How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Where are we going?" she asked…
Somiss threw his head back and stared at the open sky for a few heartbeats before he answered her. "To the ancient home of magic," he said quietly. There was awe in his voice. "If it is what I think it is, it will take me a hundred years to find everything they built, everything they had taken from them." (65.13-14)
Somiss has gone nuts over magic. His research has pointed him to these caves and tunnels, where he believes he'll be able to unlock the secrets of the ancient wizards. But at what cost? We already know that he's keeping beggar boys as prisoners down in the caves, and we know that he'll make Franklin do all the dirty work of his project. Is magic really worth it?