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The Belgariad: Castle of WizardryTHE BELGARIAD
Part Two

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."
When Riva awoke, he saw two stars fall and he sought and found them in the high
mountains. And he did with them as Belar had instructed. But when it was done,
the blade and hilt could not be joined. Then Riva cried out, "Behold, I have
marred the work, for the sword will not become one."
A fox, which had sat nearby to watch him, said to Riva, "The work is not marred,
Riva. Take the hilt and place the Orb upon it as a pommel stone." And when Riva
did as the fox instructed, the Orb became one with the hilt. But blade and hilt
were still unjoined. Again the fox counseled him. "Take the blade in your left
hand and the hilt in the right and join them."
"They will not join. It is not possible," Riva said.