Sourcery by Unknown
Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
âOut on the road, then?â he said quietly. âLost track of time? I know how it is. This is the Year of the Hyena.â
âOh. In that case, aboutââ Nijelâs lips moved soundlesslyââabout three days. Look,â he added quickly, âhow can people kill like that? Without even thinking about it?â
âI donât know,â said Rincewind, in a tone of voice that suggested he was thinking about it.
âI mean, even when the vizier had me thrown in the snake pit, at least he seemed to be taking an interest.â
âThatâs good. Everyone should have an interest.â
âI mean, he even laughed!â
âAh. A sense of humor, too.â
Rincewind felt that he could see his future with the same crystal clarity that a man falling off a cliff sees the ground, and for much the same reason. So when Nijel said: âThey just pointed their fingers without so much asâ,â Rincewind snapped: âJust shut up, will you? How do you think I feel about it? Iâm a wizard, too!â
âYes, well, youâll be all right then,â muttered Nijel.
It wasnât a heavy blow, because even in a rage Rincewind still had muscles like tapioca, but it caught the side of Nijelâs head and knocked him down more by the weight of surprise than its intrinsic energy.
âYes, Iâm a wizard all right,â Rincewind hissed. âA wizard who isnât much good at magic! Iâve managed to survive up till now by not being important enough to die! And when all wizards are hated and feared, exactly how long do you think Iâll last?â
âThatâs ridiculous!â
Rincewind couldnât have been more taken aback if Nijel had struck him.
âWhat?â
âIdiot! All you have to do is stop wearing that silly robe and get rid of that daft had and no one will even know youâre a wizard!â
Rincewindâs mouth opened and shut a few times as he gave a very lifelike impression of a goldfish trying to grasp the concept of tap-dancing.
âStop wearing the robe?â he said.
âSure. All those tatty sequins and things, itâs a total giveaway,â said Nijel, struggling to his feet.
âGet rid of the hat?â
âYouâve got to admit that going around with âwizzardâ written on it is a bit of a heavy hint.â
Rincewind gave him a worried grin.
âSorry,â he said, âI donât quite follow youââ
âJust get rid of them. Itâs easy enough, isnât it? Just drop them somewhere and then you could be a, a, well, whatever. Something that isnât a wizard.â
There was a pause, broken only by the distant sounds of fighting.
âEr,â said Rincewind, and shook his head. âYouâve lost me thereâ¦â
âGood grief, itâs perfectly simple to understand!â
ââ¦not sure I quite catch your driftâ¦â murmured Rincewind, his face ghastly with sweat.
âYou can just stop being a wizard.â
Rincewindâs lips moved soundlessly as he replayed every word, one at a time, then all at once.
âWhat?â he said, and then he said, âOh.â
âGot it? Want to try it one more time?â
Rincewind nodded gloomily.
âI donât think you understand. A wizard isnât what you do, itâs what you are. If I wasnât a wizard, I wouldnât be anything.â He took
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