Expedition

By Kevin Winters

The Skylance family is a proud family with a long tradition in the military. Rowen has been brought up from a very young age to join one form of the military after he graduates. However, he's torn between where to go, or if he even wants to go anywhere at all. The young mage sets off on an expedition to test his worthiness with the rest of his class, but things go wrong. Afterward, Rowen must choose his new life path, but the event has scarred him. He may very well be the first Skylance in generations to shy away from the militant life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kevin Winters
• Release date: Mar 25, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311765314

Kevin Winters

Kevin Winters is a 23 year old male working his way through college for an English degree. Inspired by the works of Tolkien, R.A. Salvatore, and Robert Jordan, he seeks to join the giants and write fantasy so that people everywhere can share in the magic that is the human imagination.

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Expedition

By Kevin Winters

Copyright 2014 Kevin Winters

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Lennendell was in an uproarious mood on this day. Hundreds of festivals to the goddess Althera decorated the land as people celebrated life, but none were as joyous or as grand as the one held in Lennendell. Game and food stalls lined every street and eager citizens bustled about between them. Pockets of people covered street corners as they chattered away and the silver bells atop the grand Lennendell Church brought joy as they marked the start of the afternoon.

Rowen Skylance sat next to his family's wine stand while his father fetched more stock. He wore the robes of a novice mage, plain white save for bands of fire around the cuffs and hem and a triangular-cut ruby shrouded in fire on the breast.

As he sat, he toyed with magical fire in his hands. With the use of only his mind and subtle finger movements, he changed its shape, size, color, and intensity. He hoped any patrons who sought his father's wine would see the out on business sign on the table and not disturb him for his thoughts were stuck on his graduation test next week.

An old man with thin, gray hair and a long gray beard walked up to Rowen and his family's stand.

Good afternoon, boy! he called to Rowen. Still fretting over the upcoming final? Rowen looked up at the source of the disturbance.

Uncle Parker! he replied, smiling. "You finally made it into town. Welcome! And to answer your question: yes, I am fretting