The circle had been so unable to hold his power that the energy in the sand hadn’t even been burned away. “It was always a longshot,” the knowledge master said. “I’ve never even heard of someone using a mental image to supplement a summoning, especially a summoning meant to call something no one has ever succeeded in calling.” “It should have worked,” Jez said, not knowing why he felt so sure. Osmund slumped his shoulders. “What about Enki?” “What about him?” Linala asked. “It’s been four days. Do you think there’s been enough time for him to recover? Can we try summoning him again?” She let out a long breath. “Tradition says it takes a year and a day, but that’s probably due to some poet or playwright taking artistic license. There have been records of demons being summoned soon after being destroyed. The method of destruction seems to have something to do with it.” She eyed Osmund. “A scion’s blade, I imagine, would take a long time to recover from.”
