02 Magician: Master by Feist Raymond

Author:Feist, Raymond [Feist, Raymond]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: &WORKING
Published: 2010-04-09T23:00:00+00:00

Hochopepa mused, "A slave girl . . . hmm. That might work out."

Milamber laughed, and Shimone chuckled. Several other magicians regarded them with curiosity, for the Assembly was not a regular forum for mirth.

Fumita held up his hand and the Assembly became quiet. "Today there is a matter being brought before the Assembly by Hodiku."

A thin Great One, with shaved head and hooked nose, walked from his seat in front of Milamber and Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html

Hochopepa to the center of the floor.

He surveyed the magicians in the hall, then spoke. "I come today so that I may speak about the Empire." It was the formal opening of any business brought before the Assembly. "I speak for the good of the Empire," he added, completing the ritual. "I am concerned about the demand made today by the Warlord for aid so he may broaden the war against the Midkemian world."

A chorus of jeers and cries of "Politics" and "Sit down!" erupted from around the room. Soon Shimone and Hochopepa were on their feet with others crying, "Let him speak!"

Fumita held up a hand for silence, and soon the room quieted. Hodiku continued. "We are precedented. Fifteen years ago the Assembly sent an order to the Warlord to end the war against the Thuril Confederation."

Another magician jumped to his feet. "If the Thuril conquest had continued there would have been too few in the north to repulse the Thun migration that year. It was a clear case of the salvation of Szetac Province and the Holy City. Now our borders in the north are secure. The situation is not the same."

Arguments erupted over the entire hall, and it took several minutes for Fumita to restore order. Hochopepa rose and said, "I would like to hear Hodiku's reasons for considering this request vital to the security of the Empire. Any magician who is willing is free to work on behalf of the conquest."

"That is the point," responded Hodiku. "There is no reason for any magician who feels this war into another space-time is right and proper for the Empire not to work in support of the conquest. Without the Black Robes who already serve the Wariord, the rift would never have been prepared for such an undertaking. It is that he now makes demands of the Assembly itself I find objectionable. If five or six magicians choose to serve in tne field, even to traveling to this other world to risk their lives in the battle, then it is their own concern. But if one magician responds to this demand, without considering the issues, it will appear the Assembly is now subject to the will of the Warlord."

Several magicians applauded this sentiment, and others seemed to weigh its merits. Only a few booed and jeered. Hochopepa stood again. "I would like to offer a proposal. I will undertake on behalf of the Assembly to send a message to the Warlord expressing our regret that the Assembly as a body

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