Metal Mage 4 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Thrungrig employed several dwarves from his mines for construction of the catapults. Over twenty dwarves had gathered in the outdoor work space, and what was said was completely lost on me. I left it to the lead dwarf to explain the project, and he did it in his own language, although he occasionally growled the word “bastards” a few times, so I got the general tone.

The outdoor work area was a grove that had been cleared at the far edge of their community and sat at a forty-five-degree angle.

“Yeah, that’s not gonna work,” I told Thrungrig, who gave me a look that clearly said the angle had irritated him for a while.

“Aye, can’t get a damn thing done on it except gather materials,” he grunted. “That’s if they don’t roll right off the cliff.”

I laughed and clapped his shoulder. “Well, it won’t be a problem for much longer,” I assured him, and then I waved Pindor over.

The young man’s head was fully healed, and he ran up with a giant grin on his face.

“Looking good,” I told him with a smile.

“Feeling good!” he exclaimed as he eagerly glanced between me and Thrungrig. “What do you need me to do?”

“We’re fixing this hill for one,” I explained. “Let’s get it completely leveled off, and then I want you and Haragh to start laying those beams out in the a-frame shape I showed you. The dwarves will assemble the frames on the ground here for us, but we’re building three at once, so pay attention to the measurements and where you lay them, alright?”

Pindor listened closely, and I sensed his magic already start to arc through the air. He looked as eager as I was, and I gave him a friendly scruff on the head before we began to level the ground off. The enthusiasm of the young mage had become a constant source of reassurance in the last few weeks. It was practically contagious, and I saw even Thrungrig wore a grin on his face after spending only a few minutes around the kid.

He’d also gotten much stronger since we’d first met. The energy of his magic caught me off guard when we joined in a circuit, and I took note of it and decided to let the kid take on some bigger jobs from now on. The look of pride on his face when the dwarves that arrived in the field saw the ground leveled off, solidified the idea. A few of them began to clap, and I swear the kid puffed out his chest.

Then the dwarves brought over several carts piled with the iron rods, and by the time everything was laid out, everyone had studied the blue prints and knew what to do. They worked efficiently, and I smiled as I watched the six a-frames take shape within thirty minutes. There would be two on each Warwolf, and they would serve as the central framework that supported the throwing arm.

I inspected each frame but saw immediately I didn’t need to check the work of the dwarves.

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