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Authors: P.S. Power
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maybe they'd be friends? It would certainly be worth it for both of them to try. Sam was going places in the world and Karina was already there. If they couldn't see the mutual benefit Tor would have to think less of both of them.
Looking around he noticed Lyn standing with Denno and Trice and waved them over. Technically Lyn shouldn't have been in Noram at all without being introduced to the King almost immediately, being the leader of the largest land on the planet. He kind of had a feeling that she'd snuck in and tried to avoid Burks as well as she could, just to learn building. She was good enough at it to make that a valid reason at least. There could have been others though.
Like finding him to set him up for death?
That didn't make sense, but then neither did seeking him out to learn how to make magical devices. There were some twenty schools that taught it all over the Kingdom, coming to him would just make it more likely that Burks would notice her. Especially since the Count owned the school she attended. When she got up to them Tor stepped back and gave her a half bow, so that everyone would get she was important. Rich smiled at least and looked at her directly, without speaking.
Tor opened his right hand to her, which was the polite way to indicate someone very high ranking.
"This is Lyn Red. The Ancient of Vagus. She's been around for a while though, learning building at Lairdgren, and is one of the best new students there. I don't know why she didn't announce herself exactly, but I think she was avoiding Count Lairdgren." Tor looked at Kedrin and raised his shoulders ever so slightly with a small smile.
"Her brother. I'm sure you understand things like that?"
The man laughed and bowed, even though Lyn looked about fourteen at the moment.
"I truly do. I may have to avoid my own family for a while after today. Master Lord Baker here too. I don't suppose I could borrow that healing thing again could I? That or get some ice. Even a cold brick would be good." He smiled about it, but grimaced too. Tor could sympathize having been hit in the groin before too. He was half tempted to say no, after what the man had said about Connie and his ma, but decided to let it go. Kedrin had apologized after all and even seemed to mean it. It was rude to ignore a good apology.
Once that was taken care of and Lyn was invited to dinner with Denno and Burks, if anyone could find him, the King suggested that Tor come as well.
"Connie would love to see you. All of you no doubt." He sounded very correct and even happy, but Kedrin guffawed at him.
"I bet Connie would like to see all of him. Alone, in a locked room, with no clothes on." He said it quietly, but to no one in particular.
Lyn glared at him anyway.
"I see. So you wish to make an enemy of Torrance Purple? You'd be better served by declaring personal war on any of the other lands of this world. At least then the rest of us could try to protect you and possibly survive it." She didn't sound happy suddenly, a lot older and more formal sounding in accent than she ever had before. A bit mean to tell the truth.
It got a nod from Denno though.
"Not a bad point. I personally was going to take the royal brother aside and mention that later though Red. Let him save some kind of face, but it's a real enough point. Of all the people to anger in the world today, Tor is about the last one you want to risk. Especially just to goad your brother, as fun as that no doubt is. For that matter I'm rather fond of the Queen too and so is Green. Keep it up and you might just find not one, but three, of the worlds Ancients deciding that your life is currently too simple and relaxed." It wasn't a threat exactly, and came from a man that was, after a fashion, the leader of an enemy state, but Richard just bowed to both the Ancients and then threw a casual wink at Tor.
"Exactly. Though in his defense, I really do believe that was intended solely as a barb toward me, as if I'd take it amiss.
Looking around he noticed Lyn standing with Denno and Trice and waved them over. Technically Lyn shouldn't have been in Noram at all without being introduced to the King almost immediately, being the leader of the largest land on the planet. He kind of had a feeling that she'd snuck in and tried to avoid Burks as well as she could, just to learn building. She was good enough at it to make that a valid reason at least. There could have been others though.
Like finding him to set him up for death?
That didn't make sense, but then neither did seeking him out to learn how to make magical devices. There were some twenty schools that taught it all over the Kingdom, coming to him would just make it more likely that Burks would notice her. Especially since the Count owned the school she attended. When she got up to them Tor stepped back and gave her a half bow, so that everyone would get she was important. Rich smiled at least and looked at her directly, without speaking.
Tor opened his right hand to her, which was the polite way to indicate someone very high ranking.
"This is Lyn Red. The Ancient of Vagus. She's been around for a while though, learning building at Lairdgren, and is one of the best new students there. I don't know why she didn't announce herself exactly, but I think she was avoiding Count Lairdgren." Tor looked at Kedrin and raised his shoulders ever so slightly with a small smile.
"Her brother. I'm sure you understand things like that?"
The man laughed and bowed, even though Lyn looked about fourteen at the moment.
"I truly do. I may have to avoid my own family for a while after today. Master Lord Baker here too. I don't suppose I could borrow that healing thing again could I? That or get some ice. Even a cold brick would be good." He smiled about it, but grimaced too. Tor could sympathize having been hit in the groin before too. He was half tempted to say no, after what the man had said about Connie and his ma, but decided to let it go. Kedrin had apologized after all and even seemed to mean it. It was rude to ignore a good apology.
Once that was taken care of and Lyn was invited to dinner with Denno and Burks, if anyone could find him, the King suggested that Tor come as well.
"Connie would love to see you. All of you no doubt." He sounded very correct and even happy, but Kedrin guffawed at him.
"I bet Connie would like to see all of him. Alone, in a locked room, with no clothes on." He said it quietly, but to no one in particular.
Lyn glared at him anyway.
"I see. So you wish to make an enemy of Torrance Purple? You'd be better served by declaring personal war on any of the other lands of this world. At least then the rest of us could try to protect you and possibly survive it." She didn't sound happy suddenly, a lot older and more formal sounding in accent than she ever had before. A bit mean to tell the truth.
It got a nod from Denno though.
"Not a bad point. I personally was going to take the royal brother aside and mention that later though Red. Let him save some kind of face, but it's a real enough point. Of all the people to anger in the world today, Tor is about the last one you want to risk. Especially just to goad your brother, as fun as that no doubt is. For that matter I'm rather fond of the Queen too and so is Green. Keep it up and you might just find not one, but three, of the worlds Ancients deciding that your life is currently too simple and relaxed." It wasn't a threat exactly, and came from a man that was, after a fashion, the leader of an enemy state, but Richard just bowed to both the Ancients and then threw a casual wink at Tor.
"Exactly. Though in his defense, I really do believe that was intended solely as a barb toward me, as if I'd take it amiss.
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