Element. Flame of Elisar

arted dashing around the house and the area, busy with the in

ound the customers to deliver elix

atermen, experts in this element, discovered a very peculiar feature about the

ter records everything, and it is nearly impossible to isolate t

developed a spell that could help freeze water so that it did not melt back even when subjected to the worst h

ment was more familiar, more

tters. With proper skill, actually, you can charge an efil even with the subtlest emotion – your feelings, smell per

to paper. This technology has been improved through ages, and ev

in the heart of the capital, next to Ozirion – the palace where the Lord of the Water World resides. And it never stops growing. Year after year, it expands with the information about all the new developments and changes around the empire. People s

third one to be taken beyond – to Mount Eagle. There was a guard detachment, which was

etimes I had to run delivering efils bet

le, deliberately making it my last destination for the day. That day Yoos was on duty with

body hurt afterwards. And Yoos, to put it mildly, never had a h

cture of my training session circulating all over my mind. And

Sun, looking over the mountain range, lit

a flock of sheep. I swept among them, which scared the poor animals half to death. Frightened, th

le could be seen. The garrison was in its right part, s

. It was built of huge gray stones whose color matched the main roc

sily in fast mountain streams. Not as big as

run was much busier, and there were more than a few robbers in the area. No better place for them! Deserted mou

's great-grandfather, ordered several fortresses be built around, with guardians patrolling the entire pa

ve a loud shout. The guard stuck his head from above,

rd from the junior garrison. Apparently, he had been put ther

ior and more experienced garrison were allowed to the gate duty, while younger ones could earn the accolade for some special act only, so each of them

appiest-of the-boys smile all over his childish fa

esterday! Now am here the who

"Just go on that way and one day I'm goi

e he also got his shoulders straightened up thus s

t me against his soldiers, but each time they made short work of me. Yes, it's ha

could see him?" I asked as I thr

out of humor, by the way. Got everyone up before dawn and has been

I could feel absolutely n

er step it g

a small bag. I already knew what was inside. Tonar

esh cinnamon rolls that I really loved. As he knew this,

e today,"

t to the drill field with no single tr

ds were dwelling, I ended up in an open gro

he trainees; somebody was fighting hand to hand, while others used

ne, so you would never see any mama's boy or a milquetoast there. The service there was very prestigious. On top

verlapped with the thunder of Yoos's voice. He was yelli

s! Visar, keep your stupid head covered with your shield! Why are you letting it twist like a rag? In a real fight you

Ricka can already do it better than all of you

nt and spat down giving hi

red him giving quite a different opinion (to say

e of a tyrant torturing his people

th dark short hair sprinkled gray on the temples, and light

physical shape – kind of a tough wolf that had been around and had collected an honorary collection of scar

ser, I just hand

hear it and closed his eyes. The ice in the bubble melted instantly, and the contents spilled o

without me," he threw and h

d the assault course, the right s

d, as if time itself had stopped. The crowd breathed a sigh of relief through a few dozen

and the huge mass of human bodies on the ground seemed to come back to life

avily, was getting up coming closer, as

have

I handed him o

hrowing it from one hand to the other trying the balan

"Wow! There were a couple of car

me, I just looked at him expressing total indifference and ho

behind. A few guys jumped up and were alread

hen we had been sweating side by side through the assault course and collecting all the b

ay. They all remembered their own bruises and misfortunes after the first workouts, so nobody appeared arrogant. Besides, the guards often asked me to take mess

at the entire squad had plunged into some hidden rivalry over my heart. It seemed that Soren was in the lead – he had already come t

at me, which made me shiver. Should expe

n I get

too. Don't keep it too

g from hand to hand, each

work! Look, here is the seal," so

to me with their e

ing up the weapon that finally fell into his hand

hday," I smiled getting e

nce again discussing the metal an

swords for all the commanders in the garri

ight you now! Compared to your blades

le someone even clapp

of the blue right over our heads. "And I can't remember ordering any rest! Daggers back to

pletely alone, with my weap

what Truvle has conjured this

d warrior was doing something that went far beyond my imagination! The blades were spinning in his strong much-practiced hands.

eed. "He improved them to make j

e ground near us. Then Yoos made an intangible movement and the blade s

various shapes and combinations of these in the air. They were wriggling obediently as

ommander was an expert in this military art, and no single cart had ever been sacked while he was on duty through all the yea

up to me. "Well, fine, now put them in your bag. We wil

dered, looked at him. All the hopes I would be allowed some sho

. "Bring me two whips from the stables,

rushed to the

l do I do with whips

ave me a wink. "You will have to learn how to manage

argue being perfectly

I could see the guy was out of breath, which was the effect of his hurry c

whips and ha

hich they brought us a basket of melons,

ed on a wooden table, a lit

to small pieces, as if it had been blown up from the inside. Another swing – and a pot turned into a pile of clay bits. After that he turned to the neatly arranged logs. He was wra

as possible. And then stop sharply in the end. That will br

hip made that very specific soun

will help it pick the thing. Do not worry if it doesn't work out right away. You will get your feel of it anyway. But you have to feel the movem

ng a bit later. Get skilled in

while I was watching Yoos. However, I quickly realized ho

was doing so, that very same Nort was running around and arranging carefully all the logs back on the table, each time riski

ctions to someone as he was walking, retreated, leaving me fa

ng the whip. It definitely refused to obey, every time trying to get me, its master, actual

in the crowd. Next thing I could hear was a scream of pain and a joyful exclamation. My unexpected back-up must have helpe

kly that no support or advice – sincere as it might have been – helped even a tiny bit, so finally

w to its end my sole desire was to bite off my right ar

hus making me happy beyond word

d Karun (and that never took me long) I was approac

shouting that she was going to pick

ad a quick snack enjoying abs