Stone Unturned by Lawrence Watt-Evans

Author:Lawrence Watt-Evans [Watt-Evans, Lawrence]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic, fantasy, sword and sorcery, terry pratchett, wizard
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: 2018-01-23T23:00:00+00:00

He felt better in the morning, but he was still not entirely confident he could perform the spell successfully. His first attempt had failed completely. Arguably, his second had, as well, if he chose to count that abortive start when he fumbled the incantation. Yes, the third had gone well, but that did not exactly make him an expert. He generally did not consider himself to have mastered a spell until he had performed it successfully three times running.

But this mystery man from the Small Kingdoms could arrive at any minute.

Morvash ate a hearty breakfast that Pender had prepared—ham, cheese, small beer, and fried cauliflower—then walked slowly up to the gallery, mentally reviewing the procedure for Javan’s Restorative.

When he got to the alcove he opened his book and read through the instructions he had gotten from Kardig, checking to see if he had remembered everything correctly; once he started the spell he wouldn’t be able to safely do anything that would divert his attention, such as looking at the directions.

He fetched the container of touch-me-not from the niche and set out generous handfuls at the base of the alcove’s arched entry, much more than he had used before—the statue was so much larger than the broken jar! He filled the brazier with charcoal, along with a little oil and kindling to help light it, just as Pender arrived with a pot of clean water. Morvash set the pot on the tripod. Then he placed a porcelain bowl nearby, broke off a generous chunk of incense, and set it in the bowl. He arranged the peacock plumes as the spell initially required—later on they would be moved and would help shape the smoke around whatever the spell was being cast upon, but initially they needed to be set on either side of the incense, curling so that they touched at the tip but nowhere else.

He laid his book nearby, then opened the nearest casement a crack so that fresh air could get in and charcoal fumes could get out. If he felt ill or light-headed it would be easy enough to shove or kick the window further open.

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