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She built her shield stronger and, removing only her boots,climbed into her bed. Then she lay
staring up at the plank ceilingand listening to the slow creaking of the ship. Sleep would be
longin coming.




Interlude



From the eighth chapter of the Seventh Text ofthe Secret Texts of Vincalis:
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Solander sat in the Hall of Wizardry and taught theapprentices, saying, “These
are the Ten Great Laws of Magic,known from old.
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“The First Law — the Law of MagicalReaction — states: Every action has an
equal and opposite, butaligned, reaction.
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“The Second Law — the Law of MagicalInertia — states: Inertia holds; spells in
force remain inforce unless acted on by an opposite force. Latent spells
remainlatent unless acted on by an opposite force.
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“The Third Law, which you know as the Law ofMagical Conservation, states:
Magic, mass, and energy allconserve.
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“The first iteration of the Fourth Law —the Law of Magical Attraction — says:
Aligned spells attract,18whilethe second iteration of the Fourth Law — the Law of
MagicalRepulsion — says: Unaligned spells repel.
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“The first iteration of the Fifth Law —the Law of Spellcasting — says: The
force of the spell castwill be equal to the energy used multiplied by the number
ofcasting magicians, minus conversion energy, 20while the second iteration ofthe
Fifth Law, which is the Law of Spellshielding, says: The damagedone to the
casting magicians by a spell or spell recoil — rewhah — will equal the energy
sent minus the capacity ofthe buffer or sacrifice, divided by the number of
spellcasters.
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“The Sixth Law, the Law of Alignment, tells us:Negative magic begets negative
reactions. Positive magic begetspositive reactions.
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“The Seventh Law, which is the Law ofCompulsion, says: Every spell used to
compel the behavior of anyliving creature against its will carries a negative
alignment.
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“The Eighth Law, or Law of Harm, says: Everyspell used to inflict harm,
damage, pain, or death, no matter thenature of the target, carries a negative charge.
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“The Ninth Law, the Law of Souls, states: Themortal representative of an
immortal soul carries the charge of thesoul, whether positive, negative, or neutral.