Benn stood and watched his daughter kiss the quiet soldier. And Temas, the tiny child, reached for the nobleman’s hand. “How long will he be gone?” “I don’t know, child,” Benn answered. “But he will be well.” “I would be scared if Samis wasn’t dead.” “I know.” He knelt beside the girl. “There’s n...
He was obviously familiar with it. He led her inside and navigated easily by torchlight. The moonlight did not extend far into the interior, and the blackness made her all the more uneasy. This was the sort of place one could enter and never find the leave of. When they reached a very large chamb...