Chapter 17Despite his immediate concern about the long journey to Anderras Darion which lay ahead, and his continuing concern about Hawklan, Isloman found the first part of the trek relaxing and pleasant.
There being no great urgency in their errand, the party was able to travel at a steady and unhurried pace for several days as they moved generally southwards, leaving Eldric’s estate and passing through Arinndier’s, Hreldar’s and finally Darek’s.
Maintaining the quiet secrecy of their departure from Eldric’s, they travelled through the hilly grasslands that skirted the mountains, in preference to taking a somewhat easier route through the more fertile and populous plains below. They had no difficulty in avoiding such few people as worked this harsher terrain.
Only as they were about to
