Chapter 32 Grifting mages for spells

Michael found the stairs leading down and joined the collection of serious mages focused on the game. He did not travel for four hours in a bumpy carriage ride to the waste-ridden Kingsbridge City just so that the mages would spend the whole day playing chess. He wanted magic spells. "Haha! Checkmate, I win!" one particular game ended, with the winner announcing his proud victory out loud. The loser quickly left the table, desolate and saddened. Michael approached the winner. "Excuse...