Published at 2nd of May 2019 10:18:28 AM Chapter 6
The guests had begun to leave, and some of the castle servants had started to clean up the table and the chairs . Kaldrek, however, wasn't really paying attention to them as he was feeling uncomfortably full . His wife though, looked like she felt really accomplished and proud of herself .
This kinda gave Kaldrek a bad premonition of his future . It was made all the worse because he knew he would have a hard time saying no to her .
His thoughts were interrupted by Jayesh . He had a serious look on his face, "Kaldrek, I need you to come with me . It's important . "
"Alright," Kaldrek stood up . He hoped it wasn't too serious .
The king led him to his study . "I wish I didn't have to trouble you right now . "
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"I don't mind . Now are you going to tell me what the problem is?"
The king frowned and said, "I just received a report that the western boundary stone failed . So far the men stationed nearby have been able to hold it, but it will only last so long . "
Kaldrek barely managed to suppress a groan and instead gave a small smile, "Alright, I will go check it out . "
With that, the young sorcerer teleported out of the castle to a hilly area . The hill he had teleported to had several armed men in the midst of a struggle with some grey orcs .
Kaldrek put a soft smile on his lips even as he felt loathing of these creatures rising up in him . He raised his hand and summoned forth flames, being careful to make sure his king's men were not in danger of his magic .
The sound of the orcs screaming in pain because of the fire pleased him and the smile on his lips became a little more genuine .
"Sorcerer," the captain of the men said, "Thank you for coming . Is there any chance you can fix the boundary stone?"
"Yes, though it depends on what the issue is with how long it will take me to deal with it . " Kaldrek headed for where the stone had been .
It was still there, only it was no longer glowing and was instead a dullish gray color . Kaldrek picked it up to examine it, using both his eyes and more importantly his mind .
What he found made him sigh a breath of relief . The stone had merely run out of juice . As bad as that was, it was actually the best possible explanation for a stone failing like this . It meant that there was no foul play . Though it did mean he should probably check the others soon .
He looked at the men who were standing there, and used a stern voice "I am going to need you to hold on a little while and keep any monsters out . Think you are up to the challenge?"
"Yes, we can do that," the captain assured him .
"Good . " Kaldrek sat on the ground cross-legged and cradled the stone in his hand .
It wasn't long before all his senses left him except for the feeling of the cold lifeless stone in his hand . He focused his energy on it .
He wasn't sure how long it had been when the stone started responding . It began to glow a soft luminescent blue, which then depeened in color until it was nearly indigo in shade .
It was already evening when he pulled himself out of it, and when he did he put the stone back in its place and reactivated it . He took a step back, realizing as he did that he felt a little light headed after recharging the stone . It was probably a good thing that Zylvia had forced him to eat that much, even if it had been torture at the time .
"Good work," he told the men who had been guarding the barrier . "That could have turned nasty without you here . "
They nodded . "It is why we are here," the captain said .
Kaldrek smiled as he teleported back to the castle . It was heartwarming to see such good men serving his king .