The Artful Apprentice (Schooled In Magic Book 19) by Christopher G. Nuttall

Author:Christopher G. Nuttall [Nuttall, Christopher G.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: magicians, magic, alternate world, fantasy, New Adult, sorcerers
ISBN: 9781606193402
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Published: 2020-04-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

EMILY FELT ALMOST HUMAN AGAIN AS she followed Void out of the tower, through the hidden valley and up a path leading further into the mountains. She hadn’t had time for a proper rest, but she’d showered and eaten a hearty lunch and generally felt ready for anything. The only downside, as far as she could tell, was discovering her dress was beyond repair. It was so far beyond repair, the maids had insisted, that it wasn’t even worth being turned into rags. Emily hadn’t decided what to do with the dress, but she didn’t want to throw it out. It had been a gift from a queen, after all.

Void showed no sign of his age, walking as confidently as a younger man as he picked his way through the path and down into the next valley. Emily thought she saw things move through the undergrowth, although she wasn’t sure what they were. Mundane animals or supernatural creatures? The sense of being watched prickled at the back of her mind as Void found a clearing and came to a halt. Emily looked around, warily. It was easy to imagine eyes looking back at her from the shadows.

“I took your spell apart completely, then put it back together again,” Void said. “I smoothed it out in places, as you’ll see, but otherwise I haven’t changed anything.”

Emily took the parchment he offered her and carefully read it. She wouldn’t put it past Void to make a tiny change that would render the entire spell useless — or worse. Professor Lombardi had done the same thing in class, publicly humiliating any student who didn’t think to thoroughly check the wording before actually trying the spell. She checked every line, mouthing through the spellwork piece by piece. Void didn’t seem to have done anything, beyond what he’d claimed. She had to admit the improved version of the spell was a little neater.

“I’ve designated the arrival point as the edge of the valley,” Void explained, as she looked up. “There’s no point in jumping around the world on your first try.”

“Yes, sir,” Emily said, although she was a little disappointed. “What do you want us to teleport?”

Void removed a glowing green gem from his robe. “I designed this gem to hold a spell,” he said. “It isn’t quite as flexible as hosting the spell within your wards, sadly, but it should suffice. We’ll put the spell in the gem, then teleport” — he pointed to a rock on the ground — “that rock to the arrival point.”

He frowned. “I tried to figure out a way to teleport something a little larger than a couple of people,” he said. “But the power requirements were simply too high.”

Emily nodded. The more mass one tried to teleport, the more power one needed. “And then you run into the point of diminishing returns.”

“More like the point of infinite power demands,” Void said. “And then your spell fails before you finish casting it.”

“Which might be a good thing,” Emily said.

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