Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist

Author:Raymond E. Feist
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Speculative Fiction, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780061468438
Publisher: HarperVoyager
Published: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

• CHAPTER SIXTEEN •

Journey V

MIRANDA FELL.

Magnus came over and helped her to her feet without floating into the air. ‘I had the same problem,’ he said.

‘Where are we?’ she asked. Then she caught sight of a very familiar figure. ‘Macros,’ she whispered.

Magnus nodded. ‘Not a … well, it appears he’s who he looks to be.’

Drinking in the vista of stars and galaxies, Miranda repeated her question. ‘Where are we?’

‘On what appears to be a very large hunk of rock hurtling through some unknown region of the universe. What air and gravity we have appears to have been provided for us by whoever brought us here.’

Macros turned and a delighted expression crossed his face. ‘Miranda! How lovely to see you again.’ He gathered her in an embrace.

‘I’m not Miranda,’ she said, disentangling herself from his grasp.

‘I know,’ said Macros. ‘You are the demon Child, with my daughter’s memories imprinted on you. But you’re as close to my daughter as I’m likely to get for however long I’m permitted to continue this existence, so I’ll make do. How I got here and why this tiny sliver of life was pulled from me I don’t know, save that it is for a reason that beings of great power consider important.’

‘I was with someone … the place I left …’ She looked around. ‘The Fourth Circle, though maybe not …’ Her voice fell away as she beheld the magnificence all around her. ‘With something called Piper.’

Macros was silent for a long moment, as if listening to something, then said, ‘Ah, yes, Piper. She, or he, was a construct. A being sent to you to impart a lesson.’ He paused again, as if listening. He nodded, then said, ‘The others – Magnus, Pug, and Nakor – encountered people of note from their pasts, people they were inclined to listen to. I’m not entirely sure why, but people from Miranda’s past would not have the same impact on you as people from their lives had on the others.’ With a rueful chuckle he said, ‘You are unique.’

‘I hate lessons,’ said Miranda.

‘You always did,’ said Macros. ‘You were always conspiring to learn things your own way, until you needed me to show you how to do something.’ He looked at Magnus. ‘Did you know your mother, when she was about ten years of age, I believe it was, almost destroyed half a village when she summoned a fire elemental but hadn’t continued to read the text where it explained how to control him?’

‘No, I didn’t,’ said Magnus, trying not to grin at Miranda’s obvious discomfort. She might be a demon at heart, but her mind was becoming Miranda’s so much that she was almost squirming with embarrassment. ‘Let’s spare Magnus tales of my ill-spent youth, Father,’ she said archly, ‘and we’ll also spare him tales of your profligacy with the trust of others.’

‘I don’t mind, really,’ said Macros. ‘I have a feeling that my time alive is limited to my usefulness to those who are bringing us together.

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