WILLIAM SILVERCRONA andthe magical goblet
E.SAndersson
WilliamSilvercrona andthe magicalgoblet
This is aworkoffiction.All of thecharacters, names, organizationsand events portrayed in this novelare either products of theauthor’simagination or usedfictitiously.
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Williamlookedout theglass window.Far away,through thegraymorning haze,heglimpsed land.
“I can'tbelieve we'realmosthome,”dad said,hugging both Williamand Anne.The glassbubblefloated peacefully throughthe air. Williamturnedaroundand looked at thecaptain whowas navigating theglass ship with ajoystickonthe blackkeyboard. He looked relaxed.
Thecaptain looked up andmet William'seyesand said with asmile,“Wouldyou like to trysteeringthe ship?” He sawthatWilliam hesitateda littleand added, “I will help you.”Williamwentovertothe captain.
“What fun,”Tim said,I’d love to watch.
CaptainNickodemuspointed at thekeyboardand the differentsymbols on it.“Youdon't have to worry about them.You only need to usethe joystick to steer theship. If youpullittowards you, we'llrise, if youpushitforward, we'llfly lower, if youpoint it to theleftthe ship turnsto theleftand if youpoint it to theright we'llturnright.It's notcomplicated at all.”The captainhandedthe control
tabletoWilliam. Williamwrappedhis righthandaround thejoystickand thecaptain puthis hand over Williams andhelpedhim to steer.“Nowyou cantry to pointthe joystick half acentimetertothe left.” Williamdid as the captainsaidand henoticed howthe glassbubblegently swungtothe left.
“Now,pushthe joystick half acentimeterforward.” The glassshipresponded immediatelyand begangentlyto descend. Williamthenstraightenedthe joystick so that the ship leveledout.“You're really good at this,” thecaptain said andgavehim apat on theshoulder. “You can continue to steer theshipstraightahead andI’llgoand talk to your parentsfor awhile.Let me know if youneed anyhelp.”
Timstood next to William. “Isn't it cool to steer theship,” he said with asmile.
“Mm,”Williamansweredand nodded, he wasfully focusedonsteering. He looked outand sawhow they were slowly approachingThyrridea.After Williamhad steered theshipfor afew minutesand noticedhow easy theglass ship wastosteer,hebegan to relax. Timwas still standing next to him.
“Doyou want to try?”Williamasked. “Ofcourse,”Tim answered quickly. Williamhandedover thejoysticktoTim whocontinued to steerthe ship straight ahead.
As they approached land thecaptain looked up.“Youcan continue to followthe coastline. I'll take over when we approach Libra.”
“Ahyes,” Williamsaid, “the capitaliscalledLibra.I had almost forgottenthat.”
“I canfly alittlelower so youcan seemoreofthe coast?” Timsaid.
“Yes,pleasedo,”Williamreplied.
Theshipdescended andWilliamcould clearlysee the landscapebeneath.The coastlineofThyrrideawas surrounded by arough andturbulent seawithwaves crashing over thecliffs. Thesteep rock formations looked almost majestic as they rose up outofthe dark blue sea. Thewindpickedupslightly andWilliamwatched as the wavessplashedinoverland. Williamnoticed awhite lighthouseatthe farend of asmall island offthe mainland.
“That'sthe Lantern,”Tim informed him, pointing to the lighthouse. “Ithas savedmanyships from running aground. Yousee, therocks aretreacherous.It'sreally hard to navigate in this area,” he said frowning.“Some rocksare barely visibleand arelocated just belowthe surface of thewater andyou really have to watchout for them otherwiseit'seasytorun aground.”
Williamwas completely takenbythe beautifulbut dramatic landscape. “Isthere anyone wholives outhere?” Williamasked.
“Ofcourse,”Tim answered andpointed with hisleft hand.Williamsaw that therewas asmall wooden cabin on oneofthe cliffs.“If youlooka littlefurther inland,you will seea farmhouse.”Williamlookedtowards whereTim waspointingand sawthatthere wasa farmhouseona smallisland. In thecenterofthe island waslushgreen grassthatsheep grazed on.The island wassurroundedon allsides by steep cliffs that plungedalmostvertically into thewater.
“It’sverywindy on thecoast,” Timsaid. "The family has hadtoreinforce thehouse andtheyhavewoodenshutters to coverthe windowssothattheywon’t breakinthe strong wind that sometimesoccur.”
“How do they getfoodand howdothe children getto school?” Williamwondered.
