(eng) Pam Uphoff - Wine of The Gods 18 by Mages at Large

Author:Mages at Large [Large, Mages at]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

It was an easy trip. Marcus drove himself, pointedly suggesting that Paul not let the twins scoop up both of his marriage prospects. So Paul rode with Val and Gloria in the lead wagon. Lynn sat beside Drei.

At their first campsite, Drei hesitantly brought up the missing trio.

"They grow up, they go their own way. That's how it works. Pity we had to get into a fight over it though."

"I clued in on you not liking Dobs."

"Well. I should have accepted it." Marcus steamed a bit, again. Done a better job of getting rid of her.

Paul snorted. "So, umm, why doesn't this Rip Crossing of yours have a corridor?"

"We did once. Couldn't take the influx of drunken miners treating all the women like they were whores. There were a couple of nasty incidents, and we shut it down." He cleared his throat. "Actually, we just moved the end of the corridor five days north of Gemstone, so we didn't actually have a two month trip each way, but the riff raff think we're out of reach, so everything is back to normal."

"I guess that's why there's not a corridor to Gemstone."

"Yep. Well, there are, but not from any of the boom towns. And they have a guard on them. Probably what the Marshall will end up doing. Going to be a pain in the ass, and all to get rid of these damn raiders."

"Yes. Control of the corridors will be key, won't it? Who makes them? What are they?" Marcus eyed the boys. Chatty, knowledgeable . . .

"Oh, multi-dimensional bubbles with a twist and two openings." Val shrugged. "No big deal actually. There's only a couple of dozen people who can make them, but for them it's dead easy. I can see the bubbles, but I can't grab them or do anything with them. Yet."

Marcus eyed the boy. "How old are you? You've barely come into your power, by mage standards."

"Seventeen." He squinted at Marcus. "Oh, I see, you're a mage, too. Your shield is so tight I didn't notice. And you're from Scoone? I thought they burned all their magic users generations ago. Have you met any of the local mages? There aren't actually all that many around out here. You should come to Rip Crossing. We have tons of mages, witches, and goat wizards."

"Goat wizards?"

"Yeah, don't they teach about the Wizard Wars in Scoone? About the eight wizards that were turned into goats for a thousand years?"

"No, not, err. A thousand years?"

"No, wait it was, like, eight hundred years. I think." Val blushed. "I'm not the best student around. Dad prods me a bit on that." He cleared his throat. "Richie Xi, God of Eternal Youth, you know?"

Marcus froze for a moment. "Err, yes . . . " A god child. Slow to mature, hugely powerful. He gazed at the young god, then over at the wagons. "Is this the life you want?"

"Oh yeah. Traveling and meeting people, seeing new places and making money doing it. I love it.

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