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peerless_thayet) wrote2009-05-28 01:13 pm
peerless_thayet) wrote2009-05-28 01:13 pm
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Just before dawn, the raiders close in on the village and Pirate's Swoop, expecting to tighten their net and catch the Tortallans unaware. Instead they invade an empty village and face the castle's closed gates. On the wall, warriors and villagers alike stare down at them, fully armed.
Their surprise is a morale boost that is sorely needed when the sun's light spills over the horizon and the unnatural fog rolls in, the dampening spells contained within making Gifted individuals weak and unable to work the simplest magic.
Ignoring Buri's token protests, Thayet finishes a quick meal, pulls her hair into a tight bun and climbs the stairs to the observation deck with her bow and arrows. She takes two trainees along, Elnore and Padrach, and nods to George and his guards.
The fog is thick, almost gritty on her skin. Aside from various consultations with George, Onua and Numair, all she can do is wait.
[Scene and some dialogue taken from Wild Magic, by Tamora Pierce.]
Their surprise is a morale boost that is sorely needed when the sun's light spills over the horizon and the unnatural fog rolls in, the dampening spells contained within making Gifted individuals weak and unable to work the simplest magic.
Ignoring Buri's token protests, Thayet finishes a quick meal, pulls her hair into a tight bun and climbs the stairs to the observation deck with her bow and arrows. She takes two trainees along, Elnore and Padrach, and nods to George and his guards.
The fog is thick, almost gritty on her skin. Aside from various consultations with George, Onua and Numair, all she can do is wait.
[Scene and some dialogue taken from Wild Magic, by Tamora Pierce.]