I do not imagine you wishing an audience upon yourselves.I do not imagine you wishing an audience upon yourselves." I shook my head, still asorbing everything I had been told in the past ten minutes. I was being offered a free scholarship at the College of Mages, although they considered my work "of little use." I was also being asked to leave. And to do what I had sworn a year before I would do; save Ryu from his dwarf status amongst his peers. "I..." "Go home, Darryn, to your friend. Discuss it. Let me know in the morning. Take the letter with you." With that, the animated man of silver wandered down into the darkness of his lair. I flew back to Ryu's house at all speed. I do not fly often now, nor did I then; but this simply could not wait for the rate at which my feet carry me. I flew in from the top and found him sleeping in his bowl, curled up in a ball and snoring peacefully. I landed on the stone silently and approached him. "Ryu," I breathed. [Darryn?] he asked silently, not coming very far from his slumber to speak to me. "I... I think I'm going to be going soon." He came to wakefullness fast then. [What do you mean?] "I've been offered a full scholarship at Barraminum. And Desa has told me that he's done all he can to accellerate my learning. |