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All the sudden everything wooden erupts in flames. The archers in the woods are charred, the men holding spears are caught on fire, it’s an intense heat that melts everything it touches. It subsides as quickly as it started and Bayaz is now very tired. Blacktoe, wounded, dying is put out of his misery.

End of part 1


WOOF, the last chapter was soooo dope. The fight seen was intense and the magic so cool

He respects Logen and knows to be careful but L and the gang manage to escape the first meeting by bashing black toes in the nose and chopping one of his men’s arms off. Unfortunately this had been planned for as down the road tress where felled to stop them and there are archers in the woods. L knows this time they are beat and goes to surrender. Bayaz makes a little joke the the air starts to shimmer around him

B tells them the the sorceress was able to watch them leave the library and see the direction they went. There best bet is to move slow and steady, hope they are not spotted, and leave some gas in the tank incase they need to get away.

They come across three men on horseback and two more close in behind them. The leader is a man called black toes that used to be at war with Bethod but has kneeled

G and the gang make a deal with some pirates to capture another leader of the merchants guild. The man offers to buy them out but no luck. G begins to question him under the new estate, letting him know lews and the assassin are with him. The man folds quickly

Logen is with Bayaz and malacus leaving the library to head to Angland. They talk about knowing things and the Art “magic”.

J is given a talking to by G and wants to quit fencing, at this point he hasn’t mentioned the duel so maybe I misread that. He mopes around and finds a wizard although he doesn’t know that. The wizard says he would be sad if J quit and that it would lead him down the wrong path. J thinks he just some crazy

He goes to tell West and Adree absolutely roasts him for quitting. Angry, he goes to prove them wrong

He arrives with his hulking son and a sorcerous who has “The golden voice” when she talks L is put under a spell and he trusts her with his life. The head wizard is not swayed though and pushes past teases the king. He won’t join up which means war. There is a whole bunch of threatening involved.

Somewhere in this we got a lore dump about how Logen is dangerous and a bad person

Logen has rested and cleaned up. He sits in the brisk morning air when O, the wizard he saves meets him. L is happy to see him up and about knowing he could have died. There convo is interrupted by the head wizard who sends O to study. He gives L a sword and asks for him to be at his side when the king of the north arrives later in the day

He then takes a sword and stabs himself through the tattoo ridden arm, seemingly unbothered. asking for volunteers his eyes meet Jazel who jokingly says he is busy today but how about tomorrow. The man accepts and the crowd cheers.

This obviously doesn’t jive with the people who control Angland so they refuse. Then envoys then offer a 1v1 contest to settle the matter and look for someone to fight the hulking man. He takes off his shop and reveals twisted features with tight blue tattoos, writing covering the entire left side of his body. The man yells in defiance and it scares the crowd due to the volume.

In the open counsel two man plead for support in a coming war. Angland fears the northmen and the others fear the degradation of their wall. The king arrives and he is fat, swollen and an imbecile.
Two men arrive as embassy of the king in the north as promised the day before. One, a half blind well spoken man, the other a hulking beast in a shrouding hooded coat. they will offer peace in return for Angland