Battle Mage: Winds of Change (The High King: A Tale of Alus Book 11) by Donald Wigboldy Page B
Authors: Donald Wigboldy
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"Quite a crowd," Ashleen said quietly as she looked at the assembled guests continuing to fill in the large chamber. There were chairs which had been brought to parallel the two tables. Several feet had been left between them and the tables, but there were enough chairs for about fifty people Sebastian guessed with a quick glance.
The room seemed to fill in the same segregated way that always appeared to happen when the various branches of the military were involved. The commander of Hala's militia along with a handful of his officers stood before the seats they had chosen, but refused to sit until everyone else had arrived apparently. Whether that was politeness or strategy to avoid sitting with the wrong people, the mage didn't know.
Sebastian recognized General Idris and another general whose name he did not know surrounded by their aides and officers on the same side as Commander Quelan's people. The non-magical soldiers of both the city and armies in general occupied the right side, while wizards had begun to take over the left. Frowns at their placement from some of the wizards made him think that they would have preferred the other side, but where they sat should truly mean little for such a gathering.
The high wizards were joined by six wizards of regular rank who Sebastian knew to be from the small collection of wizards capable of using portal magic. Treya and Zeben were there as well, though they looked a bit tired. He assumed that they had been on night duty again. At least two more wizards were probably on duty in the courtyard watching the portal gate even now meaning that there were likely little more than eight wizards in the city capable of making the gateways. It wasn't surprising since Sebastian had a lot of difficulty conquering the spell and was the only one including those from his team of wizards who knew the basics of trying to cast the spell to ever have accomplished the feat. Given that he was the only one of about fifteen wizards and mages aboard that ship, it meant the odds were low among the rest of Southwall's wizards and mages as well and few battle mages had been shown the spell so far.
It was another spell that was likely to be put on him to teach to the battle mages in an attempt to find more capable of creating the portals, which could turn the war against the emperor significantly and already had in small ways.
Raven Leros and a few falconi and falcondi surprised Sebastian by taking one end of the rows that the wizards had claimed. The older mage was above the worries of segregation and had been pushing for Sebastian to help bridge the gap as well. A proponent of working together, the younger falcon thought maybe Leros looked to him as the bridge others claimed he could be to unite the wizards, mages and soldiers together.
The last to arrive were some of the lords involved in supporting the defense of the city and were also some of the financial support of the other groups including the wizards and battle mages. They sat in another set of rows on the far side of the door in front of a raised platform running across the back of the room. Three throne like chairs sat above them and many wondered if King Alain and his wife, Queen Alyanna, would be in attendance as well. The king was a known proponent of magic and had been instrumental in finding the immortal king, Gerid.
Sebastian stood with Ashleen at his side. The girl had worn a light blue wizard's robe. It was light weight and shorter than an official wizard's robe of Southwall exposing her lower legs from just below the knee, but the girl had complained that she was too warm to wear a full length dress or robe. A silver anklet studded with amethysts shone just above the matching shoes of light blue. It was a piece of jewelry that he had first seen in Falcon's Keep when Ashleen had first flirted with him long before his journey had truly begun. The sight brought back quite a few memories as he waited for the others to
"Quite a crowd," Ashleen said quietly as she looked at the assembled guests continuing to fill in the large chamber. There were chairs which had been brought to parallel the two tables. Several feet had been left between them and the tables, but there were enough chairs for about fifty people Sebastian guessed with a quick glance.
The room seemed to fill in the same segregated way that always appeared to happen when the various branches of the military were involved. The commander of Hala's militia along with a handful of his officers stood before the seats they had chosen, but refused to sit until everyone else had arrived apparently. Whether that was politeness or strategy to avoid sitting with the wrong people, the mage didn't know.
Sebastian recognized General Idris and another general whose name he did not know surrounded by their aides and officers on the same side as Commander Quelan's people. The non-magical soldiers of both the city and armies in general occupied the right side, while wizards had begun to take over the left. Frowns at their placement from some of the wizards made him think that they would have preferred the other side, but where they sat should truly mean little for such a gathering.
The high wizards were joined by six wizards of regular rank who Sebastian knew to be from the small collection of wizards capable of using portal magic. Treya and Zeben were there as well, though they looked a bit tired. He assumed that they had been on night duty again. At least two more wizards were probably on duty in the courtyard watching the portal gate even now meaning that there were likely little more than eight wizards in the city capable of making the gateways. It wasn't surprising since Sebastian had a lot of difficulty conquering the spell and was the only one including those from his team of wizards who knew the basics of trying to cast the spell to ever have accomplished the feat. Given that he was the only one of about fifteen wizards and mages aboard that ship, it meant the odds were low among the rest of Southwall's wizards and mages as well and few battle mages had been shown the spell so far.
It was another spell that was likely to be put on him to teach to the battle mages in an attempt to find more capable of creating the portals, which could turn the war against the emperor significantly and already had in small ways.
Raven Leros and a few falconi and falcondi surprised Sebastian by taking one end of the rows that the wizards had claimed. The older mage was above the worries of segregation and had been pushing for Sebastian to help bridge the gap as well. A proponent of working together, the younger falcon thought maybe Leros looked to him as the bridge others claimed he could be to unite the wizards, mages and soldiers together.
The last to arrive were some of the lords involved in supporting the defense of the city and were also some of the financial support of the other groups including the wizards and battle mages. They sat in another set of rows on the far side of the door in front of a raised platform running across the back of the room. Three throne like chairs sat above them and many wondered if King Alain and his wife, Queen Alyanna, would be in attendance as well. The king was a known proponent of magic and had been instrumental in finding the immortal king, Gerid.
Sebastian stood with Ashleen at his side. The girl had worn a light blue wizard's robe. It was light weight and shorter than an official wizard's robe of Southwall exposing her lower legs from just below the knee, but the girl had complained that she was too warm to wear a full length dress or robe. A silver anklet studded with amethysts shone just above the matching shoes of light blue. It was a piece of jewelry that he had first seen in Falcon's Keep when Ashleen had first flirted with him long before his journey had truly begun. The sight brought back quite a few memories as he waited for the others to
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