CHAPTER 44
The next morning, Penrys and Vladzan huddled at one end of the hall over a long table with loose power-stones and bits of wood. Vladzan kept two of his students running back and forth for example devices.
Zandaril guided ever larger groups of wizards into binding their efforts together smoothly, while keeping an eye on the serious discussion between the two device experts. Penrys and Vladzan looked like any two specialists, meeting by accident and sharing notes. They could have been merchants, or craftsmen—the same intense focus, abbreviated speech, and appreciation for new concepts, spiced with arguments about which methods were better.
Finally, he set his best students to practicing with each other, and sauntered over to see what he could learn.
Penrys looked up as he walk
