The Masquerading Magician (2015)
“Dorian said, pacing across the creaking attic floor, “must be that the boy was not reading directly from my book.”
“Maybe,” I said. “Or maybe it’s because the gnome was made of plaster, not stone.” I thought back on the backward alchemy illustration Ivan had shown me, with the angel turning to stone. But even as I spoke the words, I wasn’t convinced.
“There is one way,” Dorian said, “to find out.”
“We talked about this already. It’s too dangerous.” I didn’t want to mess with impleme...nting the dark forces of backward alchemy, only combatting them. That’s why in all of my research into rejuvenating Dorian, I had never tried to bring an inanimate object to life. But desperate times call for desperate measures.
“Your face betrays you, Alchemist. You are as curious as I.”
“It’s not about curiosity,” I snapped. “I never wanted to be an alchemist in the first place.MoreLess
“Maybe,” I said. “Or maybe it’s because the gnome was made of plaster, not stone.” I thought back on the backward alchemy illustration Ivan had shown me, with the angel turning to stone. But even as I spoke the words, I wasn’t convinced.
“There is one way,” Dorian said, “to find out.”
“We talked about this already. It’s too dangerous.” I didn’t want to mess with impleme...nting the dark forces of backward alchemy, only combatting them. That’s why in all of my research into rejuvenating Dorian, I had never tried to bring an inanimate object to life. But desperate times call for desperate measures.
“Your face betrays you, Alchemist. You are as curious as I.”
“It’s not about curiosity,” I snapped. “I never wanted to be an alchemist in the first place.MoreLess
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