Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon After breakfast, Mirieh invited Amon out with great enthusiasm and asked Fossah to accompany him once again. She gave a considerable sum of money to Fossah and said to Amon, “You’re too kind to have bought so many things for us. If you need anything, please just tell Fossah and she will buy it for you.”
Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon “He’s Metatro’s friend,” Mirieh replied coldly. “Metatro informed me to let him stay at the house and treat him well when he comes to visit. Metatro he has been away for far too long. I’ve been running out of money… I have to turn to you. What makes you come so late?”
Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon Intriguingly, Amon found something in common between the strings and the Aquaticores. Certainly, they couldn’t be used as parangons, but Amon guessed that once processed into whips or bowstrings, they could enhance the power of water magics. They could be extremely useful in a naval battle.
Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon The two brothers couldn’t be blamed for they were too young at the time. Not long after the priest’s death, their grandfather passed away too. The family didn’t lose their nobility, but the family title was obliterated. They were not much different from a common but wealthy family, except that they didn’t need to pay the taxes that commoners did.
Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon Thinking back on the conversation between Inanna and Gilgamesh yesterday, Amon realised that there was more hidden information on the deities in it. From what he understood, the relations between Marduc and Enlil didn’t appear to be peaceful. Humbaba, as the gatekeeper of Enlil’s realm, hoped to have his own shrine built in Uruk so as to enable himself to own a realm too, however, he was refused by Gilgamesh. What…
Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon Inanna spoke as if she was afraid, but her face didn’t show a hint of fear. Instead, she watched Amon, interested, with the shadow of a smile.
Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon Why was Amon travelling in disguise? Why hadn’t he revealed that he could use magic? Because he wasn’t a mage, he was a sorcerer!
Translator: Snorri Proofreader: theunfetteredsalmon The immediate life-threatening danger preceded his mind from having other thoughts. Instead of worrying about his sorcerer identity, what mattered now was to save his own life. The ice shield formed by water magic was, unfortunately, not very effective. It was not even widely acknowledged as defensive magic. But water magic was the first magic that Amon had learnt and could cast without a thought. Besides, he was in the middle…
