"Statues are boring," Trinket said, still looking around. "But I can show them stones. That could be fun."
She looked around at the stone bridge. Each one of hundreds of stones was stuck together with mortar. Carefully constructed. Orderly.
Order was boring.
Trinket walked along the bridge, looking at one stone after another. Here and there, she gave the stones commands: fall. A stone here, a stone there, in no particular order. She commanded one after another after another to fall.
At first, nothing happened. The stones were stuck in tight, held in place by the mortar. But once the command was given, the objects wouldn't stop until the command had been completed. Slowly, little by little, the stones shook and vibrated. The mortar around them started to crack. Bit by bit, pieces of mortar fell into the water down below. Trinket stood in the middle, keeping the stones in range of her magic. Then, after awhile, one of the stones broke free and fell into the water below.
More stones were shaking, breaking off their mortar. Soon, more stones would fall.
Everyone would see something very interesting with those stones.
She looked around at the stone bridge. Each one of hundreds of stones was stuck together with mortar. Carefully constructed. Orderly.
Order was boring.
Trinket walked along the bridge, looking at one stone after another. Here and there, she gave the stones commands: fall. A stone here, a stone there, in no particular order. She commanded one after another after another to fall.
At first, nothing happened. The stones were stuck in tight, held in place by the mortar. But once the command was given, the objects wouldn't stop until the command had been completed. Slowly, little by little, the stones shook and vibrated. The mortar around them started to crack. Bit by bit, pieces of mortar fell into the water down below. Trinket stood in the middle, keeping the stones in range of her magic. Then, after awhile, one of the stones broke free and fell into the water below.
More stones were shaking, breaking off their mortar. Soon, more stones would fall.
Everyone would see something very interesting with those stones.
