Archamethyst's Secret by NAK Baldron

Author:NAK Baldron [Baldron, NAK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aconite Cafe
Published: 2019-11-07T22:00:00+00:00

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"WOW," REN STOPPED IN THE DOORWAY.

His half of the floor was fully furnished. The doorway led into a main room where a fireplace rest against the far wall, flanked on either side by windows, looking out upon the frost-blue sky. Circling the fireplace were three dark leather armchairs, which called out to Ren.

Ren looked right, and saw his room came with a small library of four shelves stretching from floor to ceiling. He followed as Richard led him to the left.

"You can eat here," Richard pointed to a square table with four chairs, "or there's a dining hall on the 23rd floor. It's open all hours, and you'll usually find at least a handful of other sorcerers eating or drinking. I've had many engrossing conversations in that hall over the years."

A smaller door in the middle of a wall led into a cramped hallway, lit by a single lamp hanging in the center of the ceiling. The space forced them to walk single file toward the door at the end of the hall.

"That's your bathroom," Richard gestured to the door on the right.

"Storage room," Richard gestured to the door on the left, "and it can also double as a guest room if you need it too. There's a pull-out bed from the wall. Not the most comfortable, but it will do for a single evening."

The door at the end of the hall opened to a room the size of the main room they'd initially entered, with its own fireplace to the left, flanked by windows, and two arm chairs—these made of fine cloth. A four-poster king-size bed took up most of the far side of the room, while the half closest to Ren was left quite bare compared to the rest of the apartment.

"We've left your room bare so you might decorate as you like," Richard said. "I trust these accommodations will suffice?"

Ren realized he'd been too flabbergasted to speak the whole time. The Archamethyst must think him rude and ungrateful.

"It's marvelous," Ren said. "I've never seen a better apartment."

Ren walked up to the bed and pushed his weight against the mattress, "And it's all mine?"

"Yes," Richard said, "for as long as you live in the tower. Once you're a full-fledged sorcerer you'll be expected to represent the Amethyst Nation, and may be sent abroad as a diplomat or advisor. Or you may show great promise as a researcher, and spend your time locked away in a lab. Either way, I suspect we can expect great things from you."

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome, but it's not a favor. As my pupil it's only proper that you have accommodations here in the tower. You'll find sorcerers live better than you're accustomed too."

Ren turned to look at him.

"I'm aware of your upbringing," Richard said. "I don't mean to make you embarrassed. It's nothing you should be ashamed of, none of us can control where we came from. Only where we're going. And you my boy, are going to be a great sorcerer."

Apparently,

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