For the next several weeks, the posts will showcase Imprisoned in Stone. To set the scene, Maerva has been accepted as an apprentice mage and is learning her craft. Her first journeyman task is to escort a herd of magical equines called the seisag to a winter grazing ground. But a blizzard is chasing their heels.
Howling winds pulled Maerva from her light sleep. A thick white fog beyond the fire showed the blizzard in full rage. Her pulse raced. She had to harness the storm, to save the seisag. Fear of the unknown chilled her soul as much as the air cooled her skin. This would be her first real test as a mage. With an effort she forced herself to calm, to slow her racing pulse, she visualized the words of the spell. Uncomfortable being seated, she rose and moved beyond the reflector rock.
So as not to disturb the resting seisag, she whispered the incantation. Nothing happened. The wind still roared like a wounded bear. What had been fear soared to dread. A remembered warning in Tralin’s soft tone whispered in her ears. “To control the wind, one needs a weather stone.”
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Where can I get one of those stones? I would make a dang fortune in the US with one of those. lol
ReplyDeleteDidn't think about using one myself. Good idea. Heat indices of 105 are a bit much for me to handle. THanks for stopping by.
DeleteA weather stone - the plot thickens
ReplyDeleteInstead of using a wand to control magic, in Imprisoned in Stone I decided to use crystals aka stones as a play off the title. Of course, for those with an affinity for metal, their sword amplify and focus their spells such as throwing fire. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteI sure hope this weather stone can produce more than hailstones.
ReplyDeleteNo hailstones. For this scene magic is used to split the wind to push it aside. Of course, I wouldn't want to be on the other side of the windbreak when the weather rushes back with a vengeance. Thanks for stopping by.
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