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1st of Wealsun

The Horizons of Mind

by Tycho Ralesh

Well before we departed with Melchris, I had accepted Morley's invitation to further conversations and Chess. The old sage was impressed, but mainly amused, that I was attempting to unravel the arcane without a formal master or curriculum. He offered more than a few key lessons as the weeks progressed, but he became irritated with my impatience.
 
One day he slapped the table with enough ire to be noticeable, “Tycho, you are not listening. You have a modicum of wit, but you cannot move at the pace you wish. Not without honing your mind, and frankly not without honing it further than you are able. I mean no offence, and no discouragement. You may still achieve your goals, but you will go slower than others, not faster. You should accept this, and things will come in time.”
 
His words sailed past me; I was unready for defeat, “I don't understand: how can magic so easily lend agility to the body, but not the mind?”
 
Morley, raised an eyebrow, “What makes you think that? You believe magic can’t help you reason with alacrity or expand the horizons of the mind?”
 
I had been sullenly staring at my king; it lay toppled on the board. I shifted my gaze upwards with a grin, “I feel like you are about to teach me a valuable lesson.”
 
Morley, cocked his head to the side, “No my boy, I am about to sell you something I’ve just made you believe you must have.” He winked, “How’s that for a sly old man?”
 
***
 
We had been absent for over a month, and Morley looked a bit relieved when I entered his shop, “Oh my, and I feared you had joined those others we once discussed...those who died along with their dreams and their names. I’m glad you haven’t Tycho, and I have something for you, crafted simply as you requested.”
 
After an uncomfortably long wait, Morley returned with a velvet draped tray. Upon it lay a sturdy leather necklace from which hung a talisman of the mind's eye, “It will take time for your mind to...get acquainted with it. Once it does, I think you will prove a more formitable partner at Dragonchess, and you will find that your studies proceed at a far greater pace."
 

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  1. Background
    1st of Readying
  2. The Fouled Stream
    20th of Readying
  3. Words with Lord Summerford
    21st of Readying
  4. I Believe You Mean Warlock
    23rd of Readying
  5. Miner Difficulties
    27th of Readying
  6. A Victory Celebration
    28th of Readying
  7. In response to Ilias
    1st of Coldeven
  8. The Winged God.
    14th of Coldeven
  9. A Patron's Favor
    15th of Coldeven
  10. A Traitor to the Folk
    16th of Coldeven
  11. The Scions of Elemental Evil
    11th of Planting
  12. A Gift to Palor
    24th of Planting
  13. First Conversations with Morley
    25th of Planting
  14. Roots of the Humble Ogre
    26th of Planting
  15. At the Temple's Steps
    24th of Flocktime
  16. Trapped in the Labyrinth
    25th of Flocktime
  17. Warmth of the Light
    27th of Flocktime
  18. The Horizons of Mind
    1st of Wealsun
  19. A Whoelsome Diversion
    3rd of Wealsun
  20. Pursuing Derider
    4th of Wealsun
  21. Rising Filth
    4th of Wealsun
  22. A Winged Shadow Flees
    5th of Wealsun
  23. The Slumbering Ogre
    7th of Wealsun
  24. Paradise Defiled
    22nd of Wealsun
  25. One Man's Salt
    23rd of Wealsun
  26. A Song of Whispers
    28th of Wealsun
  27. Lost No Longer
    3rd of Richfest
  28. Revelry and Memory
    4th of Richfest
  29. Many are the Guards who Wait
    28th of Reaping
  30. Lament
    2nd of Goodmonth
  31. The Maelstrom Blade
    16th of Goodmonth

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