MASK OF SPELLS progress update

Real Life, alas, has been extraordinarily busy lately, so writing time has been quite tight.

Nevertheless, I am now over halfway through MASK OF SPELLS. A short excerpt!

“You know me?” said Mazael.

“The Prophetess of the goddess had decreed your death,” said the valgast wizard. “You oppose the return of the goddess, and all who oppose the return of the goddess shall be slain! We are free, and the goddess shall rise in glory!”

“Maybe I agree with you,” said Mazael.

The valgast wizard had not anticipated that. “What?” The unblinking black eyes stared at Mazael.

“Maybe,” said Mazael. “Anything’s possible. Or maybe you’re talking too much, and you should really pay attention to what’s going on around you.”

The valgast wizard kept frowning right up until both the arrows slammed into his chest.

-JM