The roar of conversation rolled through the growing crowd. Their cacophony of voices echoed back off the stone and marble edifices constructed generations ago. Others gathered along balconies and flat rooftops on wooden structures. The grand wagon sat askew near the founta...
He jumped off Stormbringer and ran to the door, knocking urgently. Harwin answered quickly. “Harwin! The herbs that Ariswold gave you, did you give them to Esme yet?” Harwin looked confused. “No, not yet, why?” “Can I see the...
With the horses jittery and the men constantly on alert, all jumped at every unexpected sound. They rode along in silence, only the beat of the horses hooves could be heard, each man staring stoically ahead. No one had ever faced fighting a walking corpse before and many of the men were still in ...
It seemed a custom to bathe before an audience with the Empress. The cavern smelled strongly of sulphur. Guards stood around one empty bath, but the others contained many Akkedis, washing themselves. “This place stinks.” Hendon was first to speak, though he said it quietly...
Of all of them, Vekal was most concerned for the boy, Talon. He was slight, and didn’t have the same resilience that either he did, as a resident of the desert, or of Suriyen, who appeared to be perfectly capable of looking after herself through any terrain or adversity. The Sin Eater caught her ...