You're absolutely right. Lodda is the senior mage, and Porvus considered his second. Not the Porvus agreed with that. The two never did quite see eye-to-eye. A very difficult partnership, to say the least.
I am not going to explain anything until after the story is done posting. THEN you guys can ask, and beat me about the head if the answers aren't good enough.
"You must say it clearly," Seeri instructed, her eyes on Jamie. "It's fine to say it under your breath, but the words must be completely clear."
Jamie nodded, and again said the spell, this time going slower and speaking as clearly as he could.
T'was twice we stopped upon the road,
the tyrbeast pulled a heavy load,
In my belly had hunger set,
my poor tyrbeast was hungrier yet!
This time, two things happened almost simultaneously. Jamie sensed the core form within hi