Silence ( Book ) Content . Silenceby Ganpheril Kimeth “ I ' ve heard of you , ” said the old vagabond , very impressed . “ Aren ' t you the adventurer who slew all those ash vampires in Ghostgate a couple of months back ? ” “ That I am , ” said Oristian Silverthorn with a weary smile for his admirer . He knew that his name was not yet legendary , and it was best to be polite . “ And you are ? ” “ My name would have no meaning to you , but I ' m Erer Darothil , ” he said , raising a glass of greef . “ I hail from the region of Ghostgate which is how I heard your name . Are you on an adventure as we speak ? ” “ Yes , ” said Silverthorn , with a grim expression . “ I ' m challenged to rid The Grazelands of a rogue battlemage by the name of Egroamaro . ” “ I ' ve heard of him as well , ” said Darothil . “ He is said to be very powerful , an implacable foe . ” “ That is why I ' m drinking now , ” sighed Silverthorn . “ So tell me , what is your profession ? ” “ I do nothing , ” said Darothil with some measure of pride . “ But in my youth , I used to teach the skills of Illusion at the University of Gwylim . ” “ Perhaps you can help me then , ” said Silverthorn , suddenly excited . “ Can you teach the spell Silence ? I can certainly pay you . ” “ I know that spell , ” said Darothil . “ You might find Invisibility very helpful as well , or perhaps Darkness which would allow you to sneak up on old Egroamaro . ” “ No , ” said Silverthorn firmly . “ I only have time to learn one spell . I have to kill Egroamaro , collect the award , and be back in Gnisis as quickly as possible . My wife worries when I ' m away . ” Darothil agreed and , as the two settled back in their seats at the cornerclub and tossed back glasses of greef , the old man shared his knowledge of the spell . He explained what it truly meant to bend sound , creating a cone of silence as glass can bend light . He had Silverthorn close his eyes while he tapped the side of his glass , making him picture the sound as the physical entity it was , before it was extinguished . The adventurer , after a few hours of instruction , paid the old teacher and set off on his way . Indoranyon , Egroamaro ' s stronghold , was not far from Sadrith Mora , and he soon saw the blight and ruin that was the battlemage ' s calling card . Delving into the depths of the ruins , Silverthorn was set upon by the servitors of Egroamaro , living and undead . With his enchanted ebony blade , he cut through legions before facing the master himself in the desolate main hall . Egroamaro bowed to his adversary sardonically , and then prepared to unleash a fireball to incinerate him . Before he had uttered the first word of the spell , he suddenly found that all the creaking and sighing of the ruins around him had been stilled . He opened his voice to speak , but there was no sound . Silverthorn took his time , strolling across the length of the hall , before dispatching the battlemage with one stroke of his blade . The adventurer rushed back to the Tribunal Temple where he had received his quest , accepted the gold and the thanks , and was back in his house in Gnisis but a few days later . His wife Liah was beside herself with worry . “ All I could do night after night is toss and turn . I kept imagining you burned to ashes by that battlemage , and where would that leave me ? Do we have enough gold that I could support myself if you , Saint Seryn let it not be so , were killed during one of these jaunts ? I don ' t think so . Why couldn ' t you get a nice position at the Fighters Guild right here in town ? I hear they ' re looking for a trainer for the Imperial Guard . I know , I know , you want a life of adventure and danger and freedom , but if you ' d only take one moment to think of me , stuck here all by myself , worrying about you . I suppose you ' d like it if I took more of an interest in your work , but it ' s like I was telling Ser Calissiah Vignum the other day , I said Calissah , what good is a husband - - ” Liah continued to talk , deaf to the fact that her words were dead before they left her mouth . Silverthorn smiled and nodded his head , enjoying the silence . He could have killed Egroamaro without the spell , he considered , but he could not have survived his wife .