Chapter 30 The Unexpected Guest NorZorda bless it, was I ever glad when the Grand White Mage finally left my cell. I lay there on the floor like a dirty rag and picked my teeth clean with my tongue. It was about all I had the energy to do at the moment. That white magic done stole the strength plumb out of me. Not to mention every bit of me tingled and ached like the wrong end of a whole-body sneeze. My stomach was a-rumbling something awful, and it got me to wondering when someone would ever bring food by. Hogs on a biscuit, I’d give my left arm for a fresh box of Cracker Jammies. Them cinnamon flavored ones in the orange box would hit the spot right about now. Just thinking about them made my mouth water. But figments ain’t very satisfying, and they only taste half as good as actual f

