King of the Realm by Andrew Bardsley

Author:Andrew Bardsley [Bardsley, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9 University Entry

After finishing with the king and queen, the three young men were led by a guard through the winding service corridors to find themselves at the platform which would take them to the university level.

When Ceras stepped off the platform, he could not help but feel rising excitement at finally being in the capital where his thirst for knowledge could be quenched. After exiting the building from the platform between levels, the three boys found themselves in a throng of others making their way up and down the city. As Ceras looked around he saw a lot of young people in the crowds at this level, with bags that he presumed contained spell books. Many of the people were wearing wizard robes or smart clothing and were not fully armored, and the trio looked out of place again as they had in the provincial town.

The large square beside the platform building was filled with wooden market stalls selling food that seemed to be brought up by carts on the platform they had just exited from.

Ceras moved out of the way of a slow-moving cart that was packed full of fruit and vegetables, seemingly destined for a store on the market, while other carts were taking boxes marked with magical symbols onto the platform to be transported to other levels.

The noise of vendors shouting about what was on sale in the market was quite deafening as the three young men walked through the square.

“Shall we have a look around this level of the city before we find some accommodation?” Ceras asked excitedly.

“Fine with me,” said Rinaldo. Qyndad nodded absently as if he was in his own world.

Ceras started to amble down one of the major streets that ran parallel to the mountain, as the city level occupied a large strip of land cut into the mountainside. At the far end of the street he could see fountains and statues in another large square, but all the way along were large buildings made out of quarried stone, as if it came from the very mountain this level had been cut into. Looking at each of the large stone buildings they all seemed to bear placards made of brass indicating what was inside. Most of the placards indicated that they were part of the university colleges.

Walking in and out of each building Ceras could see robed magical users, often carrying books with parchments on top. In between the large buildings was a mixture of shops selling all manner of goods, mostly those used for magical purposes, and restaurants that seemed to be full of people eating and drinking with books beside them. Down the center of the road was a line of grass with some trees planted, where people lay as they studied with books laid out before them. The atmosphere was one of relaxed contemplation as the young people enjoyed themselves in the sun.

Ceras looked into one of the gateways to a building and saw a square of grass surrounded by buildings and covered archways from building to building, like a monastery.

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