Element. Flame of Elisar
arted dashing around the house and the area, busy with the in
ound the customers to deliver elix
atermen, experts in this element, discovered a very peculiar feature about the
ter records everything, and it is nearly impossible to isolate t
developed a spell that could help freeze water so that it did not melt back even when subjected to the worst h
ment was more familiar, more
tters. With proper skill, actually, you can charge an efil even with the subtlest emotion – your feelings, smell per
to paper. This technology has been improved through ages, and ev
in the heart of the capital, next to Ozirion – the palace where the Lord of the Water World resides. And it never stops growing. Year after year, it expands with the information about all the new developments and changes around the empire. People s
third one to be taken beyond – to Mount Eagle. There was a guard detachment, which was
etimes I had to run delivering efils bet
le, deliberately making it my last destination for the day. That day Yoos was on duty with
body hurt afterwards. And Yoos, to put it mildly, never had a h
cture of my training session circulating all over my mind. And
Sun, looking over the mountain range, lit
a flock of sheep. I swept among them, which scared the poor animals half to death. Frightened, th
le could be seen. The garrison was in its right part, s
. It was built of huge gray stones whose color matched the main roc
sily in fast mountain streams. Not as big as
run was much busier, and there were more than a few robbers in the area. No better place for them! Deserted mou
's great-grandfather, ordered several fortresses be built around, with guardians patrolling the entire pa
ve a loud shout. The guard stuck his head from above,
rd from the junior garrison. Apparently, he had been put ther
ior and more experienced garrison were allowed to the gate duty, while younger ones could earn the accolade for some special act only, so each of them
appiest-of the-boys smile all over his childish fa
esterday! Now am here the who
"Just go on that way and one day I'm goi
e he also got his shoulders straightened up thus s
t me against his soldiers, but each time they made short work of me. Yes, it's ha
could see him?" I asked as I thr
out of humor, by the way. Got everyone up before dawn and has been
I could feel absolutely n
er step it g
a small bag. I already knew what was inside. Tonar
esh cinnamon rolls that I really loved. As he knew this,
e today,"
t to the drill field with no single tr
ds were dwelling, I ended up in an open gro
he trainees; somebody was fighting hand to hand, while others used
ne, so you would never see any mama's boy or a milquetoast there. The service there was very prestigious. On top
verlapped with the thunder of Yoos's voice. He was yelli
s! Visar, keep your stupid head covered with your shield! Why are you letting it twist like a rag? In a real fight you
Ricka can already do it better than all of you
nt and spat down giving hi
red him giving quite a different opinion (to say
e of a tyrant torturing his people
th dark short hair sprinkled gray on the temples, and light
physical shape – kind of a tough wolf that had been around and had collected an honorary collection of scar
ser, I just hand
hear it and closed his eyes. The ice in the bubble melted instantly, and the contents spilled o
without me," he threw and h
d the assault course, the right s
d, as if time itself had stopped. The crowd breathed a sigh of relief through a few dozen
and the huge mass of human bodies on the ground seemed to come back to life
avily, was getting up coming closer, as
have
I handed him o
hrowing it from one hand to the other trying the balan
"Wow! There were a couple of car
me, I just looked at him expressing total indifference and ho
behind. A few guys jumped up and were alread
hen we had been sweating side by side through the assault course and collecting all the b
ay. They all remembered their own bruises and misfortunes after the first workouts, so nobody appeared arrogant. Besides, the guards often asked me to take mess
at the entire squad had plunged into some hidden rivalry over my heart. It seemed that Soren was in the lead – he had already come t
at me, which made me shiver. Should expe
n I get
too. Don't keep it too
g from hand to hand, each
work! Look, here is the seal," so
to me with their e
ing up the weapon that finally fell into his hand
hday," I smiled getting e
nce again discussing the metal an
swords for all the commanders in the garri
ight you now! Compared to your blades
le someone even clapp
of the blue right over our heads. "And I can't remember ordering any rest! Daggers back to
pletely alone, with my weap
what Truvle has conjured this
d warrior was doing something that went far beyond my imagination! The blades were spinning in his strong much-practiced hands.
eed. "He improved them to make j
e ground near us. Then Yoos made an intangible movement and the blade s
various shapes and combinations of these in the air. They were wriggling obediently as
ommander was an expert in this military art, and no single cart had ever been sacked while he was on duty through all the yea
up to me. "Well, fine, now put them in your bag. We wil
dered, looked at him. All the hopes I would be allowed some sho
. "Bring me two whips from the stables,
rushed to the
l do I do with whips
ave me a wink. "You will have to learn how to manage
argue being perfectly
I could see the guy was out of breath, which was the effect of his hurry c
whips and ha
hich they brought us a basket of melons,
ed on a wooden table, a lit
to small pieces, as if it had been blown up from the inside. Another swing – and a pot turned into a pile of clay bits. After that he turned to the neatly arranged logs. He was wra
as possible. And then stop sharply in the end. That will br
hip made that very specific soun
will help it pick the thing. Do not worry if it doesn't work out right away. You will get your feel of it anyway. But you have to feel the movem
ng a bit later. Get skilled in
while I was watching Yoos. However, I quickly realized ho
was doing so, that very same Nort was running around and arranging carefully all the logs back on the table, each time riski
ctions to someone as he was walking, retreated, leaving me fa
ng the whip. It definitely refused to obey, every time trying to get me, its master, actual
in the crowd. Next thing I could hear was a scream of pain and a joyful exclamation. My unexpected back-up must have helpe
kly that no support or advice – sincere as it might have been – helped even a tiny bit, so finally
w to its end my sole desire was to bite off my right ar
hus making me happy beyond word
d Karun (and that never took me long) I was approac
shouting that she was going to pick
ad a quick snack enjoying abs