This close to Durlindale and Brannford, and with the morning about to dawn, they would need caution more than speed. The roads here saw heavy traffic by day, between the farmers and the town, but also between various monasteries and temples, many of which––most of which, the duke feared––were li...
The pretty little glade was only a few yards across, the kind of place that bade the men stop and sit a moment in warm sunlight and on level ground, a welcome respite from their steep and treacherous climb through the cold of the high forests. The floor still sparkled in the early sun with a lig...