14
FINDING HAMLET
‘I heard that someone attacked Morweena’s house last night,’ Tome said as he and Thordric left Lily’s house and started back.
‘Yes, someone did. I think you knew him as the drunken man,’ he replied. ‘He heard I was here to help all the half-wizards get training. He didn’t like it very much.’
‘So, he was a half-wizard then…’ Tome said, scratching his chin. ‘But where was he getting his alcohol from? To have a bottle that never needs filling is an easy trick for anyone, but magic like that always needs a base first.’
‘Well, he did live up in the mountains, so he probably swindled some across the border from another country,’ Thordric said. He stopped and looked at Tome seriously. ‘There’s something else, too. He said he came down from the mountains a few weeks back bec
