Dragonmaster by Chris Bunch

Author:Chris Bunch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

He then chanted, in a monotone, words in an unknown language, nodded at his assistants, who capped the braziers, just as Hal was about to break into uncontrollable coughing.

Another assistant opened a vast port onto the seething ocean at the ship’s stern, and the chill wind quickly cleared the smoke out.

“I never thought,” Sir Loren said, “having a strong stomach is a perquisite for wizardry.”

Limingo heard him, grinned.

“It is an absolute necessity. I recall the first five years of my apprenticeship as being mostly nausea. I suppose that kept my master’s expenses for his larder down, though.

“Now, all of you, try your amulets out.”

Hal touched his, thought of salt beef, and instantly did not want to go in three directions. He asked Limingo about it, who had him indicate those directions.

“Very good,” he said. “One aversion, of course, is to that bit of beef on the deck there. The other would be to the hold where the provisions are kept. And the third would be to the galley, which suggests what we’re having for the evening meal.

“All of you? Did you feel the same?”

All did, but two had only a single response.

“Good enough,” Limingo said. “Each of you has his—or her, pardon milady—personal compass.

“So you can go flying now . . . and be content you’ll be back aboard before the cooks finish boiling our meal into submission.”

They started for the dragon deck.

Saslic noticed Farren Mariah had a long face. “’Smatter, small one? You don’t want to eat some fog?”

“’Tisn’t that,” Mariah said. “Just realizin’ what small beer I’d be as a wizard. Not only havin’ to pack-sack all that gear, and learn all kind of tongues, none of which anyone without a split tongue could ever speak aloud, but havin’ such pretty, pretty assistants.

“Not my cut of beef at all. Pardonin’ the expression.”

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