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THE BELGARIAD
Part Four

CASTLE OF WIZARDRY



For Bibbidie,
and for Chopper Jack
and for Jimmy and Eddie
- close and special friends who have given support
from the start.



PROLOGUE



Being an account of how Riva Iron grip became Guardian of the Orb of Aldur
and of the evil wrought by Nyissa.

-Based upon The Book of Alorn and later accounts.

NOW A TIME came when Cherek and his three sons went with Belgarath the
Sorcerer into Mallorea. Together they sought to reclaim the Orb of Aldur,
which had been stolen by the maimed God Torak. And when they came to the
place in the iron tower of Torak where the Orb was hidden, only Riva
Iron-grip, youngest of the sons, dared seize the great jewel and bear it
forth. For Riva alone was free of evil intent within his soul.

And when they were come again to the West, Belgarath gave unto Riva and his
descendants eternal guardianship of the Orb, saying: "So long as the Orb
rests with you and your line, so long shall the West be safe."

Then Riva took the Orb and sailed with his people to the Isle of the Winds.
There, upon the one place where ships might land, Riva caused to be built a
Citadel and a walled city around it, which men named Riva. It was a
fortress city, built for war.

Within the Citadel was built a great hall, with a throne carved of black
rock set against the wall. And men called this throne room the Hall of the
Rivan King.

Then a deep sleep fell upon Riva, and Belar, Bear-God of the Alorns,
appeared to him in a dream, saying: "Behold, Guardian of the Orb, I will
cause two stars to fall from the sky. And thou shalt take up the two stars
and place them in a fire and forge them. One shall thou forge into a blade,
the other into a hilt, and together they shall be a sword to guard the Orb
of my brother Aldur."