Dave Luckett by The Girl the Dragon;the Wild Magic

Author:The Girl the Dragon;the Wild Magic [Magic, The Girl the Dragon;the Wild]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“It’s the Law of Magical Means,” said Magister Northstar. “The greater the magic, the more costly the piece. Rhianna’s power is very great, though at present uncontrolled . The magic of any jewel that stores it will take the whole College the better part of a day to make, and therefore the piece must be of the very highest quality. I must go at once to have it made—in Avalon. I’ll be sailing on the evening tide. There is no time to waste.”

It was later that day. Magister Northstar was explaining matters to Rhianna’s parents. He sipped rushwash tea and sat back. They looked at him, and then at each other.

“Will Rhianna be going with you?” asked Loys, in the sort of voice that meant he was going to argue if Magister Northstar said yes.

The little wizard shook his head. “I would not take a child from her family and home without the clearest need. I’ll go myself, have the jewel made and bespelled, and send it back with some other things.

Lessons for Rhianna, and a spellcaster that will reach me at any hour of the day or night.”

He sighed. “I’ve been away longer than I planned. There’ll be a mountain of work on my desk, and in three days there is the monthly meeting of the Queen’s Council. I cannot miss that.” He smiled at Rhianna.

“I’ll look in again as soon as I can—within a month, hopefully. Meanwhile, wear the jewel that I shall send. Do the lessons—you can work on them at school. I’ll send them to your teacher. You must go to Mr. Spellwright every week to have the jewel drained of magic. He can do that. I’ve just spent some time instructing him. An odd fellow.”

Later they saw Magister Northstar down to the harbor. It was evening, and the first stars were twinkling.

The ship that would take him across the water to Home Island and Avalon was waiting.

At the head of the pier Magister Northstar put a hand briefly on Rhianna’s brow. “A blessing,” he murmured. “And no taking the jewel off, Rhianna. Not until you’ve mastered your magic. Mr. Spellwright will have a lot to drain and return, I can see that. Good night to you all. Expect my packet in four days.”

He turned and stepped down into the ship. The sailors cast off, and the sail rose to the evening breeze.

The steersman leaned on the tiller. A few moments later Rhianna could see nothing of the wizard but the pale glow of his staff. It lifted in farewell.

–

Rhianna spent the four days fretting and waiting, thinking about magic as little as possible. But on the fourth day the packet arrived, as well as another one addressed to Mrs. Wesbarrow at the school.

There were two small boxes and a letter in the Wildwoods’ parcel.The letter read: Greetings.

Please forgive this short scribble. Here is the magic-storing jewel I promised. Rhianna is to wear it at all times except when it is being drained out. Here, also, is the spellcaster, which has its own instructions.

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