Wizard's Education by James Eggebeen

Author:James Eggebeen [Eggebeen, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2020-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

The library was an unassuming building that would have blended in with the rest had the sign not been where Kiall had said it would be. They entered the building to find an ancient woman seated behind a desk. Her arms were folded, and her head was down. She snored loudly.

"Excuse me?" Lorit said. When the woman did not stir, he tried again.

Still no response. He reached out to shake her, but Chihon restrained him. She shook her head, indicating that he should just leave her sleep.

They roamed the aisles, looking for maps or city reference books. A layer of dust had to be brushed off many of the tomes before their titles could be read.

"I don't see anything useful," Chihon said.

"Maybe around there." Lorit pointed to an area where a pair of globes stood on stands astride a doorway.

There was an inscription over the doorway. Lorit reached up and dusted it off so they could read it. "Habere scientiam et potentiam trans fores," Lorit muttered.

"Pass through these doors to obtain knowledge and power," Chihon translated.

Lorit reached out and tried the door. It was locked. He probed it with his power, feeling the intricacies of the mechanism. He could feel the tumblers and springs that prevented it from turning. He pushed selectively on the tiny components, trying to line them all up in order to turn the lock.

They didn't budge.

"Let me help." Chihon grasped his hand and raised her power, adding it to his. He could feel the parts start to shift little by little until the lock finally emitted a sharp click and the door sprang open.

Chihon held onto his hand as Lorit stepped into the room. It was dark and gloomy. All he could make out was a low table centered in the room, piled high with books. He felt around the room with his magic until he located the wall sconces with their unlit candles. He touched them with his magic and they sprang to life, illuminating the room.

Lorit blew the dust from book after book until he found one of interest. It was a book of spells for finding people and things. "This one may have something."

He turned page after page as he and Chihon read the titles of the incantations. There were spells used to locate all sorts of lost things.

"Stop," Chihon said as he turned a page, not really paying attention to its contents. "This one is for locating hidden things."

Lorit looked the spell over. It was an old spell to find hidden or stolen items. The wizard wasn't a stolen item, but he had surely been taken and was now hidden.

"I think we can do this one. It takes a diagram. Do you see anything we can write with?" Lorit asked.

Chihon shifted a few of the dusty tomes around on the desk until she came up with a slate board and a piece of chalk. It was so dusty that the chalk lines were not going to show against the grime, so she wet a cloth from her pack and washed the surface until it was black and glistened.

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