Nine Gates
“From the location of the sound, she guessed that Brenda must be in the upstairs classroom, and that the door was open. That must mean that whatever lecture or work session had been going on was ending, because the door was invariably kept shut otherwise.
“Des? What’s a Zhi Pig?”
“Where did you hear about Zhi Pigs?” Des’s voice sounded surprised.
“Dad. When I took him to the train station yesterday, he told me that I needed to concentrate on my studies, because when a Zhi Pig was coming after me..., that was no time to worry about the sequencing of a spell.”
“He’s right,” Des replied. “The spells need to come quickly, the images to flow through you like…”
“Des!” Brenda interrupted. “We just finished that lecture. I agree. Really. I’m working on it. What’s a Zhi Pig?”
The voices were coming closer now. Footfalls hit the stairs. These were made by more sets of footsteps than two. Probably Nissa and Riprap were present as well.
Honey Dream thought about drawing back, but she wasn’t doing anything wrong, and she was interested.MoreLess
“Des? What’s a Zhi Pig?”
“Where did you hear about Zhi Pigs?” Des’s voice sounded surprised.
“Dad. When I took him to the train station yesterday, he told me that I needed to concentrate on my studies, because when a Zhi Pig was coming after me..., that was no time to worry about the sequencing of a spell.”
“He’s right,” Des replied. “The spells need to come quickly, the images to flow through you like…”
“Des!” Brenda interrupted. “We just finished that lecture. I agree. Really. I’m working on it. What’s a Zhi Pig?”
The voices were coming closer now. Footfalls hit the stairs. These were made by more sets of footsteps than two. Probably Nissa and Riprap were present as well.
Honey Dream thought about drawing back, but she wasn’t doing anything wrong, and she was interested.MoreLess
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