CHAPTER 24
“Zandaril, I know how he did it,” Penrys said.
It was mid-morning, and she needed to take a break. If she explained it all to Zandaril, it would solidify her own understanding before she went on. She had what hours of daylight remained to learn as much as she could from the two stolen books.
Zandaril leaned over the stall door. “Show me.”
“Well, I can’t quite do that without making things go boom, but I can explain it all and I understand the steps.”
Tak Tuzap slipped into the stall and stood in a corner.
He’s bored. Let him stay—it’s not like it’ll make much sense to him.
“Remember how the power-stones are used, for control or for power?”
Zandaril nodded.
“They found a way to combine all that.”
She held up two small power-stones, the smallest she could find. She didn’
