Ancient Magic by Blink Bob

Author:Blink, Bob [Blink, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-08-28T07:00:00+00:00

“What did you find?” Ash’urn asked when he appeared suddenly at the cell door amongst the confusion of the shift returning. Quickly he slipped inside the cell and locked the door behind him. He passed the two knives to Daria, who accepted them with a happy grin.

“Any problems in here while I was gone?” Rigo asked before he replied.

“Darr’yl wanted to know where you were,” Kaler replied. “We told him you went exploring. It’s going to be difficult unless we get him on our side somehow, unless you do any future exploration during the shift he’s in the mine.”

Rigo nodded. He explained what he had found and described the situation outside. He also explained his lack of effect on the stone.

“So even if we get out, there’s not much choice of where to go. We’d have to get far enough away before they discover we’ve escaped or we’ll be easy to catch,” Kaler said.

“I might be able to get a couple of the horses away at night without being seen,” Rigo said. “I’ll have to study their watch. I didn’t have time to do that. But we need to think what can be done about the stone grating. Jeen, do you think your energy bolt might be able to break it?”

Jeen flushed. “I don’t know if I can do it again. It was only that one time I was able to call on it. I’ve tried again and haven’t been able to make it appear. I don’t know why.”

“How would you get her out there anyway?” Daria asked. “She hasn’t been able to do this invisible thing you find so easy.”

Ash’urn seemed to be lost in thought. Finally he spoke up. “Can you make ice?” he asked.

“Ice?” Rigo asked.

“Yes. Can you freeze water into ice? When I asked you and Jeen what abilities you have, you didn’t list that. She said she could.”

“I’ve never tried. What good would that do? We want to open up the exit, not make it solid with ice.”

“Yes, I know. But what I have in mind requires you to be able to make ice. Can you do it?”

“I wouldn’t know where to start,” Rigo admitted honestly.

Jeen smiled. “Maybe if I show him what you mean.”

Ash’urn looked at her, then walked over to the single water skin they’d been given and poured some water into a depression in the stone. “Show us,” he said.

Jeen smiled confidently and a moment later the small puddle gleamed at them as it turned crystalline.

Ash’urn reached down and felt it. “Very good. Now, can you turn it back to water?”

Jeen complied.

“How much water can you turn and can you control which water you convert?” Ash’urn asked.

“What is this about?” Rigo asked, but Ash’urn held up his hand.

“In a moment,” he said.

“I could change a full tub of water back home easily enough. I never tried to see just how much I could change, but it was straightforward. I also never tried to simply convert some of the water. I always transformed all of it.

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