held by Tris. Rosethorn was shedding the last hints of the Blue pox, while Niko was out. All he'd said that he'd sensed another unusual power, and he was going to check it out. Sandry and Lark were desperate to find who this person was, while the others were not so keen. They just knew Niko would probably be back the next day.
They had all gone to sleep; when Little Bear's frantic yapping woke them. It was about 5 in the morning. A sleepy Briar opened the door, and there was Niko with a boy a bit younger than the others. His hair was blonde, and his eyes were a slightly different blue to Sandry's. He blinked at Briar, than grinned.
"Hello," he said carefully. Briar yelled mind-to-mind at the girls,
Wake up! Wake up! He's here! Niko bustled in, and dropped the boy into a seat. Daja clomped down the stairs, fully dressed. The girls had had a quick mind-to-mind chat, and Sandry and Tris elected Daja She stared at the newcomer, who looked slightly familiar. She defiantly had seen him, about half a year ago, when she was still on the 3rd Ship Kisubo.
"Hello. What's your name?" she asked. The boy smiled.
"Namber." He replied.
"Do you now why you have come?" she asked. Namber scowled.
"Yes. This... person," he said, giving Niko a black look, which Niko returned, "Dragged me away from my family, claiming I had some weird power like yours, Metal-mage." At least you still have a family, Daja thought. Lucky you. Briar went back upstairs, to fetch the others. As they clomped down, Niko left. Namber smiled. "Finally." He said. "I need to talk to you all at once."
Briar, Tris and Sandry stared at him. They were certain they'd seen him before, before they'd come. Tris had seen him just before the pirate had stabbed Aymery Glassfire, Sandry had seen him coming out of the first room where the first smallpox victim was found, and Briar had seem him in Crane's 'lair' when he was working on the blue pox.
"That Niklaren told me about your powers, but unlike you, I was aware of mine. My power is sickness and death. I know you recognise me, but can't pin it down." He spoke like he was an adult, not a boy of 8 years. "I sent the smallpox to Hatar. I caused the 3rd Ship Kisubo sink. I made the pirate kill Aymery. I made Rosethorn catch the Blue Pox." Briar growled. He launched himself at Namber, who kicked away from the chair, flipped over Briar, and when Briar landed face first on the floor, Namber stood on him. Briar twisted, kicked Namber off, and went for his wrist knives. Sandry and Tris grabbed his arms, and Daja his shoulders. "Let me GO! Let go!" he yelled, as Namber threw those really annoying false punches and kicks, teasing him. Briar calmed down, and the girls let go.
"Why did you tell us this???" asked Daja, her voice shaking. Namer sighed.
"It's a long story."
"I'm prepared to wait." Said Sandry, folding her arms.
Namer sighed again. "Ok. It goes like this."
-evil laugh- I hope you like it! By the way, I can't put up the next part till late Feb. Muhahahaha