Foundling Wizard: (Apprentice to Master Series Book 1) by James Eggebeen

Author:James Eggebeen [Eggebeen, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2019-12-12T22:00:00+00:00

“Why are you here?” Sulrad demanded of the Under Priest who stood before his desk.

“Father Taiez sent me here,” he said, his voice shaking.

“How did you get here?” Sulrad didn’t think the Under Priest had the power to travel. Taiez must have sent him with the expectation that the man would have to make his own way home. “Did Father Taiez cast the travel spell? Tell me the truth.”

“He cast the spell, Father.”

“What is your name?” Sulrad asked. The Under Priest shook with fear.

“My name is Thrag, Father. I have only recently been assigned to Trickby.”

“What news has Father Taiez asked you to convey to me that he could not have carried himself?”

“He is occupied, Father.”

“Occupied with what? Come. Out with it.”

Sulrad knew as soon as word reached him that an Under Priest had arrived with news, that it was bad. Most priests would gladly carry news of their success on their own. It was news of failure that they sent with a messenger. His patience was growing thin.

“He is searching for the wizard Lorit, Father.”

“Searching for the wizard?” Sulrad sputtered. “What happened to the wizard that you must search for him? When last I heard, he was securely bound in the crypt of Azerath in Trickby.”

“He is missing, Father. He is no longer in the crypt.”

Sulrad could feel the anger well up in him. Along with it came a desire to blast the Under Priest where he stood, but he fought back the urge. He needed the information the man carried more than he needed an outlet for his anger. He also feared that the Under Priest would lose control of his bodily functions and leave him with a mess.

He tried to soothe him, to stall off that unfortunate event while he questioned Thrag. “The web of Kalwor-Raden-dan? Surely it wasn’t broken so easily?”

“No, Father. It is still in place. That is the difficulty. We can find no trace of him by any magical means. We have been reduced to searching door to door, but Trickby is a large city. Being a port town, they are not as welcoming of the priests as a smaller city like Bebrook is.”

“We have been searching for him for several days now. Father Taiez said it was time to notify you, in the event that you had any advice, or were willing to provide assistance in our quest.”

“Thrag, were you involved in placing the web on the wizard Lorit?” Sulrad asked in his most soothing voice. “It doesn’t seem like a job for an Under Priest.”

“No, Father. I am not powerful enough to partake in such rituals.”

“But you were a part of the search for the wizard Lorit?”

“Yes, Father. I am. I go from door to door asking folk if they have seen the wizard. I can offer no assistance in the magical quest.”

Sulrad tried to remain calm until he concluded his questioning. If Father Taiez were the one standing before him, he would not have to be so restrained. He had a good idea what had happened.

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