Chertanne dismissed Dason from his post as a travel-stained and cold Kaimas entered the room. Kaimas, gaunt and bald, removed his cloak, setting it by the fire to dry. Chertanne secretly feared the Magician but tried to assume an air of confidence and command despite the clenching of his stomach....
A chill had stolen over the room as the night deepened high in the mountains. After stretching and rewrapping his cloak about himself, Gerand slipped on his boots and went to the open window to refresh his eyes. Moonlight streamed through the opening, a slanted column of moonlight casting the sha...
Gerand and ten of his knights waited astride their horses in an alley close the the Quickblade Inn. After the fight with Sethra Dhron, his contingent of men had the only intact cavalry left, owing to Maewen’s advice to hide the horses until the birds were vanquished. His heroics in slaying the Dh...