by Hans Bezdek
"Glad to have you," smiled Farr. He looked back to the others. "Aren't we?"
Grex nodded and smiled, Khuwa gave a tentative nod, and Yri gave a warm glare.
"Overjoyed, as you can tell," snickered Cupcake.
Farr turned to Zane, who had been staring at the ground not making a sound while Perkins talked. The paladin looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there.
"How about you?" asked Farr.
"I... I don't think I can," admitted Zane.
"Look at that," said Yri, shaking her head. "He's right for once!"
"Enough!" said Farr firmly. "We can discuss this more at a later time, Yri, but I have made up my mind!"
The warlock narrowed her eyes at him and pursed her lips disapprovingly. She kept them sealed, to Farr's relief.
"I appreciate your generosity, Farr, but what could you possibly do with me?" asked Zane. "I'm nothing without Nera."
"You may be fairly weaker than you were before, but that doesn't make you worthless," insisted Farr. "For you to come all the way out here and do something most people would find impossible, I'm guessing there's something within you that The Delinquents would love to have. Besides, none of us are perfect. That's kind of our specialty."
Zane looked at Perkins, who encouraged him with a nod.
The paladin sighed. "It's not like I have any better alternatives."
"That's what we like to hear," smiled Farr, putting out his hand.
Zane smiled back and shook it.
Farr didn't know for sure what the future would bring. What he did know, however, was that while they may be weak for the time being, The Delinquents had just grown in strength by two new members.
The End.
How will Farr explain their failure to Commander Indures? Will Zane be able to fix the wrong he has done, or will Yri get to him first? Find out below in the next installment of The Delinquents Series: The Mage's Tower!
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The Arcane Staff Series:
The Elf Thief (Book 1)
Released April 2018
Lost Citadel (Book 2)
Released May 2018
Final Barrier (Book 3)
Released June 2018
The Half Dragon of Yaerna Series:
Tumbler Short
The Ilkas Diamond Job (Book 0)
Released February 2018
The Gathering Arc
The Shattered Sword (Book 1)
Released December 2017
The Time Shield (Book 2)
Released January 2018
Grimkell's Mace (Book 3)
Released January 2018
The Heralding Arc
Durnskeep (Book 4)
Released March 2018
Ravendale (Book 5)
Released July 2018
Aelric (Book 6)
Released July 2018
Second Dragon War Arc
Darkness of Old (Book 7)
Released August 2018
The Ancient Crown (Book 8)
Released November 2018
The Winged One (Book 9)
Released December 2018
The Delinquents Series
The Imprisoned God (Book 1)
Released August 2019
The Mage's Tower (Book 2)
Released August 2019
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