Martel's first lesson on Glunday went much like those on Pelday, with little to no progress. "I'm sorry, Master Alastair." Mostly because between spending time with the Night Knives or in the Chamb...
2023-01-20 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBesides the Pelday evenings, Martel was making the most of his Malday afternoons. In the alley behind the insula where the Night Knives resided, he sparred with them as well. He did so using his st...
2023-01-19 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAnother fiveday passed where little happened beyond Martel's usual routines. He stayed mindful of the debts he owed to no less than four people, but with the silver letter sent to his mother, at le...
2023-01-18 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAt breakfast, Martel was among the first as usual, allowing him to choose an empty table. As he was nearly done, he was joined by not only one, but two mageknights. Maximilian was no surprise, but ...
2023-01-17 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPelday morning, Martel counted his wealth. Thanks to his work with the Night Knives, he now stood at twenty-five pieces of silver and four pennies. Close to the wanted sum of thirty, yet still a wh...
2023-01-16 08:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostTen warriors, wielding an assortment of arms but without emblems on their clothing, stood in a semicircle to prevent the three Night Knives from escaping. Martel noticed that they all wore an earri...
2023-01-15 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs agreed, Martel returned to the Night Knives the next day. As he entered the apartment, he found Marcus putting on chain armour and the rest of his equipment. Flora already seemed prepared. She g...
2023-01-14 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs Master Fenrick spoke about an etching of an obsidian idol from the Western Isles and what that might suggest about the local understanding of magic, Martel thought about the catacombs. Obviously...
2023-01-13 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Have you given any thought to what Quintus told you?" Master Alastair asked as his lesson with Martel was coming to an end.
Not really, given how Martel had spent his time since, not to ment...
2023-01-12 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhile his last lesson with Father Andrew had hardly been riveting, practising his penmanship for a full bell, Martel saw the benefits of being able to write well. And he could think of worse ways t...
2023-01-11 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Martel, do you have any plans this afternoon?" Master Alastair looked at him as they took a break during the first lesson of the day.
"Just your second class, master," Martel replied while w...
2023-01-10 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSolday saw Martel returned to the workshops, though he had to work the first bell for free. Taking advantage of Master Jerome's good will and sympathies, he convinced the artificer to let him work ...
2023-01-09 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostKnowing that Maximilian could be prickly in the mornings, Martel waited until lunch the next day. Once the mageknight was busy with his second portion, looking satisfied, the novice broached the su...
2023-01-08 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough dismissive of Flora's offer, Martel ended up giving it more consideration than he initially thought. Obviously, if he wanted to be a weathermage and return to Engby, he could only do so in...
2023-01-07 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostMartel left the Chamber of Earth with some fresh bruises and additional respect from the others present. Someone had brought skin salve, which helped with the former, and Martel went to sleep feeli...
2023-01-06 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMartel's prediction came true. As he slept, his dreams moved through dark tunnels, full of familiar people and strange creatures, where he walked endlessly without ever finding the way out. It felt...
2023-01-05 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMartel hardly felt rested as he woke the next day, even if little sleep was better than none. His leg still hurt, but if he walked slowly, he could disguise his limp. None of the gashes were deep, ...
2023-01-04 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFor a being without muscles, the undead skeleton moved fast. Running down the tunnel, whenever Martel looked over his shoulder, he found the creature keeping pace. While maintaining his magelight, ...
2023-01-03 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMartel had a new strategy for exploring the sewers. Remembering that both hostile wizards and scared homeless people might live down here, he did not light a flame to follow him around permanently....
2023-01-02 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMartel traced his steps back through the sewers until he reached the grate door. He picked up the padlock and placed it onto the door but without clicking it together, leaving it unlocked. With luc...
2023-01-01 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMartel did not require map or markings for the first leg of the journey. With only one direction to travel in, he continued down the familiar path that led to the pipework of the Lyceum, flowing in...
2022-12-31 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, in between classes, Martel prepared for his nightly excursion. He felt almost a little excited at the prospect of going exploring, even if his destination was the least appealing plac...
2022-12-30 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Father Andrew, could we delve deeper into the history of Morcaster?" Martel said as soon as he had sat down, trying to seize the initiative before the old priest might start on another topic. "I t...
2022-12-29 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Martel began running all over the sewers, which would include somehow getting through the locked grate door, it seemed prudent to make sure Julia had not already been picked up by the inquis...
2022-12-28 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostArriving at the workshops for his Solday task, Martel waited with the other novices until Master Jerome appeared and gave them their work for the bell. As the others dispersed, he waited behind to ...
2022-12-27 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Martel eventually began to suspect that Julia would not appear, he got up from his uncomfortable seat on the ground and walked down the alley. He summoned a globe of magelight to hover in fron...
2022-12-26 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMartel had survived plenty of classes with only a few hours of nightly rest. He discovered there was a vast gulf between functioning on little sleep and doing so on no sleep. Every thought moved sl...
2022-12-25 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThey finished the remainder of the journey through the Undercroft in silence. Martel felt a host of emotions, which altogether left him disinclined to talk. As the hot-headed emotions of the fight ...
2022-12-24 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAlready, the other spellcaster raised a stone from the street and hurled it through the air. Diving to the ground, Martel evaded it. Face to face with the unconscious Tibert, he moved to take cover...
2022-12-23 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostStill hiding inside the building, his face illuminated by the flickering magelight around his staff, Martel tried to think. The shouts and screams from the street did not help, but he had been in s...
2022-12-22 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post