body. Why was it each time he went through a ritual he was left weak as a babe? It felt as if suddenly all the life and energy had been drained from him the instant he stepped from the god’s domain.
Tha d felt something pull on his arm. He tried to raise his head but it was as if a giant had him in its grip forcing him to stay still. His eyes grew heavy and he could feel his conciseness fading. As the world around him was consumed in a light gray fog Thad fought to stay awake, but it was a losing battle. Thad felt as his back landed softly against the ground and the last thing he saw before everything faded away was Brianna’s worried face.
Thad once again found himself floating in the darkness of his own mind. Unlike the first time he had found himself here he did not feel worried or cut off. His magic still flowed through his body as strong as ever. He never knew why he was brought inside his own mind, he knew there had to be a reason he just hadn’t figured it out yet. His two new runes glowed brightly, the run e of dark on his hand and his new rune that was made up of four separate lines that came together to look a lot like a mountain. Thad could feel the magic running through them, though it felt different from his own. It was stronger and more refined, like the difference between ore and refined steel.
Thad let his mind follow the small line of elemental power. The energy was very strong and had a distant overwhelming feeling coming from it. At first Thad was following it then sudden ly he was getting pulled along, like a small raft caught in the currents of a large river. Desperately Thad tried to break free of the flow’s hold, as he felt himself being drawn far away from his own body.
CHAPTER XI
Thad woke with the familiar head splitting headache he was beginning to get used to thanks to Crusher. Though he was getting used to the feeling of his head wanting to split open, it didn’t mean that he was in any way enjoying it. Images started flashing though his head of a long road and of large cities. Thad looked over to the corner of his room where his staff sat. It had been a long time since it had decided to speak to him. Thad wasn’t sure but for some reason it felt as if his staff was mad that he had dropped it during their escape from the Underearth. Thad had thought the item lost but as soon as he was awake he found it in the corner of his room. Thad had figured Crusher had gone back after it but his friend said he hadn’t even thought about it. That had left a number of options but none that Thad was in the mood to think of at the moment. “Yes we will be leaving for the road again soon.” Thad answered the staff.
The diamond on the end of the staff glowed lightly. It was good the staff was in a better mood, it reacted poorly to him when it was in an ill-temper. Thad had heard about magical items with their own mind and as a young child had thought it fantastical but having one himself, he had learned it was almost more of a hassle than it was worth. The staff was right though he had spent enough time standing still it was time to move on. He had little to pack almost everything he needed was still in his pack from his trip to the Vathari city. Looking around the empty room the only thing he really had left was provisions and the papers that still lay scattered around the room from Crushers antics.
Stumbling from his bed Thad began to collect the scattered parchments and stacking them ba ck up on the table. Once they were all collected Thad tied them together with spare twine that he had in his pack. Once that was done all that was left were provisions for a long trip and to let Grenlor know it was time for him to depart. The dwarven village didn’t have a store like most towns. Everything that one dwarf had been given freely to the group. All Thad had to do was ask the local butcher and farmers for what he wanted.
It didn’t take long for him to make his way around the village and collect
Tha d felt something pull on his arm. He tried to raise his head but it was as if a giant had him in its grip forcing him to stay still. His eyes grew heavy and he could feel his conciseness fading. As the world around him was consumed in a light gray fog Thad fought to stay awake, but it was a losing battle. Thad felt as his back landed softly against the ground and the last thing he saw before everything faded away was Brianna’s worried face.
Thad once again found himself floating in the darkness of his own mind. Unlike the first time he had found himself here he did not feel worried or cut off. His magic still flowed through his body as strong as ever. He never knew why he was brought inside his own mind, he knew there had to be a reason he just hadn’t figured it out yet. His two new runes glowed brightly, the run e of dark on his hand and his new rune that was made up of four separate lines that came together to look a lot like a mountain. Thad could feel the magic running through them, though it felt different from his own. It was stronger and more refined, like the difference between ore and refined steel.
Thad let his mind follow the small line of elemental power. The energy was very strong and had a distant overwhelming feeling coming from it. At first Thad was following it then sudden ly he was getting pulled along, like a small raft caught in the currents of a large river. Desperately Thad tried to break free of the flow’s hold, as he felt himself being drawn far away from his own body.
CHAPTER XI
Thad woke with the familiar head splitting headache he was beginning to get used to thanks to Crusher. Though he was getting used to the feeling of his head wanting to split open, it didn’t mean that he was in any way enjoying it. Images started flashing though his head of a long road and of large cities. Thad looked over to the corner of his room where his staff sat. It had been a long time since it had decided to speak to him. Thad wasn’t sure but for some reason it felt as if his staff was mad that he had dropped it during their escape from the Underearth. Thad had thought the item lost but as soon as he was awake he found it in the corner of his room. Thad had figured Crusher had gone back after it but his friend said he hadn’t even thought about it. That had left a number of options but none that Thad was in the mood to think of at the moment. “Yes we will be leaving for the road again soon.” Thad answered the staff.
The diamond on the end of the staff glowed lightly. It was good the staff was in a better mood, it reacted poorly to him when it was in an ill-temper. Thad had heard about magical items with their own mind and as a young child had thought it fantastical but having one himself, he had learned it was almost more of a hassle than it was worth. The staff was right though he had spent enough time standing still it was time to move on. He had little to pack almost everything he needed was still in his pack from his trip to the Vathari city. Looking around the empty room the only thing he really had left was provisions and the papers that still lay scattered around the room from Crushers antics.
Stumbling from his bed Thad began to collect the scattered parchments and stacking them ba ck up on the table. Once they were all collected Thad tied them together with spare twine that he had in his pack. Once that was done all that was left were provisions for a long trip and to let Grenlor know it was time for him to depart. The dwarven village didn’t have a store like most towns. Everything that one dwarf had been given freely to the group. All Thad had to do was ask the local butcher and farmers for what he wanted.
It didn’t take long for him to make his way around the village and collect
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