A Gift for Duncan~
Isobel Callan
Glenayre, Aleron
Ranald hunched over a jumble of brass rings and glass on his worktable. He straightened at hearing Duncan’s cries.
“Ah, the Gruder lad,” he said. “Strong set of lungs.”
Isobel bounced the baby and sidled up to the worktable. She recognized the disassembled bits.
“Ranald, that’s Seth’s spyglass. You broke it all apart.”
“Temporarily.”
“What are you working on?” Rachel followed her inside and made a beeline for the disassembled bits.
“The crown and flint glass composite in Lord Gaven’s spyglass.” Ranald squinted through a fragment. “The Veridian lens is an astounding advance in optics. I’ve nearly replicated their work. The chromatic aberration remains bothersome.” He sat back on his stool. “I’ll figure it out soon enough. Did you br
