Click here for the updated version of this chapter!(Note:
chapter titles may not the same between versions)
As soon as she slammed the door shut,
and she’s got it wrapped in layers of bandages.
They look magical though and—and I met a mage who said that the only way she’d get it healed was to pay hundreds of gold coins to a [Cleric].”
They look magical though and—and I met a mage who said that the only way she’d get it healed was to pay hundreds of gold coins to a high-level [Healer].”
“We’ll see.
I know a few good [Healers] and even a [Cleric] that owes me a favor.
I know a few good [Healers] and even a [Mage] that owes me a favor.
If Ryoka’s really hurt that bad I’ll call in a few favors and get the Guild to help out.
healing potions aren’t working.
As it so happens I have—let us call her a friend of mine—who is able to cast [Restoration] and other spells of the 4th Tier.”
As it so happens I have—let us call her a friend of mine—who is able to cast [Restoration] and other spells of the 6th Tier.”
That was to say that a spell capable of being cast by a mage below Level 16 was generally called 1st Tier Magic or 0 Tier Magic,
while a spell up to about Level 24 was 2nd Tier Magic,
up to Level 32 generally was the bar for 3rd Tier magic,
and so on.
That was to say that a spell capable of being cast by all mages was generally thought of as 1st Tier Magic or 0 Tier Magic,
while a spell that was 2nd Tier was more potent,
requiring a better mage and longer periods of study to learn it.
3rd Tier magic was generally the bar for most mages,
and they would know only one or two spells of that level.
Anything higher got into the range of extremely powerful magic,
exponentially stronger and just as hard to learn.
That presumably meant that Magnolia’s friend was at least Level 40,
That presumably meant that Magnolia’s friend was an incredible mage,
but the book had said lower-level mages could cast higher Tier magic with enough practice and time.
“Be respectful!
You are addressing a Lady of the Six Houses and—”
You are addressing a Lady of the five Founding Houses and—”
“Ressa is quite skilled in a number of areas,
Ryoka my dear.
my dear Ryoka.
Among them is a talent for handling untoward guests,
“I wouldn’t try anythingdear Ressa.
“I wouldn’t try anything,
dear Ressa.
I do believe it might backfire on you,
“And you’ve been sitting here,
without going to see a proper [Cleric]?
without going to see a proper [Healer]?
Why?”
I trust you know this?
Even an experienced [Healer] would have had a near-impossible task saving your leg.
Even an experienced [Healer] would have had a near-impossible task saving your leg.”
anyways.
But they told me a stronger healing potion would start growing each fragment of bone out of my skin,
But they told me a stronger healing potion would start growing each fragment of bone out of my skin,
and that would destroy my leg beyond any healing.
I know exactly how a turbine works,
and I’m pretty damn sure I remember all of the techniques the FBI illegally used on terrorists.
and I’m pretty damn sure I remember all of the techniques the FBI illegally used on terrorists.
to impress you –
I doubt we’d be able to get close to a [Cleric] of that level.
I doubt we’d be able to get close to a [Healer] of that level.
They’re in constant demand.
Thousands camp around the church in Tenbault each day,
hoping the [Cleric] there will heal them.
Thousands camp around the home of a famous [Healer] in Tenbault each day,
hoping she’ll tend to them.
Even if we had the money they charge it would take a miracle.”
Her eyes seemed to pierce the young half-elf to her core.
Ceria Springwalker had lived for forty years,
but she hadn’t ever seem someone as desperate as Ryoka.
Ceria Springwalker had lived for over sixty years,
but she hadn’t ever seen someone as desperate as Ryoka.