Chapter 33
Frost glittered diamond-bright in the starlight, as Rabisu lurked by the entrance to the cave tunnel. Hours had passed since the Shamar had escaped, cheating as they flew to safety, leaving others to guard their useless flesh. If they travelled to where the sword was hidden, their next step would be to return it to its resting place, and once it was there he would have very little chance of getting past it. He needed to act now.
It had taken a ridiculous amount of time to climb down the ridge and find the cave Dallmin had led them to weeks earlier. Although the moon was bright, Jake’s terrible sense of direction and slow body had hampered their progress. As they’d scrambled through the dark, Rabisu had strained constantly to catch the scent of the Shamar, convinced they would
