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Chapter 10.04 V is the 5th chapter of Volume 10. The V stands for Valeterisa Imarris.
tl;dr[edit | edit source]
Valererisa visits Dwarfhalls Rest, Hedault and – together with a group of mostly [Mages] – Heiste.
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
This chapter starts where 10.01 L left off - at the Wandering Inn, the day after Lyonette started duplicating gold coins with the [Box of Incontinuity]. The morning starts with Valeterisa dispatching a Manavore that her experiments attracted. Lyonette is suspicious, but she's preoccupied with managing all the gold that the box is producing.
The rest of the morning, Valeterisa is bombarded with peoply vying for her attention - Liscor's Council wants her to enchant the newly erected walls, and Eldavin wants her to play a part in his games of politics. Additionally, she is trying to mend bridges with Hedault, who she screwed over in the past.
The highlights of her day are her talks and a mock-battle with Relc, though she doubts if she can keep the relationship going.
The next day, as Lyonette and the rest of the inn are preparing to welcome the people of Rheirgest, Valeterisa sets of to Dwarfhalls Rest, to re-enchant their hammers. It takes her three days, but she brings back a gift for Relc: mithril boots. In return, he promises to take her out for a date the next day.
Meanwhile, Valeterisa's experiment, which involves storing large quantities of raw mana in her room with [My Mana Runs Thick as Blood], has caused another commotion: an acid fly crawled into the room and mutated into a monstrosity, resulting in a ban on storing mana at the inn.
Distraught, she watches Relc train some apprentices, and comes to the conclusion that he, just like her, is wasting time and effort on distractions and affections, instead of advancing his class. However, as she brings this up during a date at Barehoof Kitchen, she discovers that he doesn't consider her or his apprentices as distractions at all. On the contrary - despite his seemingly wasted potential, he is very content with his lot in life, and the realization that she wants this as well helps her deal with her own doubts and anxieties.
Leading up to their visit to Heiste, Montressa has the bright idea to bring Relc with them, and several misunderstandings and coincidences later, Hedault, Bezale, Palt, Imani, Wailant, Viceria, Nanette and Grimalkin are accompanying them.
Since the island is too far away to make it there in one teleportation jump, they make several stops along the way. Grimalkin uses this to try and visit Lady Pryde, who is hiding from the world in her estate and still isn't ready to see him. As the group continues, they start getting along better, and not only do their perspectives help Valeterisa with her magic research, she discovers that she is an inspirational figure for Izril's populace while visiting several settlements along the way.
In the evening, just as the group grows even closer by discussing their sex life, Salamani and Ci arrive with a message for Valeterisa - she still has to account for all the deaths that occurred while she was lost in her [Parallel Thoughts]. Nanette invites him to join, and they discuss the Solstice battle, Pryde's disfigurement, and and when the topic of relationships reaches Hedault, he reveals that he has no sexual or romantic interest in anyone, and is content with that. He mourns the death of Kevin, who understood him, and as they start talking about the dead, Valeterisa finally understands what actual community feels like.
Soon after, they arrive on the island paradise that is Heiste. Valeterisa is supposed to fix several of the magical wonders there, which broke with the dissappearance of the ghosts. Having brought so many [Mages] along, she is left with enough time to enjoy a small holiday with Relc and to contemplate her life. She comes to the conclusion that Archmage Valmira, for all her magical genius, was a deeply unhappy woman, and that she doesn't want to live her life exactly like her idol did.
Before they get back, the [Mages] discuss the founding of a new magical academy near Liscor, and despair at the sheer amount it would cost. Valeterisa adds that before she can even think about such a thing, she wants to buy from the librarian of Fissival, the Djinni Heorth. Nanette hints that funding all this might be a possibility, and as they arrive back at the Wandering Inn, they meet Saliss, who is in the process of selling the extremely magical seith to Lyonette.
And thus, the rough outline of Liscor's magic academy is taking shape, and the chapter ends.
Characters[edit | edit source]
( * = First Appearance)