Castle of Wizardry [antikvár]

PrologueBeing an account of how Riva Iron-grip became Guardian of the Orb ofAldur and of the evil wrought by Nyissa.^Based upon The Book of Atom and later accounts.Now A TIME came when Cherek and his three sons went with Belgarath the Sorcerer into Mallorea. Together they sought to reclaim the Orb ofAldur, which had been stolen by the maimed God Torak. And when they came to the place in the iron tower of Torak where the Orb was hidden, only Riva Iron-grip, youngest of the sons, dared seize the great jewel and bear it forth. For Riva alone was free of evil intent within his soul.And when they were come again to the West, Belgarath gave unto Riva and his descendants 6temal guardianship of the Orb, saying: "So long as the Orb rests with you and your line, so long shall the West be safe."Then Riva took the Orb and sailed with his people to the Isle of the Winds. There, upon the one place where ships might land, Riva caused to be built a Citadel and a walled city around