The Inquisition: 4 Free Chapters: Summoner Book 2

By Taran Matharu

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A year has passed since the Tournament. Fletcher and Ignatius have been locked away in Pelt's dungeons, but now they must face trial at the hands of the Inquisition, a powerful institution controlled by those who would delight in Fletcher's downfall.


The trial is haunted by ghosts from the past with shocking revelations about Fletcher's origins, but he has little time to dwell on them; the graduating students of Vocans are to be sent deep into the orc jungles to complete a dangerous mission for the king and his council. If they fail, the orcish armies will rise to power beyond anything the Empire has ever seen.




The Stakes: Higher than you can imagine. Like life-and-death. Welcome to the revolution. And get ready to run.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Apr 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781250118608

Taran Matharu

Taran Matharu is the author of the Contender trilogy and the New York Times–bestselling Summoner series: The Novice (Book One), The Inquisition (Book Two), The Battlemage (Book Three), The Outcast (the prequel), and The Summoner's Handbook; the series has been compared to the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series. Taran Matharu lives in London.

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CHAPTER 28

FLETCHER, WAKE UP!

Othello’s green eyes looked down at him, matching the canopy above.

Malik and his team have left without us.

Fletcher sat up, Athena’s memory still vivid in his mind.

Why? he mumbled.

They left a note, said they decided to make the most of the sunlight and leave early. They didn’t want to wake us.

Fine with me. Sylva yawned, stretching her arms. If there’s trouble ahead, they’ll run into it before we do.

Seraph and his team were packing up. They had their demons out, and Fletcher was pleased to see that Rory now had a second Mite, smaller than Malachi with a yellow shell.

Still, it was Atilla’s demon that most surprised him, a dove-white bird with long tail feathers, perched on the young dwarf’s shoulder. It was a Caladrius, a level-six demon with the ability to heal wounds by laying its feathers over them.

The demon was one of four rare, equally powerful avian cousins, including the fire-born Phoenix, the icy Polarion and lightning-powered Halcyon, with red, blue and yellow plumage respectively. He had a sneaky suspicion that it was not just Arcturus who had received a gifted demon from King Harold. Fletcher bet it was an apology to the Thorsagers for what had happened to Othello. He wondered what demon Atilla had before, and if he still had it in his roster.

We should follow their example, Seraph called, distracting Fletcher from his thoughts. We’re heading off in a minute, with or without you.

Sacharissa was already nosing the ground, eager to lead her team in the direction of the river. She whined as Fletcher hesitated, indicating that Arcturus wanted them to stay together.

It did not take long for Fletcher’s team to get ready, the biggest delay being