‘Wake up, Taro.’ Female voice, whispering, nervous. Where was he? Why did everything hurt so much? Someone pulled at his arms, not hard, but enough to make the pain worse. He hoped they’d stop soon. ‘C’mon, Taro, wake up. I’m tryin’ to help yer!’ Help him? He forced his eyes open, the lashes ...
Even if he had overheard Sais’s conversation with Kerin, he obviously had other priorities. Fychan, who looked exactly like a man who’d gone ten rounds in the bedroom with a goddess, went to lie down. Kerin took Damaru to their room. Quite aside from her desire to spend what time was left with he...
As a child, I wondered what lay beyond the sea. One of my earliest memories is of asking my father that very question as he sat by the fire after a hard day hauling the nets. He said simply, ‘Such matters are for God to know, Lachin,’ and drew on his pipe. I may have pestered him further; I remem...
Two, Urien!’ ‘I know; that was not the plan.’ The old Escori sounded peeved. Kerin was beyond peeved. She had expected Urien to come and berate her, but by the time he finally arrived, Damaru was already asleep and Kerin had been through anger to panic and back to anger. ‘Then how did it happen? ...
He’d got nothing like enough rest, and fatigue still gnawed at him. Some of the others in the aircar - all hard-looking mercenary types - were giving him looks that made it clear they weren’t sure what he was doing on their mission. They had a point. They looked pretty tough, but the local honou...