The Seventh Mountain by Gene Curtis

Author:Gene Curtis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, harry potter, christian, sf, christian contemporary fiction, christian fantasy fiction, fantasy adventure swords and sorcery, christian fairy tale, hp
Publisher: Gene Curtis

Flags practice was easy on Mondays. It consisted of learning about strategy. Krisa drew diagrams on a chalkboard and explained the concepts. Wednesdays were for riding technique lessons and practice. Fridays were for actual practice games. The group also learned that everyone who had tried out for the Emerald Tribe Team, and didn’t make it, was allowed to participate as corral workers and guards. The benefit of that was that they were used as alternates and replacements when needed. They were at practice as well.

Tuesday mornings brought the extremely boring, Ancient Languages class with Mrs. Julia Diefenbuacher. Not simply Mrs. Diefenbuacher, but she insisted, Mrs. Julia Diefenbuacher. An hour each of ancient Hebrew, ancient Greek, and ancient Egyptian, first thing in the morning, was enough to put anyone back to sleep.

Tuesday afternoons were for the once a week class with Harmonious Thorpe, Algebra and Numeric Logic. His voice reverberated through the classroom.

“Mark Young, tell me what the Pythagorean Theorem is used for.”

Mark was glad that he had taken Tim’s advice and read the first two chapters in his textbook. Mark stood up. “Sir, it’s used to calculate the length of the longest side on a right triangle, given that the other two sides are known.”

“Then, you’re telling me that if I know the longest side, the hypotenuse, and one other side that I can’t use it to calculate the remaining unknown side?”

“Well, yes sir. I mean no, sir. You can use it to calculate the unknown side in that case.”

“Well then, how about calculating the diagonal in a rectangle.”

Mark thought for a moment. “Yes sir. I believe you can.”

“What do you mean, you believe? Either you know or you don’t. Explain yourself.”

“Well sir, the diagonal of a rectangle forms two right triangles. The diagonal is actually the hypotenuse of either or both of the resulting right triangles.”

“That’s correct. Sit down. I want a paper from you describing and explaining the common uses of the Pythagorean Theorem. That will be a minimum of ten pages, diagrams not included.”

Chenoa leaned into Mark. “Wow, I think he is still mad about what happened on the balcony.”

Mr. Thorpe rounded and pointed at Chenoa. “Young lady, there will be no talking in this class unless I authorize it. You come sit up here. You there,” He pointed at a boy sitting at the Ruby table, about as far away from Mark as was possible. “You go sit where she was sitting.”

The two exchanged seats. Mr. Thorpe pointed at Chenoa again. “You will see me after class.”

Chenoa nodded her head slowly. “Yes sir.”

Nick wrote in his notebook and showed it to Mark. I’m glad this class is only once a week.

Mark looked at Nick and barely nodded his head yes. Mark glanced around the classroom. There was one student smiling at the Ruby table, Slone Voif.

Chenoa served three hours of detention sitting at the table and not saying a word. It was extremely boring and difficult to do. She couldn’t even talk to herself and wasn’t allowed to do anything but just sit there.

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