Merlin’s family

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Merlin

Gwendydd – sister

Morgenau – brother

Morial – brother

Morien – brother

Mordaf – brother – Naci’s father

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I was still going over our last action when Naci walked to me with a plate of food. “Here husband, you need to keep up your strength if we are to succeed.” Then with a wry smile she continued. “Besides if we are to start a family one day, you will need to be in your best shape.”

I was startled a moment as I stared at her. What in the hell was she on about. I looked closer into her eyes once again noticing that strange look deep in them that I had seen before. With a soft, almost shy laugh when moved off as she threw another strange smile over her shoulder.

Shaking my head I was no closer to figuring her out now than I was when I met her almost a year ago. Concentrating I started in on another mage’s eye hoping to gain more insight. Within moments I nodded as I was outside the council chambers. It wasn’t that clear but I finally had zeroed in on it.

I obviously was finally moving into a much higher level of power. As I remember Merlin was one of the few that could actually view the council hall like this. Shuddering I remembered what Rigal had said about Merlin being dead. Shaking my head I most certainly hope it wasn’t true or both

Naci and I were as good as dead.

Looking in I saw that they had quickly added two new mages to keep the council active. Smiling I thought far be it from me to allow this to stand for long. I had to take another to really start eating away at Ukobach’s full control. Anything I could do to weaken his position I needed to do.

Then I also thought of Rigal. Knowing that little ass he had gotten free and was already on the look for Naci and me. I was really going to have to deal with him permanently. Though he was more of an annoyance now I still had Naci to think of.

Sitting there in deep concentration I didn’t even notice that Naci had placed a blanket around me to ward off the cold that was starting. I knew that the council members were really going to be on their guard now. I needed a new way to get to them that no one had thought of yet. Several hundred ideas later I think I might have hit upon an idea.

Finally getting up I almost fell as my legs and feet were more numb than I thought they were. Holy shit! How long had I been sitting there? Then I noticed that it was almost completely dark, that and the fact that Naci was sitting beside me quietly with a more than worried look on her face.

Seeing that I was finally back to the here and now she helped me to stand. “Toman husband, I know that you have a great deal on your mind. Though if you continue on like this I am afraid I will be burying you before we are truly anything like a family. Please husband you scare me so when you go away like this.”

I looked at her face seeing the worry and concern. Then I saw that look in her eyes again, a pained look and something else, something so deep that I had no inkling of an idea of what it was. I hated to ask her as I was afraid that she would lose respect for me and no longer wish to help. The simple fact was she had been far more help than I ever thought she would have been. I wasn’t about to give up on that.

“I’m sorry Naci, for the moment I am trying to come up with something. We have weakened Ukobach’s control, though that’s all. We have to hit him and hit him hard. The thing is we both need to increase our power. I have you higher, though I have neglected to increase my own for some time. I think we both need to work on this.” I told Naci.

Naci was nodding as I was telling her this. “I also believe that this is a course of action we need to take.”

Sighing I stood as I started to go through the exercises that Merlin had taught me to steadily increase my power’s strength. I had been at it for almost two hours when I finally felt my power start to increase. I looked at Naci as her mouth was open. “You have finally moved higher husband. How much longer can you continue? I seem to remember Uncle saying that too much and you stand to strain your power.”

I nodded as I felt for what she was talking about. “As of yet I feel no strain though I am keeping an eye on it. Merlin told me that if I strained too much, it would be painful. Also that I might not be able to use my powers for a few days. I don’t really want us that unprotected.”

Naci nodded with a small smile, “Again that would be wise husband.”

I was starting to turn away from Naci when I noticed that strange look on her face again. The pride she had in me I could easily recognize, though this other one I was completely baffled by. I could just ask her, then again would she tell me? Hell was I prepared for what she might say. Sighing I had to find out some way as this was driving me to distraction.