John Morressy by The Questing Of Kedrigern

Author:The Questing Of Kedrigern
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-06-25T21:51:39+00:00

“I am Conrad Cocur du Per de la Tour Brisee, and I am on a quest. I seek the Magic Fly,” said the man.

Kedrigern scratched his chin. “I don’t believe I ever heard … Magic fly, you say?”

“Correct, Master. Actually it is no fly, but a distant cousin under an enchantment. She is a very beautiful lady of noble birth. I must find her and free her.”

“I see.”

“The wizard Arlebar, 1 have heard, knows the spell to disenchant her.”

“An interesting coincidence, Conrad. I’m looking for Arlebar myself.”

“Then you will join my quest!” Conrad said, reaching across the table and clasping Kedrigern’s forearm in a manly

grip.

“I’d be glad to ride along, but I don’t see any real need for my services if Arlebar knows—”

Conrad, with vigorous manual gestures and much head-shaking, silenced the wizard and said intently, “There is a need, Master. I must have you as part of the quest. It’s all in the spell. I can’t change it.”

“Perhaps if you could explain …”

“Under the terms of the spell, my cousin Lazica must be sought by a picked band of eight questers, constituted as follows: swordsman, giant, squire, knight, minstrel, wastrel, sorcerer, sprite,” said Conrad, counting off each title on a finger. “Of course, I am a knight, and have a squire. My cook, fortunately, is a wastrel. I know Rospax from a number of campaigns we fought together, so he is my swordsman. On the very day we left, a minstrel turned up at my gates, seeking a place in my service.” Conrad paused, then said, “He’s not much of a minstrel, but I was pressed for time.”

“Your quest was off to an auspicious start.”

“I ran into trouble immediately. It’s a lot easier to find minstrels and swordsmen than it is to find giants, sorcerers, and sprites. I wandered for weeks, searching, and was beginning to grow desperate. Then I met an old friend who told me of the Inn on the Outer Edge. He said I’d be likely to find anything I needed here.”

“And have you?”

“Only yesterday, I signed up a giant and a sprite, and now I’ve found my sorcerer.”

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