SORCERER (The Elemental Magic Series Book 1) by Nowotny Michael

Author:Nowotny, Michael [Nowotny, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Alec followed Allen into the forest stumbling over roots and snapping every stick under foot. They didn’t follow a path or even an animal trail, just seemed to meander through the forest. Almost an hour in Alec noticed that he could hardly hear Allen take a step even though he was less than five feet from him. Allen suddenly stopped and sat on a fallen log.

“Tell me what has been going on and where we are.”

Alec looked behind him. “I’ve been following you and we’re going that way.” He pointed the way they were headed.

Are you sure? Is there anything else you’ve noticed?”

Well, you seem to be quieter or something?” Alec wasn’t sure how to explain it.

Allen told him that when he walked Alec walk like most people, heel first then rolling to the toe and to the next step. He then showed how he stepped, toe first and allowed his foot to slide if he felt something under it. Doing it this way took a lot of practice and was very tiring. Allen then led him a short ways in the direction that Alec had pointed. The trees thinned quickly then opened up.

Alec stood dumb founded; they were less than thirty feet from where they had entered the forest. He turned and asked how it was possible to return to the same place they started without turning around.

“It’s very easy to get turned around in the forest or even out in the open when you don’t have definable landmarks. Follow me and I’ll show you what to look for.” Allen told him leading the way.

Over the next several hours Allen pointed out different molds and tubers explaining where they grew and what it meant. Alec tried to walk as quietly as possible; it was a lot more difficult than it looked. As the afternoon grew late Allen stopped in a small clearing caused by the falling of a larger tree and announced it to be their camp.

Alec pulled out his tent and stopped in confusion. It didn’t look like any tent he had ever seen. The material looked like it was waterproof and a dark brown color but that was where the similarities stopped. First, there were only two poles. Second, it was just one piece of cloth with ends sewn together with cords attached to it.

Allen took pity on him and showed him how to put it together. He had Alec stake out four of the corners then stick a pole at each end running the cord out a ways. When he was done he had a small triangle with the cloth stretched tight across the top, the front was determined by the fabric being cut down the middle so he could crawl in.

With their tents and bedrolls set they scraped out a small fire pit away from the tents. After gathering fallen branches and a couple small logs Allen set some rocks at the edge of the fire. Alec was told to just sit and watch as Allen started the fire and broke out two small steaks and large unpeeled potatoes.

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