Snippet from The Wizard Strange
The untrained witch child, Rosemary, has set off n her quest to destroy the Shadow King, Kafkad.
The ancient
shepherd had begun to talk about wizardry and magic powers both good and
ill.
“That Shadow
King,” he muttered, “has great powers and grows stronger with every passing
day. Little good will he do for us poor
folk.”
Rosemary kept
quiet, but listened intently. She was glad to find that others shared her
premonitions.
Then John
asked, “Think you that evil Kafkad can be stopped in any way?”
The old woman
replied, “This talk of magic reminds me of tales I heard many years ago when I
was a child. People talked of a great
White Wizard. I don’t remember his
name. He was very clever and I am sure
he would have fought this Black Shadowed one.”
“Ah yes! I
remember.” Her husband interrupted, “He
was the called the Wizard Strange. He
was young at that time, but very powerful.
He would know how to defeat our enemy, if anyone does.”
“Where did the
Wizard live?” Rosemary asked.
“He was said
to live far beyond the Lonely Mountain. No one knows what became of him. It was
long ago,” replied the shepherd.
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