Lord of the Sky (The Young Ancients: Timon) by Power P.S

Author:Power, P.S. [Power, P.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Orange Cat Publishing
Published: 2013-05-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter nine

Timon didn't let anyone have time to think about what was happening, since that would lead to someone else trying to get creative to back up his scam. He had a real one, a very good act ready to go, and it didn't need a lot of help with it. That could only mess things up.

Handing the small white tile with its pink sigil on the front over to the Baron he smiled.

"Please, sir, activate the amulet."

The cream and goldenrod field that came then was very nearly perfect. Most people could look at it side by side with a field that Tor had made and never realize it was different. The center stripe, that was different, a fraction larger, a tiny bit brighter than the original. It was so little a difference that everyone seemed to think it was real.

He let his face look sly then, which was an expression he was actually good at.

"Now, please lie to us."

The man did, looking at the tile in his hand and frowning.

"My name is Boris Monty and I'm eighty-nine years old. I love sharp cheeses and hate women."

The field didn't change at all. Not even a little bit.

The man stood, his face looking both amazed and shocked, but that faded to simple excitement as he tried it again.

"I'm forty feet tall and made of brick. This is amazing! How did you do it? Will it work for anyone? The expense of such a thing... How did you ever procure it?"

It was rude, but Timon rolled his eyes at the man.

"I made it. I am a builder after all. It took some effort to make it look right, you have to be very careful with its use, since Tor and several others might be able to tell the difference if they see it. Away from my brother or grandfather, as long as they don't examine it carefully, it will serve. That's how the Count and Countess did it. They had help. It was costly too." After all, nobles knew that everything had a price tag attached, didn't they? The more vague it was, the higher it would be thought to be. For something like this...

Kedrin nodded as if he'd known that was the secret the whole time.

"This is, as you were informed, a secret. As long as no one else knows about this new form of magic, we can continue to work our people into the Palace and other places of power. I shouldn't have to mention how delicate this is?"

It had to have an impact on them all, since Wallace was wide eyed and a bit less interested in the Countess just then. No one else did much but smile.

Trice shook her head.

"Honey... Is this a good idea? Telling people?"

Timon shrugged.

"They're in this with us." The words were slightly hissed, which he was kind of proud of. It made it sound like they were arguing a little. Just enough to sell the whole thing.

The Count bowed toward him without standing, which was polite, but not deferential really.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.