BlogHide Resteemsrebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 16During the next few days, nobles and rich merchants came to the palace in anticipation of the Shontese delegation. Jerryck probably wouldn’t have noticed, if they didn’t keep sending him little…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 15Jerryck spurred his mount forward, heedless of Heston’s and Kellos’ call for him to wait. He gathered up some energy, and shaped it into an illuminated orb. He adjusted that to absorb the fog within…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 14With the water clear, Sakila decided it was time for her to return home. She paid Jerryck one more visit. He offered her the remnants of the magicked sugar as a parting gift. “It’s not a very good…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 13Tajor’s skinny, elite friend waited for them at the top by the dungeon entrance. He smiled at Heston and said, “We got him.” Heston gave a curt nod. “Very good.” Jerryck headed out after the…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 12Jerryck left the room before Heston could come up with any other crazy things to request of him. He spent the rest of the day in his tower. Every once in a while he skimmed through a book, looking…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 11For the next several hours, Jerryck kept finding things that other people had no business touching. The two men poked about, taking measurements, writing notes, jotting figures and numbers. They…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 10Jerryck sat on the edge of his bed, scrubbing sleep from his eyes. He needed a full night of sleep, not a disturbed half night. He had waited until the soldiers had collected the body of the quepota…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 9Jerryck went up to his tower to get some cleaning done. He found his wife and sister already there. They had somehow brought a little organization to the room, and had started getting rid of some of…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 8Someone shook Jerryck by the shoulders. “Wake up! Wake up!” “Huh?” He pried his eyelids open to slits. Zev, his fourteen year old nephew, stood over him. “Why are you in bed?” Zev stopped…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 7Sakila followed Jerryck back down the corridor. They passed by Kellos again, who frowned once more at the shamaness. Then out in the reception chamber, the replacement medic there scowled at her…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 6Sakila followed Jerryck out of the room. What exactly was he supposed to do now? Visiting magicians always came to him in his tower, if he couldn’t get rid of them first. But all magicians were men.…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 5Testing the water was more of a chore than anticipated. Obtaining it was easy. The testing process was easy. But the household steward wanted the results. Getting through the chaos and mess of…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 4Jerryck left the kitchens and went straight to the vat chamber. There, about half a dozen men worked winches, pulleys, and buckets to bring up water from the canal chamber directly below. They kept…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 3Jerryck headed straight for the kitchens to check on his family. Leanne, his wife, had come to the palace as a midwife, and worked in the kitchens between caring for pregnant women. His sister…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter 2Jerryck put the corner of a cheap parchment into the flame of the candle. When it caught, he dropped it into the stone mortar he had set on his worktable. Watching it burn, he focused in, getting a…rebekaholson (45)in fiction • 7 years agoThe Court Magician of Brend: Chapter OneJerryck stepped out of his tower, where his charms would not alert him if someone approached. This particular corridor of Coraline Palace was usually vacant, which would have suited his present…
