Dragon Slayer Page #2

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GALEN:

Of course.

ULRICH:

(skeptical)

You have?

GALEN:

Well, almost.

ULRICH:

It's very difficult. Have you

committed to memory undying the Codex

de Profundis?

GALEN:

(a shrug)

The first two chapters.

ULRICH:

It's long. And what about the Ritual

of Banishment as prescribed by my

late master Balisarius?

GALEN:

To tell the truth, I haven't dared

try it. What's the point, anyway?

ULRICH:

The point? The point is you don't

know it, and you're no magician

without it. It was my hope to school

you, to mold your faculties and

wits... I still believe you have

some talent. Somewhere.

GALEN:

I hate books. I hate drill. I want a

real task.

ULRICH:

There's no time now. When I'm gone,

half the powers in the universe will

vanish with me. And what's the use

of a few lingering skills if they're

left in the hands of a child?

(pause)

Listen!

GALEN:

I don't hear anything.

Ulrich gauges the young man standing before him and makes a

decision. Reaching under his cloak he lifts off a fine silver

chain with an amulet dangling from it. He drapes it around

Galen's neck.

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