semiautonomous kitchen

[thaumobabble]

The remaining two days of the walk are much more affectionate, and also much more free of wizards and snakes than the first two days were. Somehow, all three travelers manage to not realize that Bella has not yet produced her name, even though on at least one occasion it would have been convenient for Tony to have.

And there is the castle, and there is the -

"Skyvault," sighs Bella, diving into her hat for her specs.

Comments

[allthebrightest]

The Skyvault is a gleaming arch of blue steel that seems to be continually leaping over the front gate of the castle, anchored in the moss to either side.

To mundane vision it has the illusion of movement, but magically speaking it is in motion, a continual flow of power up over the arch from one side to the other and then back again. It's self-contained, self-sustaining, and entirely beautiful.