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23rd of Readying

I Believe You Mean Warlock

by Tycho Ralesh

“A Vitch!, You are a vitch?" Ilias closed his eyes for something longer than a blink. "Veylan vill burn you himsev; and mother? Vat will she say? It vill end her. I...I...” Ilias froze for a moment; though he looked composed at first, he was raging inside. So angry, his only recourse was to burst into a momentary, uncharacteristic and near hysterical laugher. A laugher squarely directed at his brother.
 
“Vat...” he had to pause for anther burst of incredulous guffaws, “Vat is it you can do?”
 
Tycho raised is brow, his mouth slightly agape, “Ahhhhh...I don’t really know. Well...I mean, I can do this.” Tycho flicked his finger idly at a candle and it ignited.
 
Ilias let out a single sharp laugh, “Traded your soul to light a candle?”
 
“I traded my soul to save your life,” Tycho’s quiet words and earnest look cut through Ilias’ mirth and anger.
 
Ilias winced as if he had stepped on a tack, then nodded subtly, “Yah, ya did, and vell...” Ilias knew Tycho had hated magic, and the magnitude of his brother's sacrifice dawned on him. He became sanguine and simply repeated, “...yah, ya did.” His grateful expression said what words would not.

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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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