“Twice aweek they getfoodand supplies by airtransport andthe children canchoosewhether they want to be taught remotely by computer or if they want to go to a boarding school.I thinkthe youngerchildrenare taught from home whilethe olderonesgotoboardingschool during theweek.” Timsaid.
“Right.” Williamsaid. Then they neverhavetogoto school if they don’twantto, Williamthought,but of course,itcan geta bitlonelysometimes withoutfriendsto play with.
Timinterrupted William'sthoughts. “But notmany people liveout by thecliffs.Mostpeoplelivemoreinland. Williamcontinued to look outthrough theship.
Theglass ship continuedoverthe coastline, passingthe high cliffs.Beneath them,the land changedtowhatlooked likea mixtureofmoorlandand pebbles.
“For howlongdoesthissteppe spread out?”William wondered.“Probably foratleast 4kilometers,” Tim answered,“ButI'm notentirelysure, it couldbelonger.” Mm,Williamthought,nowonderthatthere's littlethat cangrowhere, it seemstobea really windswept landscape. It looked desolated. “When do we reachthe capital?”heasked.
“Inabout 20-30minutes,” Timsaid.
“Tim,changecourseabout 1centimetertothe right!”the captaincalledout.Tim didasNickodemussaidand the ship steered gently to theright.
Williamsaw that thelandscape begantochangecharacter andbelow them lush meadowsand hills begantospread out. Thehills were lowenoughsothatthe landscapestill gave afairlyflatimpression. Here andthere were afew groves of trees that provided shelterfromthe wind.But he still didn't seemanyhouses. “How many people livein Thyrridea?”
“It'sa pretty bigcountry,” Timanswered. “I believeit's about20million,but most people liveinthe threemajor cities of Laubery, Keansbridgeand of course Librawhich hasabout 7million inhabitants.”
20 million, abouttwice thesizeofSweden, William mumbled.
“How areyou feeling?”William'smotherasked.“I’m really excitedtosee Libra,”Williamanswered, “but it’llbe much larger than Sigtuna.”
“That'sright,William.” Ithink we'lllandinthe middle of thecity. There'sanairport next to theschoolthatyou are goingtogoto.”William'smothercalledout to thecaptain, wondering. “Are we goingtolandatWestClermont LincolnUniversity?”
“That'sright,” Nickodemus replied. “It’sthe nearest airporttoyourdestination.”
Belowthem, amountainrange begantospreadout.“I'll take thecontrolsnow,” thecaptain said,thankingTim and Williamfor theirhelp. Nickodemus guided thevesselover themountains andcontinued to flyoverone mountain rangeafter another. Theshipwas nowhighabove the clouds andthe wind increasedsignificantly.The ship swayed violentlyinthe wind.Williamsneaked alookat thecaptain as he steeredthe ship,but he seemed very calm.
“Pleasesit down in your seatsand fasten your seat belts. This part of theflightisalwaysa bitturbulent,” the captainsaidcalmly.
Williamand theotherssat down andfastenedtheir seat belts. Luckily,itwas just in time becausesuddenlythey hita huge airpocketthatalmosttookWilliam'sbreath away.
“When thegreen light is turnedon, youcan remove your seat belts,”the captaininformed. Afterabout 10 minutes
of flight,the redlight went offand thegreen light came on.
“WelcometoLibra!Nickodemusexclaimed solemnly. Williamquickly ranuptothe window to look out. Below him, ahugecityspreadout.Itwas nestledinbetween severalmountains.Tallbuildings andclocktowers were visibleeverywhere. Severalbuildings were made of naturalcolored stone.
“Lookthere is thecathedral,” William'sfatherHenry said, pointing to ahugecathedral.The buildingwas made of some kind of whitesandstone,William thought. The cathedralwas pointedlybuilt andhad largewindows.
“We'regoing to visititlater on,” dadcontinued.
Onesideofthe city wasopentothe seawhile therestof thecitywas surrounded by mountains. When William looked down,hesaw that thebuildings were arranged in what looked like severalsmall city centersondifferent islandswithinthe city.There were severalbridges over theriver that snaked throughthe city.Insomeplacesthe riverwas widerand some places it wasnarrowerwitha smallfootbridge over it.
“Libra is acitythatisbestexploredfromthe water,” Henrysaid.
“There is aboattripI thoughtweshouldtakesoyou can seethe city,” hismotherfilledin. Thecitywas builtonslopes. Some areaswerehighupon themountains whileotherswereatsea level. William
really liked what he saw. He liked themixture of thehigh mountainswiththeir steep cliffs andthe proximityofthe sea. “What afantastic city!” he exclaimed. Anne looked at himand gave hima hug. “I'm glad you likeit.”
