Chapter 8
Over the next two days, Cory and Driz helped to create a council of the older and more powerful mages to form an interim governing body. They also began the effort to establish and staff a new free school for young magickians. This one would give each student the best training possible and fit him or her for an internship with a senior sorcerer or attendance at the one remaining university of magick which had held to the traditional ways. Driz applauded that. Now he knew Dancel and Sandalyn could have the education they needed without worry over tuition or fees.
Meanwhile, the former premier and the dark-tainted mage were given a speedy trial and condemned to death. Although magedom was always reluctant to deal such final punishment, everyone agreed the two wicked ones had stra
