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“Hm…” The Tower Master had shut himself in his study and worked through an endless stack of papers.
The door opened, and his disciple, Elian, stepped inside with another bundle held in both arms.
“Additional documents have arrived. All of these must be processed before the day ends,” Elian said.
The pile touched the ceiling. There were dozens more stacks just like it. The Tower Master breathed out a long, dark sigh.
“When will this ever end?” he said.
“It will not end for quite some time,” Elian said, smiling with only his eyes. “For the foreseeable future, roaming about like before will not be possible.”
“I do not roam,” the Tower Master replied, his voice coming through like a rumble of old stone. “I go in person and resolve affairs with my own hands. A great many incidents have been settled precisely because I took action.”
“I would not argue with that,” Elian said, keeping the smile and the tone mild. “Even so, the value of the thousands of mages who move when you direct them matters more.”
The Tower Master was the master of the Mage Tower. He held authority to command every mage sworn to it. As the only person able to deploy mages across the continent...
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