He was an accomplished magick user, but the terrible magick of the dragons was wearing him down none too slowly. A cold sweat broke over his body and the veins in his brow were fairly bursting from the strain of fighting the dragons. In the past magick had brought him both pain and pleasure, but this was sheer torture.
Angoltaur was one of the greatest elven magi to ever live. And that was indeed saying a great deal for his might. Of the gathered soldiers he was the only one who had ever fought a dragon in the past. He was not experiencing to the same extent the pain felt by Galaphile, but the massive amount of magick he was manipulating was fatiguing him mercilessly. As he tightened his concentration on the spell he had cast he marvelled at the magickal might of the dragons.
The King of Varrock was not a mage, and had even less understanding of the workings of magick than the least educated at the Royal Academy of Magick in Ardougne. He was a warrior even before he was a king. He had fought in small skirmishes as a prince, but not even the fiercest of the enemies he had faced to date left him feeling as powerless as he felt now. A scream of frustration tore from his mouth, causing all around him to turn and look. He knew now that his life was in the hands of others, others wielding powers he did not and could not understand, and he hated it.
Galaphile suddenly felt his magick flow uncontrollably out of him and realized the dragons had quit their assault and were flying back towards Gornakhan. He released the magick, but before he could wonder what was going on the mighty gates of Gornakhan swung open and from them marched an army that froze his blood.
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