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THE BELGARIAD
Part Two

CASTLE OF WIZARDRY

ENCHANTERS' END GAME

David Eddings

Nelson Doubleday, Inc.
Garden City New York

THE BELGARIAD
Part Two

CASTLE OF WIZARDRY

For Bibbidie, and for Chopper Jack and for Jimmy and Eddie - close and
special friends who have given support from the start.

PROLOGUE

Being an account of how Riva Iron grip became Guardian of the Orb of
Aldur and of the evil wrought by Nyissa.
-Based upon The Book of Alorn 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 of Aldur,
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 eternal 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 it, which men named Riva. It was
a fortress city, built for war.
Within the Citadel was built a great hall, with a throne carved of
black rock set against the wall. And men called this throne room the Hall
of the Rivan King.
Then a deep sleep fell upon Riva, and Belar, Bear-God of the Alorns,
appeared to him in a dream, saying:
"Behold, Guardian of the Orb, I will cause two stars to fall from the
sky. And thou shalt take up the two stars and place them in a fire and
forge them. One shall thou forge into a blade, the other into a hilt, and
together they shall be a sword to guard the Orb of my brother Aldur."
When Riva awoke, he saw two stars fall and he sought and found them in
the high mountains. And he did with them as Belar had instructed. But when