The Spelled Bridge

Lenka woke when her bed began shaking. The village was under attack. She found her mother, Edra, trying to magically explode each ship-launched boulder before it damaged the sea wall or the stone buildings. Lenka realised that now she was sixteen she did not have to hide her magic from her mother or Wizard Lennox. She threw a fireball at the closest ship. And set it on fire. The bombardment stopped, but her mother was was worried Wizard Lennox would block Lenka's memory to stop her ability to cast spells.
Edra ordered Lenka south with the animals and children. However, Lenka had other ideas on how to help repel the invaders. Enjoy this short fantasy story based in the Tracker Series world.