“It'sbeautiful,almostmajestic,”Williamsaid, lookingat themagnificent stonebuildings.Someskyscrapers were built with glass, some shiftedina mixtureofblueand gray whileothersshimmered in pearland pale yellow. “I likethe mixofthe oldstone buildings andthe modern glassbuildings,” Williamsaid.
“Yes,it'sbeautiful,” William'smotherAnnesighed. They passed alarge greenareawithseveral largeleafy trees that almost formed asmall forest.Inthe middle therewas alake. “It'sthe bigparkinLibra,” Anne said.“This is wherepeoplegotohavepicnics,swim, runorrelax. Sometimeswecallitthe lungsofLibra.You know photosynthesis andour need to breath in thefresh airof green vegetation andrelax.”
Williamnodded. Theglass ship steered to theright and begantorisehigherintothe sky. Ithink we'regetting closer to West Clermont Lincoln. Williamsaw that they were flying over theolder part of thecity. Therewereno glassbuildings here andmostbuildings were built of stone. Thestreets were alittlenarrowerand theriver only ranthrough it in afew places.The ship rose higher and thesurrounding mountainswerehuge. There, almost in themiddleofthe city,hesaw agiganticbuildinginlight
gray stone. Thebuildinglay on ahillthatwas covered with cobblestones.But thecobblestoneswerenot as small as cobblestones usuallyare,instead they were much larger stones that were worn andslightly roundedand shiny from people walkingonthemthrough theyears.William thoughttheyalmostlookedsmooth. An avenue with large oaktrees alongbothsides leduptothe entrance anda massive stonestaircase leduptothe twolarge green copperdoors.Ateachsidethere were torchesburning, placed in blackwrought iron holders.
“Looktothe rightofthe buildingWilliam!”the captain shouted, “that'sthe airport.”Williamlookedtothe right of thehugelight gray stonebuildingand in contrast to the oldbuilding, therewas alarge roundblack runway.
“You know William,”the captaincontinued,“this ship doesn'tneed alongrunway.”Tothe left of therunway wasa hangar whereWilliamglimpsed threeaircrafts.A littlefurther away wasanair trafficcontrol tower. Nickodemus steered theshipabove theround runway andthe ship landed softly.Williamsaw that thehuge buildingcontinued at a90-degree anglebehindthe front. “Ladiesand gentlemen, it's time to disembark.”One of the doorsinthe ship waslowered andatthe same time a staircaseappeared from thelower part of theship.
Firstout of theshipwas thekingofThyrridea, Victor the first, with histwo assistants,followedbyWilliam's mother
andfather, Williamand finallyTim.The captainsaluted them alland wished them apleasantstayinthe country.
“I hadforgotten howheavy my luggage was,”William whisperedtohis mother.
“Oh, howhot it is!” Williamexclaimed loudly.Itwas really hoteventhoughitwas only morning. The temperaturewas over 25 degrees Celsius. “I really need to change into somethinglighter,” Williamsighedand squinted in thesunlight.
“We will,” Anne said.“Just wait alittlewhile,I thinkthe king wantstosay somethingtoyou.” Williamlookedup.
“DearMr. William. Iwanttothank youonbehalfofthe people of Thyrrideafor your wise intervention.Without youthe balancewould nothavebeen restored.Truly an excellent performance. Thankyou!” TheKingcleared his throat againand looked at Tim. “Tim,I wouldalsoliketo thankyou foryourefforts.” TheKingthenshook hands with William, Tim, Anne andHenry andthenleftina brightly polishedblack car.
“Alright,” Timsaid, “I have to runtoschooland see what's on today'sschedule. I'll seeyou around!”
“We will,” Williamreplied.
“GoodbyeMr. andMrs.Silvercrona,”Tim said andshook handswithWilliam'sparents.Tim startedtowalk towardsthe entrance.HeturnedtoWilliamand shouted “I wouldlovetoshowyou around theschoolbut it's againstthe rules. It's decidedthatyourmentors will do it.”
Welcometothe sequel of the exciting tale about William Silvercrona andhis adventures in the magical kingdomof Thyrridea.
In book 2you will follow Williamashefirst enters the magical kingdomofThyrridea. Life is not easyand darkness has beguntotakeholdofthe land.The battlebetween light and dark magichas intensifiedand Williamfinds himselfinthe middleofit. Williamexperiences alot in thisadventure. For instance, he meetsa very talkativemagical goblet,learns to useamagic wand andtries to solvea 500-year-old murder case. Thestorytakes place in catacombsand magical passages wherethe castleKalvadorhas averyspecial place.
