The white sheep of the family
Letting out a sigh as Remi looked away, Loren bit his tongue to prevent himself from saying something foolish. Instead, his eyes widened as he listened to the alchemist list everything they planned for the wagon. ”Well. That’s very impressive.” The Launceleyn’s voice came out with a great deal of admiration and maybe the barest hint of jealousy. At least his smile was kindly enough.
Then his brow furrowed. ”The portal seemed pretty big to me. I’d be more worried about getting it down the steps to the Spire.” He flashed the other man a guilty and apologetic smile. ”Plus I think there’s still rubble in the way and um, the, ah the walls are unstable.” Frowning, he ran a hand through his hair. ”Could you...I dunno. Build it in parts? So that you can disassemble and reassemble it easily?” The Launceleyn’s voice came out tentatively and he shrugged, embarrassed.
The embarrassment grew, bringing a flush to his cheeks. ”I was a librarian not an author.” Closing his eyes he took a deep breath before opening them again. ”The gods apparently intervened to curb my summoning. So far I’ve only been able to summon regular animals and unicorns since about halfway through LongNight. According to Rae’s daughter, Rae or Vi or some combination of the gods must have intervened.” Annoyance flashed across his face before he schooled his features. ”On the plus side, I can now heal people from a distance. And, well, I have water magic now.” Rubbing the back of his head, Loren gave Remi a sheepish smile.
Then his brow furrowed. ”The portal seemed pretty big to me. I’d be more worried about getting it down the steps to the Spire.” He flashed the other man a guilty and apologetic smile. ”Plus I think there’s still rubble in the way and um, the, ah the walls are unstable.” Frowning, he ran a hand through his hair. ”Could you...I dunno. Build it in parts? So that you can disassemble and reassemble it easily?” The Launceleyn’s voice came out tentatively and he shrugged, embarrassed.
The embarrassment grew, bringing a flush to his cheeks. ”I was a librarian not an author.” Closing his eyes he took a deep breath before opening them again. ”The gods apparently intervened to curb my summoning. So far I’ve only been able to summon regular animals and unicorns since about halfway through LongNight. According to Rae’s daughter, Rae or Vi or some combination of the gods must have intervened.” Annoyance flashed across his face before he schooled his features. ”On the plus side, I can now heal people from a distance. And, well, I have water magic now.” Rubbing the back of his head, Loren gave Remi a sheepish smile.
Will blood tell
