Gryphon by Crawford Kilian

Author:Crawford Kilian [Kilian, Crawford]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy
ISBN: 9780345357304
Goodreads: 1199296
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 1989-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

The fire suddenly turned bright red and then a searing blue and finally a cold green. The flames danced then in a mixture of colors and the figure of a lightly clad female writhing to the rhythm of the flames flickered into view and faded.

“A trick!” Korox cried. “A stage trick!”

Teron held out his left hand and let a lance of flame flicker out to boil the wine in Korox’s goblet “A trick or do you dare drink it, wizard?”

He turned back to the fireplace, waved his hand, and felt satisfied as the colors died from the fire, leaving it as sedate as before,

“Now, Davok,” Teron said, “the Seventh and I would return to our room and rest.”

“Only after we talk more, spellmaker,” Davok growled. Clearly, he was half frightened and half puzzled. “You say you have words for my ears alone, but I would be a fool to risk being without guards when in your presence.”

“As I said, a spellmaker cannot harm another except to protect himself—and then only when he is dying.

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You are safe enough with me, Davok, unless you try to kill me.”

He looked around. “If I should harm you, how could I escape from here? I cannot make myself invisible nor waft my body through the air or I’d have done so yesterday. I’d have to fight my way through your guards, and Tm no warrior. You are safe.”

Davok thought about it, grunted, and rose. "Come with me.” He glowered at a servant. “Wine in my conference room.”

He and Teron settled themselves in a small room without windows and only one heavily barred door. The wine was brought. Davok threw himself into a rough chair and waved Teron to another.

“What is this other factor you spoke of, spellmaker.”

“Roosk should have told you about it.”

“Roosk tells me nothing. He speaks only to Korox.” Davok snorted. “I believe that half of what he says is babble. He thinks he will be regent in Erul when it is conquered. But Korox has other ideas, and he is the stronger.”

“Because he controls drig?” Teron asked slyly.

“So he claims. And I have to admit I’ve seen him do mighty things.” He squinted at Teron. “What did Roosk fail to tell?”

“All that the Old One said in his prophecy,” Teron said blandly. “I did not hear the prophecy, and I have yet to be told everything myself. Now if you could get Korox to reveal...”

“Korox? I thought we were speaking of Roosk.”

“I’m sure Korox heard everything from Roosk,” Teron said. “Thus it is Korox who should tell you, and you should tell me.”

Davok scowled in bewilderment “First it is Roosk and then Korox who is guilty of keeping silent. Make up your mind, spellmaker.”

“I thought Roosk at first,” Teron said, “but your claim that Korox is the stronger made me change my mind. The facts remain the same. I do not know what I must

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do to be permitted to join with the Seventh.

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