Dance of Destinies (The Galactic Mage Series Book 5) by John Daulton

Author:John Daulton
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-12-07T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

“They’re still alive,” Tytamon called to Roberto as the ship’s captain came down the Glistening Lady’s ramp. “I know that much for certain.” The ancient magician’s relief was evident as he reported the findings of his divination spell. “I can hardly tell you more than that, but it’s something. I saw them both in a fog of yellow. They stared back at me, unblinking, motionless, but I sensed no fear. I tried to discern the nature of the fog. I thought it might have something to do with the Liquefying Stone. I cast another version of the divination spell with the stone as the center of the inquiry, but that didn’t seem to resonate, so perhaps not. I want to say the fog is heat. It feels like heat, as if the color of the heat or the fog is hot and yellow, or something of that sort. I know little, but I am encouraged. So much so, I’ve invited Doctor Leopold to come for dinner tomorrow night that he might help me try again. These damned divination spells are fraught with vagaries in the worst ways, but the man is brilliant. I cannot do it alone. The gods throw our wisdom and our ignorance back at us together, all in a knot. But I think between the doctor and me, we can figure it out. Or perhaps at least get you something you can use.”

Roberto nodded. “Well, I know you said the more you know the better, and I might have some information that can help. But you have to keep it quiet for now.” He looked around, out of reflex more than need. There were no spies at Calico Castle, nor any this close to the walls. Prosperion’s only Eight had seen to that after the orc invasion, and he’d added more since his return. He was adding even more beyond that, as it seemed the more frequently he visited Crown City, the more Tytamon sensed the tensions growing in the Palace. The Queen was in nearly constant absence, and the TGS councilmen were becoming increasingly arrogant.

“Then come inside, young man.” Normally the nearly eight-hundred-year-old sorcerer would have repeated his standing offer that the crew of the Glistening Lady should avail themselves of Calico Castle’s kitchens and other amenities, but such was his apparent worry that he skipped all such courtesies.

He led Roberto and Deeqa up the winding stairs to his study in the castle’s tall centermost tower, and soon the three of them were shut inside with the door locked tight. “I don’t trust anyone anymore,” he said. “You aren’t wrong to fear for it. There are more counter spells and magic blocks upon the Palace now than there ever were, more than any time in history. And here we are at peace, with no real enemies in sight.”

“Well, I guess we’re going to find out about that soon enough,” Roberto said. “Because here’s what I just heard. Lord Vorvington thinks the Queen has raided Blue Fire for Liquefying Stones.

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