He might be stopping in Morlyn.”“Stopping there? How much further west can you go these days?”Looking suddenly stricken, Sacyr devoted himself to his tankard.“Now, here.” Nevyn dropped his voice to a whisper. “I’d truly like to get to Eldidd, and I’ll pay well for my passage. Is that at all possi...
Voran sat down again. “But the defense of the border’s a grave matter. Gwerbret Ridvar, your sworn servitor has stolen the monies, and it falls to you to make restitution if Oth cannot.”Ridvar did shut his mouth at that. Automatically he turned toward Oth as if to ask his advice, remembered the c...
Zeke, at least, was harmless. Caleb, who was not, presented the more pressing problem. When Kathleen called to tell me that she and Jack had returned from the wine country, I decided that the time had come for the big reveal. “Ari’s got the information you asked for,” I said. “He wants to tell Ja...
Every morning she sat at the head of the honor table on the dais with her women around her while the servitors came up to receive her orders concerning the daily life of the dun. Often enough she had to settle some squabble or legal matter as well, though any major dispute, especially those invol...
They sat inside a tent, and soft voices talked incomprehensibly as Evan—he knew his real name was Evan—stared into the stone. In the black glow a man with daffodil-yellow hair and cherry-red lips held out a white flat thing with a picture of a black lizard upon it. Or was it a raven?Salamander wo...
He solemnly promised me he would. He was turning on the TV as I went into the bathroom, as far away from him as I could get in the apartment, so I could hope he’d keep his promise. When I reached my aunt, she sounded reasonably calm, though I could hear Uncle Jim storming around in the background...
