Children of Fire (2013)
“The words of the Old Tongue still felt strange in Keegan’s mouth. Each one fell from his lips with an awkward thud.
“You’re trying too hard,” Vaaler offered. “Thinking about it too much.”
The Danaan prince was lying on his back in bed, staring up at the ceiling with his hands clasped behind his head. Keegan was sitting at the small table in their shared room, head bowed over the parchment containing the words of the spell he was trying to memorize for tomorrow’s trial.
Keegan nodded, took a dee...p breath, and started over.
“Tasre feim yinl maouk.”
“Try to let the words flow,” Vaaler said, interrupting him again. “Don’t think of them each individually. There’s a natural cadence to the spell. Like this: Tasre feim yinl maouk.”
As he spoke, the words rolled into one another, blending in a smooth, unbroken rhythm.
Easy for you, Keegan thought. You’ve been practicing for years.
He knew better than to say what he was thinking out loud. In the two years since he’d come under Rexol’s charge, Vaaler had done everything he could to help Keegan adjust to life as a wizard’s apprentice.MoreLess
“You’re trying too hard,” Vaaler offered. “Thinking about it too much.”
The Danaan prince was lying on his back in bed, staring up at the ceiling with his hands clasped behind his head. Keegan was sitting at the small table in their shared room, head bowed over the parchment containing the words of the spell he was trying to memorize for tomorrow’s trial.
Keegan nodded, took a dee...p breath, and started over.
“Tasre feim yinl maouk.”
“Try to let the words flow,” Vaaler said, interrupting him again. “Don’t think of them each individually. There’s a natural cadence to the spell. Like this: Tasre feim yinl maouk.”
As he spoke, the words rolled into one another, blending in a smooth, unbroken rhythm.
Easy for you, Keegan thought. You’ve been practicing for years.
He knew better than to say what he was thinking out loud. In the two years since he’d come under Rexol’s charge, Vaaler had done everything he could to help Keegan adjust to life as a wizard’s apprentice.MoreLess
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