The Tower Of The Watchful Eye: The Legend Of Kairu Book 1 by Tim McFarlane

loner or a social butterfly?”
    “ Makes sense,” I said.
    “ Also...” he said then sighed. “I see a lot of myself in you.
Back when I was an Apprentice. I’ve been recorded your history your
whole life and no you inside and out. No strong desire for any
School, a strong love of books and smart enough to slip through
danger. I won’t live forever, but at least I know there’s someone
like me to continue my work.”
    I smiled and
nodded. “Thank you, I’ll try and make you proud.”
    “ You’ll get the hang of all the rules and secrets, kid,” the
Keeper said. “Plus, what’s so bad about being able to read every
event ever documented? We have everything from rituals to the
ancient history of Kalenden. There are even history logs from my
time with the Nao.”
    My eyes grew
wide in shock. “How were you able to do that? I was told no one has
seen their city in hundreds of years.”
    “ They weren’t always the way they are now,” The Keeper said
sadly. “People change as the world changes.”
    I looked
around the room with a little bit more positive outlook. The
ancient rituals part intrigued me. There is a very good chance that
there would be a Demon exorcism ritual in there somewhere.
    I hope so, Cathy
said . I can’t stand this.
    Yeah, I am
shocked you have been quiet for this long.
    I was distracted by your emotions, she said. Very overpowering. You’ll
have to explain that later.
    “ We better head to that meeting,” The Keeper said worried. “We
might have been up here longer then intended.”
    “ It’s hard to tell without a window,” I said.
    “ Trust me, that comes in handy some days,” The Keeper said as
he headed for the door. “Just let me grab my log and we’ll be off
for your first Master meeting.”
    “ Are they exciting?” I asked.
    The Keeper
chuckled. “If you call four old men bickering about nothing
‘exciting’ then, yes.”

Chapter 6
     
    The Masters’
meeting room was located in the large office on Master Pryce’s
floor under the Archives. Keeper Anderson explained that the Master
that has been serving the longest gets the topmost quarters. The
order of the Masters went: Pryce, Larose, Gerth, and Baker. But of
course for some, order meant nothing to them. The Keeper and I
settled into a couple of seats at the large circle table. He set up
his scrolls and quills and told me just to watch for this one. The
Masters began filing in with Master Pryce being the last one.
    “ Let this meeting be recorded on the 16th of Sun’s Peak in 412
of the 2nd Era,” Master Pryce said mechanically as the Masters sat
down. Keeper Anderson started writing on the scroll. “We also
welcome Second Keeper Holcombe to his first meeting. Keeper
Anderson, could you remind us where we last left off?”
    Keeper
Anderson flipped through the scrolls and stopped on one. He
squinted a bit as he read it. “You were discussing the recent
aggressive activity of the Evenawks, and the conflict between Nesqa
and Balendar.”
    “ There is nothing more to discuss on the Nesqa – Balendar
matter,” Master Larose said. “I have sent some of my best mages to
instigate a peace meeting.”
    “ You did so without the other Masters approval though,” Master
Pryce said. “There was too much to look into still. You are rushing
things and will only make them worse.”
    “ At least I’m doing something other than talk,” Master Larose
said frustrated. “That seems to be the only thing you are good
at.”
    “ You will watch your tongue, old man,” Master Pryce said
eerily calm.
    “ I’m with Larose,” Master Gerth said. “This was a matter that
required action not sitting on our hands.”
    “ But there were still too many questions,” Master Baker said.
“We don’t even know why it started.”
    “ Do they need a reason?” Master Larose said. “The Nesqians and
Balendians are always at each others’ throats. Our best course of
action is to get the peace treaty signed so we can investigate