Spells of the Curtain: Court Mage by Niederriter Tim

Author:Niederriter, Tim [Niederriter, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Mental Cellar Publications
Published: 2018-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Edmath, Razili, and Tusami walked together until they reached the outer gate of the palace, but there they parted. Razili waved goodbye as she turned in the direction of her family’s local mansion. Edmath did not want to walk with Tusami and he guessed she would be returning to the Serpent Hostel.

He needed to find Brosk. The death on their way to Diar was not the sort of business that should wait till morning. He turned at the gate and headed for the docks down a different road from Tusami. The walk was long and Edmath did not like it, having too often used Orpus Strodusial for travel back at Lexine Park. It took him over an hour to reach the docks where he guessed the Whale Tribe’s guest houses were located.

Walking down the street, he kept his eyes out for other people. A cluster of beggars, the first he had seen in the city, the like of which were not common in the town of Lexine, gathered around a lighted doorway near a pier. A levoth slumbered at the walkway’s deep end. He approached cautiously, reaching into his pocket for a striker and wishing that he had a bundle of torite to store magic in, like the Hesiatic monks. A gravelly voice spoke from within the light.

“Sir, I’m just happy to have something to see by.”

“We have the stars,” said a balding man who Edmath saw with a roiling of his stomach, had only one arm. “I couldn’t think of anything better to see by.”

“You are a strange one, Loyo. I bet you’ve eaten a few too many bad oysters already. Am I right?”

“I’m lucky to have any oysters at all.” Loyo laughed in a high-pitched, almost girlish way.

Approaching the cluster of men, Edmath bowed his head as they looked in his direction. Loyo waved his one arm.

“Greetings, sir. Where are you headed?”

“Somewhere I must reach very quickly. Of course, if you can assist me in finding the Whale Tribe’s estate I will be grateful enough to reward you.”

“Well, well then, follow me,” Loyo said. “I’m a man of that place. The night air does me good, is all.” Breaking away from the group, the one-armed man led Edmath down the street. “It’s right in this direction. I’ll take you there for a coin.”

“Of course, thank you.” Edmath followed the man, warily. He had heard stories of thieves and thugs that dwelt in cities. He kept a hand on the whalebone striker in his pocket as he fell into step behind Loyo.

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