Monthly Archives: February 2022

He paused.  “Oh, wait.” He reached into his carryall.  I’d written my answers on House white paper, distinctly brighter than the norm. That had to be mine, rolled up and tied.  He picked  it up, glared at me, and used … Continue reading →

Precisely on time, the Lecturer arrived.  He was a short, thin man with an unconventional heavy beard.  “I am Master Accountant Hartpence,” he announced. “Welcome to the mandatory course on Estate Management.  Even if you are leaving here as an … Continue reading →

With that, the Serene Master launched into his lecture.  Barlow had good teachers, but Aduriel was amazing.  Of course, I thought, if he’s been doing this for thousands of years, he’s had more than enough time to perfect his lectures.  … Continue reading →

OK, that was certainly not a question I expected to hear, not that directly, not this early in the term.   The main point was not relaxing the unaging spells, but what you did afterward.  “Not interested, thanks,” I managed.  “Nothing … Continue reading →

The classroom for Fundamentals of Magic was large and well-lit.  One entire wall was a single pane of glass…or something equally transparent.   The windows in the buildings occupied by the Construction faculty were reputedly all made of single sheets of … Continue reading →

“I’m used to my House Library,” I said.  “Three large rooms, two stories, bookshelves on deep balconies, rolling ladders for access to upper shelves. It’s supposed to be closing on 20,000 books.”  Our Lady Librarian, I remembered, says we have … Continue reading →

“Hi, Adara,” he said.  “Good to see you.  Are you recovered yet?” “Pretty much,” I answered, pointing at the silk wrappings on my arms. “Recovered?” The girl sitting just beyond him was short, dark-haired, and a bit on the chubby … Continue reading →

Library I decided that after lunch I’d spend more time mapping the library.  Triskittenion Hall has several library rooms with floor to ceiling shelves, library ladders with rails near the top, and second-floor balconies similarly shelved and laddered.  In the … Continue reading →

Junior Professor Elise Merrihugh had been the speaker.  She had gotten in more time speaking than her critics and supporters, but not by a lot.  “Really, I only followed bits of it. The partial diagrams for cloth colors; I’ve used … Continue reading →

“I see self-defense against attempted murder,” Rob asked, “but how does Death-Pride Honor come into this.” “Fourbridge called me several names.  Some are specified in the Death-Pride Honor code,” I answered.  I was  not going to point out that deaths … Continue reading →