The Color of Magic Close to the Edge / Chapter 17 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • At the base of the Potent Voyager, Twoflower sighs over the loss of his Luggage.
  • Rincewind knows sapient pearwood is totally impervious to all forms of magic, and so he's more concerned with getting gone. Where? Anywhere but here sounds pretty good.
  • Luggage pops through the magic storm and sits before Twoflower like a loyal dog, with not so much as a scratch on him.
  • He opens up and is full of water. The water takes form, and it's none other than Tethis, who is completely unsurprised to find Rincewind and Twoflower at the end of his unlikely journey.
  • An arrow zips through Tethis's chest. Twoflower calls for them to head inside the ship.
  • They climb on top and unscrew the hatch. Rincewind tries to convince them to get off the ship, but Twoflower is too smitten at the prospect of touring whole other worlds.
  • The countdown reaches go time.
  • The Potent Voyager flies off into space with its new crew.
  • Well, except for Rincewind. Unable to get inside in time, the wizard flies off the Disc and into space.