Page 49 of Becoming D'Vaire
“I swear, you think D’Vaire is some kind of Renny collection,” Dra’Kaedan griped.
“Like you aren’t excited about Grigori,” Renny taunted.
“Of course I am, he has Del smiling all the time,” the Grand Warlock retorted.
“Maybe we should get started on our meeting,” Delaney suggested. He reached under the table and grabbed Grigori’s hand, which delighted him.
“Let’s start with the D’Vaire stones. This idea of Dra’Kaedan or Scheredin infusing the stone with light magic and using Idris as an intermediary to convert it to dark isn’t working,” Dre’Kariston said. Grigori was given a quick rundown of their idea of creating a rock that dark sorcerers could use to heal, and he was glad to have some clue about what they were discussing.
Arch Lich Chander Daray nodded. “I think you have a light caster on one side and a dark on the other. Idris can twist both types into the stone at the same time. Essentially converting it on the fly.”
“Won’t that hurt him as he’s doing it? Even if you used Del as the dark, you’d have a warlock as the light, and combining the different types would be painful,” Mac said.
“I’m sorry, Mac. I don’t see a way around it causing Idris some level of pain,” Vadimas responded. “I’m a light wizard, but we don’t have healing abilities.”
“I don’t mind, it’ll make healing dark sorcerers easier and with a great deal less pain for them,” Idris commented.
“With the mix of dark sorcerers in this room alone, if any of them use the stone, they’ll still have pain associated with it,” Mac argued.
“The stones are only going to be able to be used for less severe wounds or for things like healing their eyes to prevent them from needing glasses because we spend too much time reading. The reality is, there’s no method of healing a dark caster without causing them agony,” Delaney remarked.
“So, what are we deciding here? That the stones are an idea we should scrap?” Dra’Kaedan asked.
“No, I don’t think we should do that at all. Mac’s worried about me, but it’s a minute or two of pain to help dark casters. I don’t mind. This is something useful,” Idris contended. “We need to do this with all three types of dark magic in this room to lessen the pain for each of you should you need to utilize the rocks.”
“What we need is a type of dark healer,” T’Eirick supplied.
“No such thing exists,” Chander said. “We have different disciplines of light who can heal but not anything on the dark side. I can tell you from firsthand experience, it fucking hurts to have the wrong side of magic inside you, even when you know it’s for your own good.”
Dra’Kaedan leaned back in his chair with a grimace. “Well, anyone have a clue how the fuck we’re supposed to create a new kind of dark sorcerer who heals?”
“Ask Fate?” Delaney suggested with a derisive chuckle.
“I don’t know why you’re all discounting the idea of creating a new race. Chand’s done it before,” Saura said.
“Yeah, but I created a race of warriors, and I had the example of the sentinels to work with. The Order of the Fallen Knights has a lot of ability but no magical source. I don’t know how to do that. I’m not sure I’d know where to start, and I don’t know how the hell the Council would react if I started a new race,” Chander responded.
“What if you had two volunteers to be dark healers? We wouldn’t even have to be a race of more than two if it made the Council uncomfortable,” T’Eirick remarked.
Dra’Kaedan’s eyes widened, and he glanced over at his twin brother who wore the same shocked expression. “Are you saying what I think you are?”
“T’Eirick and I have always felt it was our duty to stay on our side of the veil, but clearly there’s a real need for dark healers. I was once one of light, and it brought me immense joy to be able to help people. If we can craft a spell that would give us the type of power to do that without pain? That would be beneficial not only to the men in this room but to all dark races,” Saura said.
“Gentlemen and lady, it would appear we have our work cut out for us, but I know we’re up to the task,” Dre’Kariston remarked. “Maybe we could transfer power in a spell. You gave Dra’Kaedan and me yours—what if I gave my portion back since it’s dark?”
“Absolutely not, I won’t have anyone sacrificing their power,” T’Eirick responded. “Our goal is to be of some use and not hinder the warlocks in any way. We’re talking about starting a new race, but not at the expense of our old one.”
“Think about it, guys. How did we all get our power?” Delaney asked.
“Fate,” Idris answered.
“So, why not ask Fate to imbue Saura and T’Eirick with the power to painlessly heal any dark magickind?”
“Del, I’m fully on board with that idea. If Fate decides it’s not the right thing to do, then she’ll ignore our request. But if so, T’Eirick and I will still be content knowing a dark healer isn’t something Fate wishes to see,” Saura replied. “I think it’d be nice to include some warrior skills too—I would like to know how to use a dagger or sword.”
“A healer with the instincts of a sentinel. I like the way your mind works, Saura,” Alaric remarked.
“Okay, we’ll start building a spell. It’ll take some time to make sure we’ve got everything perfect, but we have some since your resurrection has several weeks left,” Chander said.
