“The pain in Silvio’s joints spread out thinner when he walked. A little bit of ache everywhere in his body was a lot better than a lot of agony all bunched up in one spot. The Xylonites made things better too, little angels that they were, singing songs trying to make him feel young again. “We’ll ask him to return it. It’s that simple! And that’s what we’ll do, sir.” Xylepher kept saying in-between stanzas, catching his breath so he could hit the high notes with the others. “As soon as we find ...him. A wizard’s magic is no good in a man’s body anyway. What’s a Kaempern going to do with it?” Silvio grunted. He wasn’t sure what Ivar would do with a conjurer’s magic. Still, Silvio stood a better chance getting it back from Ivar than from that abominable sorceress queen had she stolen his powers. They had just rounded the western side of Skerry. The Xylonites passed the point while hugging close to the cliffs, but Xylepher, enchanted with the tide pools, led Silvio along the beach, for the tide was well receded.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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