Chapter 37.
"My Opal is a gift from Woorawa’s people. Ranevargar looked at it closely and he says it’s partly like a Realm Stone but a whole lot of mystery.”
"Woorawa’s people?"
When images of the gifting ceremony at the Valley of the Eagles transferred, Maurice's realisation that this was outside the Realms prompted a series of questions that had to be cut off.
"Tell me about your other companions."
"We’ll talk later. We need to wake your body."
Kieran laughed and envel
So many questions!
And yes, the Opal and its interaction with Kieran is fraught with mystery. Woorawa's people were so wary of it they guarded it through the years without attempting to make any use of it.
Hmm! And the storms are just a side effect.
wow! Powerful logic indeed!
BUT
Ponder on this this dear reader. Does logic hold in Faerie the same way it does in the human world?
Lol - as I said with the previous comment - stay tuned.
The issue of power does seem to be turning up in different guises.
Surely Ranevargar wouldn't send Kieran and co into danger?
Hmm! He was wrong about power requirements. Hm! He said nothing about that weird barrier. Hm! The real Maurice is definitely not the Maurice he displayed in the companions' minds.
Maybe he's misjudged the situation? -- stay tuned.
Chapter 36.
Kieran gathered his own startled wits, brightened the inner chamber even more, and reached according to the first of Ranevargar's instructions.
"Look again, Rhys. It is Maurice."
"No way! Ranevargar put Maurice in our minds and that thing’s twice as big ... It's solid rock, and half of it’s frozen in ice."
"It is him, Rhys. The cavern ends back there."
"But! ..." Rhys’s splutter of disbelief changed to silence while he shared the group’s awe and struggled to accep
You're so right, M. Ranevargar has shown himself to be a wily old fellow, and his lack of mention of a barrier that would have stymied the whole rescue operation if it wasn't for Woorawa's heritage knowledge hardly seems like a simple memory slip.
Maybe if, for some reason, Uirebon the Lore Master, directed his scholars to research the ancient archives, information about Dead World might reveal something of interest/value?
Yes, it's amazing how Kieran ended up with such a sterling group. Could it be leadership? Maybe it's like attracting like (lol that can be taken in more than one way). Maybe necessity?
Probably a mix of those - and who knows what else?
Well, The High King has always been impressed with Maynor's intelligence so we can presume he's been using it like a master. Hmm! - could there be more to it?.
So many interesting ideas!
Yes, these Power Masters do seem to be giving alarming new options to Maynor.
Hmm! Power, in various forms, is surely becoming more significant. - Might versus right? - maybe!
Hmm! That could give him the keys to the Nexus, put him in a position to take authority over more Realm Stones, and who knows what other resources. BAD situation to contemplate!