The Marechal Chronicles: Volume V, The Tower Of The Alchemist - Plot & Excerpts
Etienne muttered.Then as if it was the next logical thing to say, he asked, “Did my mother wish to call me by another name when I was born?”“Ah,” said the alchemist. His eyes grew wide at the sudden question, then some distant memory pulled his focus far away and deep into the past.“That is a long story. But first, tell me where you were just now.”Etienne swallowed then clenched his jaw.“I went for a walk in the forest.”“I see. And you did this half-unclothed no less.”“It doesn't matter. Anyway, I found a large patch of strawberries.”The Alchemist nodded his head, then half-leaned half-sat upon one of the large stones next to him.“I see. Strawberries,” he replied, then his voice trailed off as though he was lost in thought.“I've always had a preference for raspberries,” he said, rousing himself, “Strawberries all too often trick us with their bright allure, an apparent sweetness that hides a rotten core.“Not so with raspberries. They are frank in that either they are ripe or they are putrid, one can see it in an instant, whereas other fruit hide their deceit until it is too late.”Etienne's eyes narrowed. If he had been the first one to answer with a reply to an unasked question, he had the distinct impression that his father now did the same and spoke not of fruit at all.“Yes. Your mother wished to name you after her father, to honor him. I did not blame her as the name you and I share has been passed down from father to son among the St.
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