365 Days of Drabbles: Day Six

[jeriendhal]

For ankewehner. "Triumvirate magic backfiring on its user."

Nafir stood up from his defensive crouch as he realized nothing was happening. Looking over at the mage, he realized that Nothing was likely to continue to happen for a very long time. "Not that I'm complaining, God be praised," he said to Shaffa, "but shouldn't we be dead?"

"Yes," said Shaffa. "Or rather we might have been, if the spell had been worded better."

"But he said he was going to turn us to stone!"

"No, he said 'Turn to stone!'" Shaffa tapped the statue now standing in front of them. "In magic, it's very important to be specific."

Comments

[rix_scaedu]

Technical issues that bite, so to speak?

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Triumvirate magic is generally more trouble than it's worth, especially given the world is in the middle of its Industrial Revolution. Which makes one wonder why the Dragons insist on still using it...

[ankewehner.livejournal.com]

That's convenient. They can put him somewhere as a warning.