“Brother Khalid.” “Brother Hyriss. The time has arrived for your call to greater service.” “It will take a minute to pack.” Certainly not much more, reflected Trystin. “I will wait.” Trystin nodded and returned to the three-meter-square bachelor quarters, containing a narrow bed, a chest, and a w...
They had reached a point some fifteen milles north of Ephra, and while the troopers watered mounts and took a break, Quaeryt, Vaelora, and Skarpa stood under an oak tree that was shedding leaves with each gust of a damp wind that felt only a trace less than raw. “So far as I can tell, there’s no ...