The Scoone Citizens' Militia charged out waving torches and screaming, "Burn the wizards!" Nil backed his team away, turned hastily and returned to the Verona border town. The Innkeeper explained it to them. Scoone was in the thrall of Godlessness. ...
No sign of dawn lightened the horizon. The night sky was a dark dove gray, eerie and unnatural. "I hate Comet Winters." River tried to make out the constellations, but the pervasive faint glow of the comets’ tails erased too many of the middling bright stars. &...
"This is an opportunity to see how Comet Fall fights. Oh sure, they want our help. But while we're helping we'll see what their wizards and witches can do, both our friends and our enemies. And as for Rior her—or him—self, I think I should go as well." Urfa looked over at Agni. "So, how many Acti...
The Lady collected Quail from the Grandmotherly sort in charge of the church nursery and carried her while Liz pushed the pram. "Yes. It's so . . . I don't know what's over there, on the other side of that gate. I don't know what my place is. I don't even know if I've got ...
Lon, especially. He knew him only from the brief period when the soft headed idiot had been making trouble on Tournay. Florian had sent him home and gotten him fired. The man had actually threatened him. The Company had shut him up with promises to investigate, and tightened their choke hold on w...
Was it possible to check these reports of a possible Oner agent, partial name "Pax," in the government of Auralia? Could they open a second spy post in this Fascia? They swapped looks. Damien nodded. "I could take some long hauls, then divert from F...