Chapter 3
The following morning the four mages woke to the sounds of a busy port. Men shouted and crates where noisily thrown on to the floor. The gangplank was lowered and soon the group was standing in the middle of the crowd.
"Why is it so crowded?" queried Tris.
"It is nearly time for the towns Festival for the gods. It only happens once every 4 years and is famous for the dancing and acrobatics." replied Niko.
"Oh great!" said Briar sarcastically "Now there's about four times as many people to search through"
"Come on Briar, we're bound to this mage so it won't be that difficult to find them" soothed Daja.
"Yeah I suppose" mumbled Briar.
"I think we should go to the inn we are staying at and drop off our luggage before we start looking" commented Niko.
"Sounds good to me" replied Sandry.
By the time they had arrived at the inn it was time for lunch. Briar's eyes lit up at the mention of food.
"Alright Briar we'll have some lunch and then go searching for our multi- mage" compromised Niko
During lunch Briar surprised even Sandry, Tris, Daja and Niko with the amount he ate.
"What?" he asked when he began to get strange looks from nearby tables "I'm a growing boy"
"Yes but you ought to be a least a mile high by now" joked Daja.
"Hey if we're going to be walking around all day I'll need my energy"
"Speaking of walking I think its time we left" said Niko
They all rose and walked out in to the bustling port.
"I think it would be best if we split in to groups" Niko called above the noise of the town.
"Good plan!" shouted Tris back.
"Tris you come with me and Briar, Daja and Sandry stay together. We will meet at the clock tower at dusk" planned Niko.
"Right we'll see you then" called Sandry as the group began to walk away.
"This should be fairly easy" said Briar "We just find the thread and follow it."
The search, however, did not prove to be easy. The thread did not bother going around buildings it traveled straight through them instead. Somehow the mage trying to shield the multi-mage had managed to create mirror images of the magical tie and if the 3 young mages were not careful it was easy to follow one of the false bonds.
Soon Briar, Daja and Sandry were all fed up and tired.
"Come on we're not going to find this mage today and it's nearly dusk"
"Yeah you're right" sighed Sandry
"Don't worry, we'll find the multi-mage soon" comforted Daja
The tired teenagers headed for the clock tower and soon found Tris and Niko. They neither had had any success.
"We were so close I could feel it" said Tris sounding frustrated.
The group began to walk back towards the inn.
"Yeah I know but-"Sandry was interrupted by the sudden surge of emotion through the bond which connected her to the multi-mage.
"What's wrong?" queried Niko
"The mage is in danger and boy is he or she mad" explained Briar.
"I can see where the tie leads!" exclaimed Tris.
The tie had now blazed a brilliant white which blotted out the other fakes and also made it easy to follow.
"They're not far" shouted Daja as the group started to run "Just round in that alley"
As the five mages skidded round the corner they were confronted with the sight of the figure from their dream, in a grey cloak as always, surrounded by vicious looking men, all armed with some sort of weapon.
"Oh" squeaked Sandry weakly.
The following morning the four mages woke to the sounds of a busy port. Men shouted and crates where noisily thrown on to the floor. The gangplank was lowered and soon the group was standing in the middle of the crowd.
"Why is it so crowded?" queried Tris.
"It is nearly time for the towns Festival for the gods. It only happens once every 4 years and is famous for the dancing and acrobatics." replied Niko.
"Oh great!" said Briar sarcastically "Now there's about four times as many people to search through"
"Come on Briar, we're bound to this mage so it won't be that difficult to find them" soothed Daja.
"Yeah I suppose" mumbled Briar.
"I think we should go to the inn we are staying at and drop off our luggage before we start looking" commented Niko.
"Sounds good to me" replied Sandry.
By the time they had arrived at the inn it was time for lunch. Briar's eyes lit up at the mention of food.
"Alright Briar we'll have some lunch and then go searching for our multi- mage" compromised Niko
During lunch Briar surprised even Sandry, Tris, Daja and Niko with the amount he ate.
"What?" he asked when he began to get strange looks from nearby tables "I'm a growing boy"
"Yes but you ought to be a least a mile high by now" joked Daja.
"Hey if we're going to be walking around all day I'll need my energy"
"Speaking of walking I think its time we left" said Niko
They all rose and walked out in to the bustling port.
"I think it would be best if we split in to groups" Niko called above the noise of the town.
"Good plan!" shouted Tris back.
"Tris you come with me and Briar, Daja and Sandry stay together. We will meet at the clock tower at dusk" planned Niko.
"Right we'll see you then" called Sandry as the group began to walk away.
"This should be fairly easy" said Briar "We just find the thread and follow it."
The search, however, did not prove to be easy. The thread did not bother going around buildings it traveled straight through them instead. Somehow the mage trying to shield the multi-mage had managed to create mirror images of the magical tie and if the 3 young mages were not careful it was easy to follow one of the false bonds.
Soon Briar, Daja and Sandry were all fed up and tired.
"Come on we're not going to find this mage today and it's nearly dusk"
"Yeah you're right" sighed Sandry
"Don't worry, we'll find the multi-mage soon" comforted Daja
The tired teenagers headed for the clock tower and soon found Tris and Niko. They neither had had any success.
"We were so close I could feel it" said Tris sounding frustrated.
The group began to walk back towards the inn.
"Yeah I know but-"Sandry was interrupted by the sudden surge of emotion through the bond which connected her to the multi-mage.
"What's wrong?" queried Niko
"The mage is in danger and boy is he or she mad" explained Briar.
"I can see where the tie leads!" exclaimed Tris.
The tie had now blazed a brilliant white which blotted out the other fakes and also made it easy to follow.
"They're not far" shouted Daja as the group started to run "Just round in that alley"
As the five mages skidded round the corner they were confronted with the sight of the figure from their dream, in a grey cloak as always, surrounded by vicious looking men, all armed with some sort of weapon.
"Oh" squeaked Sandry weakly.