From: bdavis@cray.com (Brent G Davis)
Subject: Sea Watch, Part 2
Organization: Cray Research Inc., Chippewa Falls, WI
Date: 31 Aug 92 20:42:23 CDT

                             Sea Watch, Part 2
Time:  About 3:30 am
Place: The Hall of Nautica inside Leviathan Tower
Scene: Ezrin stands facing the wall of Telemirrors while Grav sits
behind him monitoring the flashing area on the Chart of Sea Watch.
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   "Link with The Wyeriun.  This is watchman Ezrin of Leviathan Tower."
The mirror remained clouded for a long time.  As the seconds passed, Ezrin
became quite nervous about the fact that he was acting without confirmation.
This was professional suicide all the way.

   "Link with Leviathan Tower.  It's Aylerus o' the Capricorn."  Another
message was coming in on the adjacent mirror.

   "Ezrin of Leviathan here, proceed Aylerus."

   "The 'ole sea's a'brewin.  Somethin magical I reckon.  Damned if
I ever saw water churn this way.  Just swelled right up beneath us
without warnin."

   The other mirror began to clear.  A noticably disturbed face came
into view.  "This is The Wyeriun.  Why have you awakened me from my
sleep!?  There are strict orders not to interrupt me during the night."

   "My deepest apologies, my Lord.  This is an event of serious
magnitude.  A large disturbance of unknown origin is present in the
Western Sea.  I believe it merits your immediate attention."  This was
the first time Ezrin had ever spoken directly to The Wyeriun, but the
fear in his voice was almost undetectable.

   "What signs does the Chart give?"

   Ezrin was about to speak, but a better idea struck him.  He made a
gesture with his fingers and spoke, "Patch Chart of Sea Watch to The Wyeriun."
Ezrin had never used his Patch spell on the Chart through a TeleMirror, but
it should work.  Suddenly the mirror displayed the Chart, but there was no
way of knowing what had happened on the other end.

   "It's getting worse.  We're changing course, Leviathan"  The groaning 
sound of the Capricorn's hull reverberated loudly through the mirror.

   "Head South by Southwest Capricorn.  That will provide the safest path
out of the wake," Ezrin instructed while looking at the Chart and seeing
the pulsing area was rapidly spreading to the North and East.

   There was a short delay, and another face came into view on the
TeleMirror.  "This is Captain Sulner.  Our only safe route is Northeast;
the waves are too rough any other way."

   "Captain, you'll be heading directly into the path of whatever this
thing is.  I advise you to go the other way," Ezrin urged.

   "Don't question my judgement unless you want the lost lives of my crew
on your conscience," the Captain returned.

   "Captain Sulner, can you hear me?  This is The Wyeriun speaking.  I
command you to turn that ship Southwest.  Watchman, can you drop the Chart
and show me to the Capricorn?"  Obviously, the audio connection was still
active between the tower and The Wyeriun.

   Rather than physically turning the adjacent Telemirrors to face each
other, Ezrin proceeded to perform a second patch.  'Show your skills Ezrin
and maybe, just maybe you'll get promoted off this damned shift!'  The
Wyeriun and Captain Sulner spoke briefly, while Ezrin monitored the
conversation.  It was a one-sided lecture all the way; No one questioned
The Wyeriun.  His last words, "Stand back, Captain" puzzled Ezrin.  

   'Why would The Wyeriun be interested in where Captain Suln...wait,
he's going to...'  The Wyeriun began chanting and motioning with his
fingers.  Finally, he looked straight into the Mirror and pointed
straight at Ezrin (Capt. Sulner from his perspective).  Suprisingly, both
of the mirrors began to shimmer.  Out of curiosity, Ezrin touched the one
displaying the marestasi.  Painful surges of power pulsed up his arm, and
he immediately pulled back.  To his horror, he discovered his hand was
stuck to the mirror.  "Grav, help me!," he cried.  The Wyeriun began fading
out, and at that same instant Ezrin felt a tingling throughout his whole body.
He began to pass out, and was almost oblivious to the strong arms trying to
pull him backwards.  The tingling changed to numbness and finally complete
loss of feeling.  'This must be death' he thought as his world turned black
and everthing went silent.

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