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Loren gave Jigano an appraising look. ”Recently?” The word held quite a bit of curiosity, as the summoner would be quite surprised if the two other men had sparred since the bard had discovered he could turn into a dragon. While Deimos had quite a bit of martial experience, it was hard to beat a dragon.
Actually, that thought caused the Launceleyn to grin. ”Perhaps we can kill two birds with one stone. You and Deimos can have a rematch, which will give you a chance to get used to your new form, and its volatile emotions.” He sounded quite pleased with himself, though it faded somewhat. ”Personally, I’ve always found it better not to try and make myself into something I’m not. Instead I try to play to my strengths while I train.” There was a much more subdued quality to his voice, as his mind flashed back to the childhood of being left to fend for himself against much more powerful mages.
”Sadly, I can’t summoner spark birds anymore.” He gave the other man a chagrined look. ”The gods determined that summoning was far too powerful a magic to leave in the hands of any Abandoned, so they did something to alter it. I can still summon normal animals just fine, but the only beast of legend I’ve been able to manage since LongNight is a unicorn.” However, his brow furrowed, and the unicorn disappeared, its flowers drifting to the ground.
Then he called upon his summoning magic once more, picturing a phoenix in the sky above them. To his delight and relief, it sprang into being, wings of fire and body of flame arcing through the space above their heads. He let out a laugh of pure joy as light and heat washed over them.
Actually, that thought caused the Launceleyn to grin. ”Perhaps we can kill two birds with one stone. You and Deimos can have a rematch, which will give you a chance to get used to your new form, and its volatile emotions.” He sounded quite pleased with himself, though it faded somewhat. ”Personally, I’ve always found it better not to try and make myself into something I’m not. Instead I try to play to my strengths while I train.” There was a much more subdued quality to his voice, as his mind flashed back to the childhood of being left to fend for himself against much more powerful mages.
”Sadly, I can’t summoner spark birds anymore.” He gave the other man a chagrined look. ”The gods determined that summoning was far too powerful a magic to leave in the hands of any Abandoned, so they did something to alter it. I can still summon normal animals just fine, but the only beast of legend I’ve been able to manage since LongNight is a unicorn.” However, his brow furrowed, and the unicorn disappeared, its flowers drifting to the ground.
Then he called upon his summoning magic once more, picturing a phoenix in the sky above them. To his delight and relief, it sprang into being, wings of fire and body of flame arcing through the space above their heads. He let out a laugh of pure joy as light and heat washed over them.
Never judge a book by its cover.
