Karn - Lifts Keystone

Karn heaved the massive keystone into position atop the archway. The stone grated against its neighbors. Sand sifted down from its settling bulk. Silver hands lingered in uncertainty on the huge block.

“Does it look straight?”

Behind him, Barrin looked up from Malzra’s field table and squinted along a sight line. The keystone gleamed like a jewel in the morning sun, its polished edges reflecting the Tower of Artifice and the Tower of Mana in the background.

“Yes, Karn. It looks straight.”

The silver golem nodded and then asked, “Will it stay put?”

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Time Streams, Chapter 10