Edward Rosewill exited the Bazaar. It had taken time and effort but he had located suitable individuals for his purpose. They would arrive within the month and do what they had been paid to do. The cost had been exorbitant but worth all of the credits he had spent on it. No amount of money would bring back his precious Fayline but this would give him some measure of peace.
At first, his r...
2021-08-14 12:13:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe night went by quickly and we left early in the morning the next day. Javier and Maria were quiet but studious as I showed them the simple controls to the barge. I let each have a turn with the controls to the horror of the merchants as we plummeted a hundred feet when Javier bumped the height lever.
“Careful,” I said in admonishment. “That lever is very sensitive to height adjus...
2021-08-14 12:12:54 +0000 UTC View PostI spent the remaining day practicing with my new staves just to get a feel for them. I was more than happy with the results.
The morning to leave came quickly and I was standing next to the freshly christened barge. Silk Road was the name my employees had decided on for the craft. I thought it was a bit presumptuous but didn’t argue about it. There were certainly worse names they could ...
2021-08-07 12:10:52 +0000 UTC View PostI found Martin where the Marshall said he would be, but he was in a meeting. I decided to hang out with Fiona until his meeting ended.
“Been a while, how’s everything going?”
“Good, but having to wait around can be tiring. I don’t know how Martin can enjoy politics this much.”
I chuckled, “just another challenge to conquer. Much easier than dealing a fatal blow t...
2021-08-07 12:10:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe dry dock was ready and the old barge rested on pillars of stone a few feet above my head. I was examining the bottom to check for any issues I would need to deal with before attaching the plates. There was a thick layer of barnacles that needed to be removed but they proved to be not as strong as I was as I scrapped them away with a wide blade, enhanced with magic.
The creatures were ...
2021-07-31 12:17:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe deal took Martin three weeks to hammer out. Most of that was wasted with that stupid council, mainly just the one woman. She kept trying to control everything and considering her class was called politician, it was no surprise. The fact that her level was only seven, spoke volumes of her talent.
Nothing changed until they brought in someone who had the Identify skill. I didn’t recog...
2021-07-31 12:16:38 +0000 UTC View Post