Servants rushed about making preparations for the final activation of the portal as well as gathering provisions and packing them into back packs for the trip. There was an electric sense of excitement in the air that over powered all other feelings. There was a wild look in each person's eyes and whenever someone passed by the inscribed circle they could not help but look over at its majesty.
The circle itself was a permanent inlay of silver set directly into the marble floor, but master Riven had preformed the ritual early this morning to activate its powerful latent magic. Now the silver inlays glowed an electric blue and projected a round curtain up into the air that created a cylinder reaching the ceiling. The light cascading up from the floor seemed not to glow so much as flow up and around the boundary like water that had forgotten which way to fall. Deep in the center of this magnificent display was a fractured and blurring vision of a far off green hill.
Korvus was looking over his pack and tightening the straps to keep the load from off-setting. A spectral form floated over to him and began to assist in the work when Korvus shewed him away. "I have it servant. I'm 13 now. I don't need help with my own pack", he said with an indignant tone. He knew the spectral servants were not smart enough to do anything besides find and do basic jobs but he was certain that it should be clear even to them that he was practically a man now. Korvus whisked the back of his hand through the misty substance of the servant's body and it dissipated and flowed a few feet away before reforming.
"Are you ready to go Korvus?" Riven asked as he strode triumphantly into the room basking in the portal's light.
"Aye master, I am ready, but my certainty is a bit diminished by the fact that you STILL haven't told me where we were going", Korvus fired in a playful and artificially annoyed tone.
"Young apprentice, I told you everything you needed to know to calculate our destination last night", Riven teased,"Have you not figured it out with that amazing mind of yours yet?"
Korvus hiked up his pack and did a wet dog shake to scurry the spectral servants as they helped push up the load. "All you said was that we were going to progress my studies in zoology and gave me that arcane formula. I looked in like a MILLION books in the study and I couldn't find it ANYWHERE. SO, I have no clue where we are headed."
"Well my good boy", Riven began as he squatted in front of the boy, "today we are going to where the all bright magic flows from. Where every creature of legend awaits us in nubers too great to be held by our reality. Tonight Korvus, we sleep in the Feywild." There was no hiding the boys expression. All the angst in the middle kingdom could not hide the shock and awe on his face.
A long silence and an unintelligible muttering of lips later Korvus was finally ready to ask," How do we begin Master?"
Riven stood and outstretched his hand in the portals direction. He took a deep breath and the air in the room shifted and whisked as though he had inhaled the entire room. With deliberate and distinct practiced effort Riven spoke the final word of the Portal Ritual. "That's the simple part my boy, simply follow me", and with that, Riven stepped into the light and was gone in a bright blue flash.
"Wow", Korvus muttered with open admiration,"I am SO going to learn this one day."
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