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. Other problems took over later.Okrannel felt secure be-hind its mountain border with the GhostMarches and didn t want to invite an army in.Given how armies tend to feed off the locals, that s nothard to understand.Also Noriva and Okrannel used to fight a lot over the bay between them, so nothaving the lords of Noriva returned to their lands meant one less problem for Okrannel s leaders. Leigh s eyes got a distant look. Wouldn t a seaborne inva-sion have worked? It might have, but that sort of thing is very difficult.The logistics. I narrowed my eyes. Is this something that is being con-sidered? Considering it is an exercise that has kept many warriors from boredom while garrisoning somefar-flung fortress. Lord Norrington laughed lightly. Perhaps we can work out details on our journey. That was the reason Vorquellyn was never freed? Nay s eyes hardened. It is an island. Itis an island, but that is not the only reason for its remaining under the Aurolani banner. LordNorrington un-stoppered his canteen and drank, then wiped his mouth off with his right hand. The elveslive in their homelands, of which Vorquellyn is one.Their holdings used to be much larger, but theyretreated to the present enclaves as humans spread further.When they reach the right age, roughly akinto your reaching your Moon Month, they undergo a ritual that ties them to the homeland of their birth.Itis a magickal bond.If their homeland suffers, so do they, so they steward the land far more diligently thanany other species. When the Aurolani forces overran the island, those Vor-quellyn elves who had been bound to theland and survived the attack were in much pain.Some died of being heartsick.Others just headed west.What they did when they reached the ocean, no one knows; they just vanished.The others, the youngers,though, they could not be bound to any other homeland, though other elves offered them sanctuary.TheVorquellyn elves, they re very different. He sat back in his saddle. You three have never seen elves, have you, or urZrethi or any of the otherspecies. I smiled. You mean, besides gibberkin and vylaens? Point taken. Not me. Nay shook his head, as did Leigh. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Perhaps in Yslin we will see some.Envoys attend the festi-val from time to time. Lord Norringtonstroked his chin. By the end of your Moon Month you will see more of the world than most people doin a lifetime.Perhaps Whatever he was going to say was cut off by one of the outriders from our northern flank reining upbefore us. My lord, we ve cut across signs of travelers in the woods. Human? Gibberkin, I think.Day-old sign. The man shook his head. At least a dozen, running parallel to us. Lord Norrington s eyes tightened. The road is fairly open, so it would have to be a night attack, andthey wouldn t have delayed that sort of thing if they were just raiding. Heslin came riding up. Trouble? The outriders have come across gibberkin sign.They ve been tracking us. The mage nodded. That assumes they know who we are and have watched us from Valsina.Do youthink one of the gibberkin escaped us in Westwood? It works as an explanation.The sign also suggests there were more parties working in Oriosa, andthey may have been tracking us until they found the strength or place to ambush us. Leigh s father stoodin his stirrups and looked around the broad valley through which we rode. No cover, no real defen-sibleposition.The forests could be full of Aurolani creatures. Heslin pointed south across the low hills bordering the valley. The ruins of Atval are perhaps a dozenmiles ahead. Atval? Lord Norrington shook his head. We would have to be insane to chance it. Or desperate. The old mage smiled. If they know of Atval, they won t have cut the path off to it,since they won t expect us to go for it.If we do, we might be able to fight them off.And even if the doomthat came to Atval visits it again, chances are the Aurolani force will be destroyed, too. It s better than dying in a meadow. Lord Norrington looked at the outrider. Cooper, bringeveryone in.We re rid-ing for Atval.Spread the word, armor up, change to fresh horses.We ll be ridinghard to make it by nightfall. As you wish, my lord. Norrington looked at Heslin again. Are you certain about this? If one has to die, why not go out in a blaze of glory, eh? The mage cackled dryly, then reined hishorse around and rode back toward his apprentices.I felt my mouth grow dry. What did he mean? Blaze of glory? It s a joke, and a bad one. No, what did he mean when he mentioned the doom that came to Atval ? He said it would get us, Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmltoo.That s not possible, is it? Oh, it is, Hawkins, very possible. Lord Norrington sighed heavily. After all, the doom that came toAtval was dragons.They laid waste to the city and declared that no man shall ever live there again.If wetake shelter there, we might survive the gibberkin, but if the dragons come enforce their decree. I nodded. Our Moon Month will be eclipsed. Totally and completely, Tarrant. rn he Black City of Atval hung like a cloud on the horizon.IBecause it was built on a rise in the landscape, we were able 1 to see it once we crested the hills.As werode toward it, I waited for details to sharpen, but they never did.The whole city seemed liquid shadow,though the sun s death did splash bloody red highlights over the western surfaces.Established well before the Great Revolt, Atval had been a simple settlement in the middle of plainsthat had served dragons for years as prime hunting grounds, but the leaders of the city struck a bargainwith the dragons [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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. Other problems took over later.Okrannel felt secure be-hind its mountain border with the GhostMarches and didn t want to invite an army in.Given how armies tend to feed off the locals, that s nothard to understand.Also Noriva and Okrannel used to fight a lot over the bay between them, so nothaving the lords of Noriva returned to their lands meant one less problem for Okrannel s leaders. Leigh s eyes got a distant look. Wouldn t a seaborne inva-sion have worked? It might have, but that sort of thing is very difficult.The logistics. I narrowed my eyes. Is this something that is being con-sidered? Considering it is an exercise that has kept many warriors from boredom while garrisoning somefar-flung fortress. Lord Norrington laughed lightly. Perhaps we can work out details on our journey. That was the reason Vorquellyn was never freed? Nay s eyes hardened. It is an island. Itis an island, but that is not the only reason for its remaining under the Aurolani banner. LordNorrington un-stoppered his canteen and drank, then wiped his mouth off with his right hand. The elveslive in their homelands, of which Vorquellyn is one.Their holdings used to be much larger, but theyretreated to the present enclaves as humans spread further.When they reach the right age, roughly akinto your reaching your Moon Month, they undergo a ritual that ties them to the homeland of their birth.Itis a magickal bond.If their homeland suffers, so do they, so they steward the land far more diligently thanany other species. When the Aurolani forces overran the island, those Vor-quellyn elves who had been bound to theland and survived the attack were in much pain.Some died of being heartsick.Others just headed west.What they did when they reached the ocean, no one knows; they just vanished.The others, the youngers,though, they could not be bound to any other homeland, though other elves offered them sanctuary.TheVorquellyn elves, they re very different. He sat back in his saddle. You three have never seen elves, have you, or urZrethi or any of the otherspecies. I smiled. You mean, besides gibberkin and vylaens? Point taken. Not me. Nay shook his head, as did Leigh. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html Perhaps in Yslin we will see some.Envoys attend the festi-val from time to time. Lord Norringtonstroked his chin. By the end of your Moon Month you will see more of the world than most people doin a lifetime.Perhaps Whatever he was going to say was cut off by one of the outriders from our northern flank reining upbefore us. My lord, we ve cut across signs of travelers in the woods. Human? Gibberkin, I think.Day-old sign. The man shook his head. At least a dozen, running parallel to us. Lord Norrington s eyes tightened. The road is fairly open, so it would have to be a night attack, andthey wouldn t have delayed that sort of thing if they were just raiding. Heslin came riding up. Trouble? The outriders have come across gibberkin sign.They ve been tracking us. The mage nodded. That assumes they know who we are and have watched us from Valsina.Do youthink one of the gibberkin escaped us in Westwood? It works as an explanation.The sign also suggests there were more parties working in Oriosa, andthey may have been tracking us until they found the strength or place to ambush us. Leigh s father stoodin his stirrups and looked around the broad valley through which we rode. No cover, no real defen-sibleposition.The forests could be full of Aurolani creatures. Heslin pointed south across the low hills bordering the valley. The ruins of Atval are perhaps a dozenmiles ahead. Atval? Lord Norrington shook his head. We would have to be insane to chance it. Or desperate. The old mage smiled. If they know of Atval, they won t have cut the path off to it,since they won t expect us to go for it.If we do, we might be able to fight them off.And even if the doomthat came to Atval visits it again, chances are the Aurolani force will be destroyed, too. It s better than dying in a meadow. Lord Norrington looked at the outrider. Cooper, bringeveryone in.We re rid-ing for Atval.Spread the word, armor up, change to fresh horses.We ll be ridinghard to make it by nightfall. As you wish, my lord. Norrington looked at Heslin again. Are you certain about this? If one has to die, why not go out in a blaze of glory, eh? The mage cackled dryly, then reined hishorse around and rode back toward his apprentices.I felt my mouth grow dry. What did he mean? Blaze of glory? It s a joke, and a bad one. No, what did he mean when he mentioned the doom that came to Atval ? He said it would get us, Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmltoo.That s not possible, is it? Oh, it is, Hawkins, very possible. Lord Norrington sighed heavily. After all, the doom that came toAtval was dragons.They laid waste to the city and declared that no man shall ever live there again.If wetake shelter there, we might survive the gibberkin, but if the dragons come enforce their decree. I nodded. Our Moon Month will be eclipsed. Totally and completely, Tarrant. rn he Black City of Atval hung like a cloud on the horizon.IBecause it was built on a rise in the landscape, we were able 1 to see it once we crested the hills.As werode toward it, I waited for details to sharpen, but they never did.The whole city seemed liquid shadow,though the sun s death did splash bloody red highlights over the western surfaces.Established well before the Great Revolt, Atval had been a simple settlement in the middle of plainsthat had served dragons for years as prime hunting grounds, but the leaders of the city struck a bargainwith the dragons [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]