The Crystal Legacy (Book 2) by C. Craig Coleman

Author:C. Craig Coleman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: C. Craig Coleman
Published: 2014-11-19T00:00:00+00:00

10: The Ruins of the Wizards’ Hall

Regal Violet Amethyst of Faith

Bodrin was engrossed in telling Tonelia how stunning she was at the Graushdemheimer state dinner. She loved it. His shyness was gone, their relationship having woven a deep and rich commitment to each other. Whenever he would stop telling her how special she was, she’d wind him up again as the band strolled along a country road to the Wizard’s Hall.

“You two need to keep up,” Saxthor said over his shoulder.

“Do you really think I looked good?” Tonelia asked, her eyes fluttering.

Beside Saxthor, Tournak looked back and whispered through a faint chuckle, “Look at Bodrin. He’s new at love and doesn’t recognize the prompts. Watch, he’ll reassure her how special she is, citing endless examples of this or that wonderful attribute.”

“She never tires of hearing it either,” Saxthor said.

“It’ll go on for hours.”

Saxthor looked back to Tonelia, wiggling and giggling at each compliment. Hoping to lead the couple around obstacles in the path, Saxthor walked ahead with care; the couple only saw each other.

“They’re so engrossed in their conversation they’d walk hand in hand off a cliff and not know it until they hit bottom,” Saxthor said, through a chuckle.

“What’s so funny?” Bodrin asked.

“Nothing,” Saxthor said. “The terrain has gotten hilly since we came out of the north-central Graushdem forests.”

“We’ll need to keep a careful eye out for trolls and ghouls,” Tournak said. “I expect they still live around here since the Wizard Wars. A lot of men, elves, dwarves, orcs, ogres, and wizards died on the battlefields around the Wizards’ Hall.”

Resting beneath a tree that afternoon, Saxthor laid back and propped his head on his folded arms. Bodrin and Tonelia looked at Tournak, too.

“How was the Wizards’ Hall destroyed, Tournak? Did Memlatec ever say?”

“Before the age of man, wizards both good and bad held the real power and controlled everyone’s fortunes. Wizards were the generals and frequently used magic in battles. During decades of peace following the Second Wizard War, the Dark Lord hid his orcs, ogres, trolls, wraiths, and rock-dwarves deep in caverns under the Ice Mountains. There they bred, and their numbers increased to be able to mount another war.”

“The Ice Mountains, those are in Dreaddrac, aren’t they?” Tonelia asked.

“Yes, now be quiet,” Bodrin said.

Tonelia pouted, then looked at Tournak to continue when Bodrin ignored her pout.

“Without warning, the Dark Lord commanded his armies to rise up and march south from Dreaddrac. The orcs, led by ogres and wraiths with contingents of trolls, overran what are now Prertsten and northern Heggolstockin before people could mount much resistance. Dreaddrac was gaining the upper hand in the battles raging over the peninsular.”

“The kingdoms weren’t prepared; they thought war was a thing of the past,” Saxthor said. He poked the fire and sparks flared up. Everyone looked again at Tournak.

“The Dark Lord was racing to overtake the High Wizard at Wizards’ Hall and seize the Crown of Yensupov. He’d learned the crown alone held sufficient power to stop him.”

“Do you know about Castilyernov Hadorhof?” Tournak asked.

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