mess in
there,” Saitar said.
“No kidding,” Blaze replied sarcastically.
He then dropped from the boulder and landed next to his father. He
swung his head to get his long, black hair out of his face. Bogdan
and Blaze then looked up to see Saitar contemplating a way
down.
“Just jump down, Elder,” said Blaze.
“As easy as you make it look, Prince, I
regrettably do not have the leg power to handle such a landing
without my bones snapping in two,” replied Saitar.
Blaze rolled his eyes and muttered, “We’ll
be here all day.”
Eventually, Saitar could not find a safe way
down, so he disappeared and reappeared next to Bogdan.
“That’s quite a convenient power there,”
commented the king.
“Not many mages can do it, or choose to do
it,” replied Saitar.
Suddenly, a large explosion sounded from the
battle. Blaze, who had peeked over another boulder, saw that the
catapult had been launched.
“That’s our signal.” Blaze said, “Let’s
go.”
Saitar then led the two through the rocky
area closer to the city wall. They hid behind boulder after boulder
in hopes to avoid detection from the city. Fortunately for them,
the boulders blocking their view of the city were densely packed
together.
“You will see why the mages put them
together like this soon,” replied Saitar after Blaze questioned
it.
Eventually, they came across an old well
that was surrounded by a wall of thick, tall boulders. Saitar
approached the well and removed the wooden lid. Dust and cobwebs
flew off of the top and a thick cloud of dust came out of the
well.
“Here we are,” said Saitar.
“You mean that the entrance is in this
filthy well?” asked Bogdan.
“Yes. The rock formation was kept like this
so that if there was an emergency, the elders could escape from the
Elder’s Hall, go through a secret tunnel and come out of this well.
The rock formation would block them from view of the city, and so
they could escape while avoiding detection. We are doing the exact
opposite; we are sneaking into the Elder’s Hall. From there, I
shall guide you to the chamber where the Eye of Gaull is kept,”
explained Saitar.
“How cunning it is to use their own escape
route against them!” replied Bogdan, “I like the way you think,
Elder.”
Saitar then unrolled a rope ladder on the
rim of the well and let it fall into the hole.
“Here is where we go down.” he said, “I will
go first.” He then climbed over the edge of the well, latched onto
the ladder, and climbed down. Bogdan went in next and then Blaze
followed behind him. When they reached the bottom, they saw an old
tunnel that opened at the bottom, and one at a time, they each
walked through it. At the end of the tunnel was a door with no
doorknob, but that was decorated with strange symbols. Before
Bogdan or Blaze could ask questions, Saitar muttered an incantation
and the door disappeared.
They then entered through the round archway
into another tunnel. The walked around curves until they could no
longer see any light, at which point Saitar lifted his iron staff
and tapped it on the ground. This caused tip end to glow, lighting
the way for himself, the king, and the prince.
As they walked through the old tunnel, they
could hear the battle ensuing overhead. With every booming
explosion from the mages’ attacks, dirt and debris from the tunnel
ceiling fell onto all of their heads.
“This is entirely beneath us! We will be
filthy before the night is over,” bickered Bogdan.
“Sneaking around like thieves usually is a
dirty business,” replied Blaze, as he brushed a chunk of dirt off
of his shoulder armor.
“I am sorry for this, my King.” replied
Saitar, “By my estimation, we are most likely right under the
alchemy shop. We are about halfway to the Elder’s Hall.”
“This city must be larger than Cartigo!”
exclaimed Bogdan.
“It has to be big. All of the mages in the
world come here to learn and gather supplies,” said Saitar.
“All this land is
there,” Saitar said.
“No kidding,” Blaze replied sarcastically.
He then dropped from the boulder and landed next to his father. He
swung his head to get his long, black hair out of his face. Bogdan
and Blaze then looked up to see Saitar contemplating a way
down.
“Just jump down, Elder,” said Blaze.
“As easy as you make it look, Prince, I
regrettably do not have the leg power to handle such a landing
without my bones snapping in two,” replied Saitar.
Blaze rolled his eyes and muttered, “We’ll
be here all day.”
Eventually, Saitar could not find a safe way
down, so he disappeared and reappeared next to Bogdan.
“That’s quite a convenient power there,”
commented the king.
“Not many mages can do it, or choose to do
it,” replied Saitar.
Suddenly, a large explosion sounded from the
battle. Blaze, who had peeked over another boulder, saw that the
catapult had been launched.
“That’s our signal.” Blaze said, “Let’s
go.”
Saitar then led the two through the rocky
area closer to the city wall. They hid behind boulder after boulder
in hopes to avoid detection from the city. Fortunately for them,
the boulders blocking their view of the city were densely packed
together.
“You will see why the mages put them
together like this soon,” replied Saitar after Blaze questioned
it.
Eventually, they came across an old well
that was surrounded by a wall of thick, tall boulders. Saitar
approached the well and removed the wooden lid. Dust and cobwebs
flew off of the top and a thick cloud of dust came out of the
well.
“Here we are,” said Saitar.
“You mean that the entrance is in this
filthy well?” asked Bogdan.
“Yes. The rock formation was kept like this
so that if there was an emergency, the elders could escape from the
Elder’s Hall, go through a secret tunnel and come out of this well.
The rock formation would block them from view of the city, and so
they could escape while avoiding detection. We are doing the exact
opposite; we are sneaking into the Elder’s Hall. From there, I
shall guide you to the chamber where the Eye of Gaull is kept,”
explained Saitar.
“How cunning it is to use their own escape
route against them!” replied Bogdan, “I like the way you think,
Elder.”
Saitar then unrolled a rope ladder on the
rim of the well and let it fall into the hole.
“Here is where we go down.” he said, “I will
go first.” He then climbed over the edge of the well, latched onto
the ladder, and climbed down. Bogdan went in next and then Blaze
followed behind him. When they reached the bottom, they saw an old
tunnel that opened at the bottom, and one at a time, they each
walked through it. At the end of the tunnel was a door with no
doorknob, but that was decorated with strange symbols. Before
Bogdan or Blaze could ask questions, Saitar muttered an incantation
and the door disappeared.
They then entered through the round archway
into another tunnel. The walked around curves until they could no
longer see any light, at which point Saitar lifted his iron staff
and tapped it on the ground. This caused tip end to glow, lighting
the way for himself, the king, and the prince.
As they walked through the old tunnel, they
could hear the battle ensuing overhead. With every booming
explosion from the mages’ attacks, dirt and debris from the tunnel
ceiling fell onto all of their heads.
“This is entirely beneath us! We will be
filthy before the night is over,” bickered Bogdan.
“Sneaking around like thieves usually is a
dirty business,” replied Blaze, as he brushed a chunk of dirt off
of his shoulder armor.
“I am sorry for this, my King.” replied
Saitar, “By my estimation, we are most likely right under the
alchemy shop. We are about halfway to the Elder’s Hall.”
“This city must be larger than Cartigo!”
exclaimed Bogdan.
“It has to be big. All of the mages in the
world come here to learn and gather supplies,” said Saitar.
“All this land is
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