Spinspace: The Space of Spins (The Metaspace Chronicles Book 2) by Matthew Kennedy

Author:Matthew Kennedy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Published: 2015-05-28T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 50

Kareef” “for those who have insight”

“Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those who have insight.”

– Quran 24:44

It had to happen eventually and it did. Midway through Okla they stopped outside one of the old cities called Tulsa. The days had been growing warmer and instead of snow a icy rain had turned the accumulated snow to slush. By the time they had the horses watered and fed and were ready to continue, the temperature had dropped, freezing the lead wagon's wheels to the road.

“Now what?” Kareef asked the ambassador. “Do we have to stay here until tomorrow?”

Qusay smiled. “If Allah wills it,” he said. “But let's see if we can do something.”

Kareef climbed out of the wagon with the older man and had a look at the wheels. Two of the outriders were already dismounting to push at the back of the wagon while the horses snorted and strained.

“I think if we add two more strong backs we'll be out of this,” said Qusay. He braced his feet as best he could and leaned into the back of the wagon, and Kareef imitated him.

At first nothing happened. Then there was a sharp CRACK! and the wheels were free. Kareef could not swear to it, but he though he saw the rear wheels apparently turning by themselves for a moment, before they stopped.

“Well, there you are,” said Qusay. “Not as hard as we thought. The slush underneath must not have all frozen yet.”

They climbed back into the wagon and the caravan began to move forward again. “How did that just happen?” he asked the ambassador.

Qusay shrugged. “Maybe we were just lucky.”

“Or maybe you made the wheels turn hard enough to break the hold of the ice?”

Qusay grinned and quoted the Book: “Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those who have insight.”

Kareef just shook his head. What lesson can I learn from this? He thought back to the incident with the bandits. Qusay had said he twisted arteries shut temporarily to knock people out. This time he had made wagon wheels turn.

The only thing the two events had in common was a twisting motion. So he could at least make that happen. What else could he do?

Suddenly Kareef had another thought. “We don't need horses, do we? You can make the wagon roll all the way to Denver without them, can't you?”

The ambassador just smiled and lifted his eyebrows. “Don't you think that would attract a lot of attention?”

“So?” But he saw Qusay's point. Such flagrant use of the magic could lead to trouble. For one thing, it would advertise the presence of a magic-wielder to all who saw it. And for those who failed to make the connection, there would be temptation: who would not want to steal a magic wagon?

“What other kinds of magic do you know?”

Qusay settled himself in his seat and picked up the book he had been reading. “There is no magic, Kareef. There is only God. Allah is all in all, as the Book says.

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