Seth the builder

  Seth held up the paper from his emergency kit. The words were written in gibberish, followed by a phonetical translation in English. Agad had suggested he simply needed to utter the phrase to activate the magic.

  Seth spoke the nonsensical syllables, then watched as the tiny tower Brunwin had placed down below began to expand and ascend. The stone of the tower was a little darker than the gray blocks of Blackwell Keep, but lightened to match the stone of the keep as it grew. The flat top of the square tower stopped rising as it drew even to the height of the wall, and complementary battlements sprouted up. As the transformation ended, the tower fused to the keep as if part of the original design. The area atop the tower was at least twice the size the wooden Perch had been.

  Seth breathed a sigh of relief. The tower had conformed to the keep better than he had hoped. Part of him had worried the new tower might damage the wall.

  Kendra hugged him from behind. “It’s perfect,” she gushed.

  A cheer went up from the assembled staff.

  Marat peered down at the new tower. “That was highly adaptable magic,” he said. “A first-rate enchantment. It’s a strong statement, Seth. Well done.”

Chapter 28-Acceptance