The Youngest Mage [Completed]

(24) Where Is My Son?

Several hours earlier Maurinn looked out the window to see what Bekma was teaching the boys. She looked out about half past ten, and was surprised to find that no one was there. She went outside and sniffed around to see if she could smell one of Bekma's smelly portals, but she could not. She went back to the sun  room to get Mauriel.

"Use your powers of divination, Mauriel. "I need to know where they are. I have another bad feeling all the sudden."

"I need a bowl of water, some spirits, a red candle, and a match," said Mauriel.

Mr. Nunn motioned for Unda to get the requested items, which she did.

Muriel set the bowl on the table nearby, and poured the spirits into the bowl, and then lit the candle, and then with that the spirits in the bowl. A fire burned in the bowl for about ten seconds, which was plenty of time for Mauriel to work her powers of divination.

They are far away, Maurinn. Far, far away, in Ha Mesh."

Maurinn scowled. "I think I know where they're at," said Maurinn. "Well, if he thinks he's the only one who can create long distance portals, well . . . we'll just see about that."

"Can I come too," said Fieatra Nunn. "I never get to go on vacation anymore. I'd like to see Ha Mesh. Since I was a child I've wanted to see it."

Maurinn smiled. "I can bring two people with me."

Fieatra looked at Mr. Nunn. "Go dear," said Mr. Nunn, "by all means. You know me, I have to be close to my business seven days a week."

"I should have known when he showed up with that long distance cloak this morning that he was up to no good. Bekma the Wizard, prepare for a proper thrashing," announced Maurinn to the day.

Maurinn spun around three times, and suddenly she was in a long red gown with a many colored cloak. "Take a firm hold of my cloak," she told Fieatra and her sister. They did, and in a second they were gone.

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They materialized in the street near Islann's home. "Look for a house with lots of glass," said Maurinn. "Although I don't think it's actually glass. It's some kind of clear metal used in his star gliders, but that's beside the point. We need to find it. I think it's on this block."

They walked for a few minutes before they all saw it, it was set apart from all the other houses on the block, and with a flower garden in front to boot.

"I see the boys on the terrace," said Mauriel.

"Grab onto my cloak," said Maurinn, "I plan on making a grand entrance.'" They materialized on the terrace and right away Maurinn and Bekma were locked in a lengthy telepathic conversation that only they could hear.

Finally, Dalbreath couldn't take it anymore. "Mommy!" he yelled.

"Shush child, can't you see I'm arguing?"

"I can't hear you," said Islann, "and I'm usually quite adept at such things."

Bekma shook his head to clear it. "We developed a telepathic communication ages ago, that only we can hear. I didn't know you still knew how to do that."

"There is still a lot I know," said Maurinn. "A lot."

"Obviously," said Bekma, "but you can't keep them cooped up in that mansion and expect them to learn anything. Normally I would wait until they were ten to expand their horizons with a trip like this, but they are both progressing so fast, and I knew you would never agree to it, so I stole them away, and they are both better for it."

"We are, mommy," said Dalbreath.

"Shush child," said Maurinn, and then to Bekma, "you could have at least asked."