The excitement of the previous night had faded, but Rena was tired to the bone, still. Tarn was restless in his sling. All four of them, it seemed, were ready for the end of their journey. 'No horse will bear me. They know me for what I am.' 'Then we part company?' she sai...
Many of their kind had been lost between the stars, drifting off in fascination at the endless void of space, lost forevermore to the wonders of the paths of light. More, still, had found their Hierarch hosts incapable of containing their form and their power...
He had counted his turns, testing his concentration and his memory. He could afford no mistakes. The maze turned this way and that, confusing him with its endless deceit. He heard the song of breathing and followed toward the sound. He could not make out Roskel, but if he was close en...